An increase in employment-based coverage fueled an overall rise in the percentage of working-age adults with health insurance coverage from 2021 to 2022.
"Employer-based insurance was the most common subtype of coverage overall, covering 54.5% of the population," said Dave Waddington, chief of the Social, Economic and Housing Statistics Division of the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Census Bureau earlier this week released its Health Coverage in the United States: 2022 report, which showed that the share of working-age adults with coverage rose across many race and ethnic groups, regions and employment statuses. Working-age adults generally have lower rates of insurance coverage than those under age 19 and older adults aged 65 and over, because their coverage often is directly tied to employment. Adults who work less than full-time, year-round may not be eligible for employment-sponsored coverage.
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