Cook County: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Cook County'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
20.6%
2023
17.7%
Total change
-2.9 pp
% change
-14.1%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 20.6% | — |
| 2019 | 18.0% | -2.6 pp (-12.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 18.8% | — |
| 2022 | 19.0% | +0.2 pp (1.1%) |
| 2023 | 17.7% | -1.3 pp (-6.8%) |