Texas Public Health Insurance Coverage
In Texas, an estimated 8,632,799 of 29,066,872 people rely on public health insurance.
In Texas, an estimated 20,434,073 people do not use any form of public health insurance.
Population
Texas
2021
29.7% of 29.1 million people
- Age
Medicare coverage or in combination
Texas
2021
14.2% of -888.9 million people
Under 19
Texas
2021
0.7% of 7.9 million people
19 to 64 years
Texas
2021
2.7% of 17.4 million people
65 years and over
Texas
2021
94% of 3.8 million people
Medicaid/means-tested public coverage or in combination
Texas
2021
17% of -888.9 million people
Under 19
Texas
2021
38.4% of 7.9 million people
19 to 64 years
Texas
2021
8% of 17.4 million people
65 years and over
Texas
2021
13.9% of 3.8 million people
VA health care coverage or in combination
Texas
2021
2.2% of -888.9 million people
Under 19
Texas
2021
0.1% of 7.9 million people
19 to 64 years
Texas
2021
2.1% of 17.4 million people
65 years and over
Texas
2021
7% of 3.8 million people
- Default
Below 138 percent of the poverty threshold
Texas
2021
50.7% of 6 million people
At or above 138 percent of the poverty threshold
Texas
2021
24.2% of 22.8 million people
Worked full-time, year-round (19-64 years)
Texas
2021
5.3% of 9.7 million people
Under 6
Texas
2021
44.8% of 2.3 million people
6 to 18 years
Texas
2021
36.4% of 5.6 million people
19 to 25 years
Texas
2021
11.1% of 2.7 million people
26 to 34 years
Texas
2021
10.2% of 3.7 million people
35 to 44 years
Texas
2021
9.6% of 4 million people
45 to 54 years
Texas
2021
10.2% of 3.6 million people
55 to 64 years
Texas
2021
16.1% of 3.3 million people
65 to 74 years
Texas
2021
92.2% of 2.4 million people
75 years and over
Texas
2021
97.5% of 1.4 million people
- Age
Public health insurance
Texas
2021
18.4% of -888.9 million people
Medicare coverage
Texas
2021
5.5% of -888.9 million people
Medicaid/means tested coverage
Texas
2021
12.6% of -888.9 million people
VA health care coverage
Texas
2021
0.3% of -888.9 million people