Percent of Children Without Health Insurance, 2013

Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff

The overall percentage of children under the age of 18 years without health insurance was 7.3% in 2013.

Characteristic Percent
Age  
 all children 7.3%
under 3 8.8
 3–5 6.4
 6–11 6.7
 12-17 7.8
Race and ethnicity  
 White, not Hispanic 5.3
 Black 7.3
 Asian 8.1
 Hispanics 11.7
Nativity  
 Native 6.8
 Naturalized citizen 8.3
 Noncitizen 26.4
Household Income  
 Less than $25,000 9.6
 $25,000–49,999 10.3
 50,000–$74,999 8.3
 $75,000 or more 4.3
Region  
Northeast 5.8
Midwest 5.4
South 8.4
West 8.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2013.

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