Santa Cruz city: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Santa Cruz 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
7.9%
2023
3.7%
Total change
-4.2 pp
% change
-53.2%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.9% | — |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -3.2 pp (-40.5%) |
| 2020 | 4.4% | -0.3 pp (-6.4%) |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -0.2 pp (-4.5%) |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -0.4 pp (-9.5%) |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -0.1 pp (-2.6%) |