Bessemer city: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Bessemer city's uninsured rate changed from 2017 to 2023, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. The 2019 vintage reflects the pre-COVID peak; 2021 captures the immediate COVID-era disruption; 2022–2023 show the recovery.
2017
16.8%
2023
13.9%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-17.3%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 16.8% | — |
| 2019 | 15.7% | -1.1 pp (-6.5%) |
| 2020 | 13.7% | -2.0 pp (-12.7%) |
| 2021 | 13.5% | -0.2 pp (-1.5%) |
| 2022 | 14.2% | +0.7 pp (5.2%) |
| 2023 | 13.9% | -0.3 pp (-2.1%) |