Houston city: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Houston 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
18.3%
2023
14.3%
Total change
-4.0 pp
% change
-21.9%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18.3% | — |
| 2019 | 16.4% | -1.9 pp (-10.4%) |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.3 pp (1.8%) |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -0.1 pp (-0.6%) |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +0.4 pp (2.4%) |
| 2023 | 14.3% | -2.7 pp (-15.9%) |