Santa Barbara County: Uninsured Rate Trend
How Santa Barbara 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
12.0%
2023
9.2%
Total change
-2.8 pp
% change
-23.3%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 12.0% | — |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -2.0 pp (-16.7%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 10.1% | — |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -0.5 pp (-5%) |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -0.4 pp (-4.2%) |