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
17.0%
2023
8.7%
Total change
-8.3 pp
% change
-48.8%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 17.0% | — |
| 2019 | 12.7% | -4.3 pp (-25.3%) |
| 2020 | 11.6% | -1.1 pp (-8.7%) |
| 2021 | 10.8% | -0.8 pp (-6.9%) |
| 2022 | 6.2% | -4.6 pp (-42.6%) |
| 2023 | 8.7% | +2.5 pp (40.3%) |