California: Uninsured Rate Trend
How California'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
10.5%
2023
6.9%
Total change
-3.6 pp
% change
-34.3%
| Year | Uninsured Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 10.5% | — |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -3.0 pp (-28.6%) |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2021 | 7.2% | — |
| 2022 | 7.1% | -0.1 pp (-1.4%) |
| 2023 | 6.9% | -0.2 pp (-2.8%) |