Health Insurance Coverage

+1.2

Health insurance coverage is stable and above the U.S. average

No significant movement since the last available data

Benchmark: The percentage of Maine’s population with health insurance coverage will rise and remain above the U.S. rate.

Overview Fig. A Fig. B

Overview

This measure tracks the proportion of the population with health insurance coverage. Higher health insurance coverage rates improve access to health care services, support local health care systems, and boost families’ ability to pay for necessities.

The proportion of Maine residents with health insurance coverage has exceeded 90% since 2015. In 2021, it was 94%, three percentage points above the national average of 91%. An estimated 78,000 people in Maine do not have health insurance coverage. Regionally, health insurance coverage rates for people under age 65 range from 89% in Washington County to 94% in Cumberland County.

The Census Bureau’s Small Area Health Insurance Estimates offer data on racial differences in health insurance coverage in Maine. In 2021, 93% of White and Asian Mainers under age 65 had health insurance coverage, compared with 91% of Black Mainers, 89% of American Indian Mainers, and 84% of Hispanic Mainers.

Fig. A

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Population with Health Insurance Coverage

U.S. Census Bureau

Fig. B

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Population with Health Insurance Coverage, 2019

U.S. Census Bureau