Texas Health Insurance Coverage
In Texas, an estimated 23,842,828 of 29,066,872 people have health insurance.
In Texas, an estimated 5,224,044 people do not have health insurance.
Population
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
82% of 29.1 million people
- Age
Under 6 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
91.3% of 2.3 million people
6 to 18 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
86.9% of 5.6 million people
19 to 25 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
70.3% of 2.7 million people
26 to 34 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
71.4% of 3.7 million people
35 to 44 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
74.9% of 4 million people
45 to 54 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
78.5% of 3.6 million people
55 to 64 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
83% of 3.3 million people
65 to 74 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
97.8% of 2.4 million people
75 years and older
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
98.8% of 1.4 million people
Under 19 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
88.2% of 7.9 million people
19 to 64 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
75.7% of 17.4 million people
65 years and older
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
98.2% of 3.8 million people
- Gender
Male
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
80.9% of 14.4 million people
Female
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
83.2% of 14.7 million people
- Race
White
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
87.9% of 13.9 million people
Black or African American
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
84.4% of 3.4 million people
American Indian and Alaska Native
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
72.6% of 224 thousand people
Asian
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
90.5% of 1.5 million people
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
84.2% of 22 thousand people
Some other race
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
66.4% of 3 million people
Two or more races
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
74.3% of 7 million people
Hispanic
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
72% of 11.7 million people
White, not Hispanic
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
90% of 11.4 million people
- Default
In family households
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
82% of 24.7 million people
In married couple families
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
84.6% of 17.9 million people
In other families
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
75% of 6.8 million people
Male reference person, no spouse present
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
70.3% of 1.8 million people
Female reference person, no spouse present
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
76.8% of 5 million people
In non-family households and other living arrangements
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
82.4% of 4.4 million people
- Nationality
Native born
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
85.7% of 24 million people
Foreign born
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
64.6% of 5.1 million people
Naturalized
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
83.7% of 2.1 million people
Not a citizen
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
50.8% of 2.9 million people
- Default
With a disability
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
88.4% of 3.5 million people
No disability
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
81.2% of 25.6 million people
- Education level
Population 26 years and over
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
81.1% of 18.5 million people
Less than high school graduate
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
59% of 2.7 million people
High school graduate (includes equivalency)
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
75.4% of 4.5 million people
Some college or associate's degree
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
83.7% of 5.1 million people
Bachelor's degree or higher
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
92.8% of 6.2 million people
- Employment status
Population 19 to 64 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
75.7% of 17.4 million people
In labor force
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
77.5% of 13.6 million people
Employed
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
79.1% of 12.7 million people
Unemployed
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
52.5% of 822 thousand people
Not in labor force
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
69.3% of 3.8 million people
- Work experience
Population 19 to 64 years
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
75.7% of 17.4 million people
Worked full-time, year round in the past 12 months
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
82.1% of 9.7 million people
Worked less than full-time, year round in the past 12 months
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
67.3% of 4 million people
Did not work
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
68% of 3.7 million people
- Household income
Total household population
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
82% of 28.9 million people
Under $25,000
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
73.3% of 3.8 million people
$25,000 to $49,999
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
73.2% of 5.2 million people
$50,000 to $74,999
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
78% of 4.9 million people
$75,000 to $99,999
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
83% of 3.9 million people
$100,000 and over
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
90.5% of 11.1 million people
- Default
Population
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
82%
Below 138 percent of the poverty threshold
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
70.3%
138 to 399 percent of the poverty threshold
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
78.3%
At or above 400 percent of the poverty threshold
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
92.4%
Below 100 percent of the poverty threshold
Health Insurance Coverage in Texas
2021
69.6%