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
12.5%
2023
16.6%
Total change
+4.1 pp
% change
+32.8%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.5% | — |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +4.0 pp (32%) |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +4.8 pp (29.1%) |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +3.1 pp (14.6%) |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -6.3 pp (-25.8%) |
| 2023 | 16.6% | -1.5 pp (-8.3%) |