Census Counts 26.7 Million People Uninsured All of 2025, a Baseline Before Most Coverage Changes Take Effect

Census Counts 26.7 Million People Uninsured All of 2025, a Baseline Before Most Coverage Changes Take Effect

The Census Bureau says 26.7 million people, or 7.9%, had no health coverage at any time in 2025. Here is why that differs from the CDC's 28 million figure.

Health insurance coverage steady in 2025 despite Democrats' fears

The number of Americans with health insurance coverage in 2025 was relatively unchanged, despite Democrats’ concerns that Republican-led healthcare reform efforts would dramatically increase the uninsured rate. Last year, only 26.7 million Americans, or about 7.9%, were without some sort of health insurance coverage, according to new data released from the U.S. Census Bureau on […]

CPS ASEC: 2025 National Health Insurance Coverage Rates Held Largely Steady

CPS ASEC: 2025 National Health Insurance Coverage Rates Held Largely Steady This post is a part of our Survey Data Season series where we examine data from various surveys that are released annually from the summer through early fall. Find all of the Survey Data Season series posts on our Survey Data Season 2026 page here.     On Sept. 15, the U.S. Census Bureau released a report with national-level data on health insurance coverage across the …