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Increase the proportion of people with dental insurance — AHS‑02 Data

National Status: Target met or exceeded

  
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Most Recent Data:
74.9 percent (2024)

National Target:
74.8 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
70.3 percent of persons under 65 years had dental insurance in 2019 2

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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Persons with dental insurance, 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
70.3
CI 69.6 / 71.1
SE 0.372
70.7
CI 69.9 / 71.6
SE 0.416
72.5
CI 71.7 / 73.2
SE 0.371
73.5
CI 72.8 / 74.3
SE 0.376
75.6
CI 75.0 / 76.3
SE 0.334
74.9
CI 74.2 / 75.6
SE 0.363

Persons with dental insurance by Sex, 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
70.0
CI 69.0 / 71.0
SE 0.502
70.6
CI 69.4 / 71.7
SE 0.583
72.3
CI 71.3 / 73.2
SE 0.491
73.1
CI 72.1 / 74.1
SE 0.514
74.8
CI 73.9 / 75.7
SE 0.462
74.6
CI 73.6 / 75.6
SE 0.484
Female
70.7
CI 69.7 / 71.6
SE 0.477
70.9
CI 69.8 / 71.9
SE 0.530
72.7
CI 71.7 / 73.6
SE 0.495
73.9
CI 73.0 / 74.9
SE 0.472
76.4
CI 75.6 / 77.3
SE 0.434
75.2
CI 74.2 / 76.1
SE 0.482

Persons with dental insurance by Race/Ethnicity, 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
60.0
CI 50.9 / 68.6
SE 4.364
56.8
CI 46.2 / 67.0
SE 5.093
66.2
CI 55.0 / 76.2
SE 5.193
67.5
CI 56.1 / 77.6
SE 5.233
65.2
CI 56.4 / 73.4
SE 4.170
63.5
CI 55.1 / 71.4
SE 4.034
Asian only
72.1
CI 69.3 / 74.8
SE 1.388
72.7
CI 69.8 / 75.5
SE 1.431
75.2
CI 72.7 / 77.6
SE 1.216
78.2
CI 75.6 / 80.7
SE 1.270
81.1
CI 78.8 / 83.2
SE 1.111
81.5
CI 79.2 / 83.7
SE 1.136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
71.0
CI 59.1 / 81.1
SE 5.334
80.8
CI 68.7 / 89.8
SE 5.055
67.1
CI 51.9 / 80.1
SE 6.853
79.8
CI 71.1 / 86.9
SE 3.705
67.8
CI 55.0 / 79.0
SE 5.845
77.5
CI 68.3 / 85.1
SE 4.076
Black or African American only
69.3
CI 67.3 / 71.3
SE 1.007
66.6
CI 64.2 / 69.0
SE 1.215
69.5
CI 67.4 / 71.5
SE 1.023
73.8
CI 72.0 / 75.6
SE 0.912
74.5
CI 72.5 / 76.4
SE 0.981
74.2
CI 72.1 / 76.1
SE 1.024
White only
71.1
CI 70.2 / 72.0
SE 0.448
72.0
CI 71.1 / 73.0
SE 0.480
73.5
CI 72.6 / 74.4
SE 0.437
74.2
CI 73.3 / 75.1
SE 0.450
76.3
CI 75.5 / 77.0
SE 0.389
75.5
CI 74.6 / 76.3
SE 0.430
2 or more races
73.5
CI 69.6 / 77.1
SE 1.869
76.3
CI 72.0 / 80.1
SE 2.017
79.8
CI 76.6 / 82.7
SE 1.532
78.8
CI 75.3 / 82.0
SE 1.680
81.7
CI 78.7 / 84.4
SE 1.422
79.0
CI 75.7 / 82.0
SE 1.585
Hispanic or Latino
64.2
CI 62.5 / 65.9
SE 0.867
64.0
CI 61.9 / 66.1
SE 1.041
63.9
CI 62.3 / 65.5
SE 0.814
64.2
CI 62.5 / 65.9
SE 0.846
67.5
CI 66.1 / 69.0
SE 0.751
65.7
CI 64.1 / 67.3
SE 0.813
Not Hispanic or Latino
71.9
CI 71.1 / 72.7
SE 0.410
72.5
CI 71.6 / 73.4
SE 0.443
74.7
CI 74.0 / 75.5
SE 0.381
76.0
CI 75.3 / 76.8
SE 0.393
77.8
CI 77.1 / 78.5
SE 0.360
77.5
CI 76.7 / 78.3
SE 0.393
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
62.4
CI 51.2 / 72.7
SE 5.257
53.0
CI 39.6 / 66.1
SE 6.490
70.3
CI 58.9 / 80.1
SE 5.176
73.0
CI 59.0 / 84.2
SE 6.087
62.9
CI 49.9 / 74.7
SE 6.046
67.0
CI 57.3 / 75.7
SE 4.522
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
72.2
CI 69.3 / 74.9
SE 1.400
72.4
CI 69.4 / 75.2
SE 1.462
75.1
CI 72.6 / 77.5
SE 1.229
78.1
CI 75.5 / 80.6
SE 1.291
81.2
CI 78.9 / 83.3
SE 1.114
81.7
CI 79.3 / 83.9
SE 1.136
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
69.0
CI 56.7 / 79.6
SE 5.590
77.0
CI 62.4 / 87.9
SE 6.118
DSU
79.6
CI 70.0 / 87.2
SE 3.912
68.7
CI 54.4 / 80.8
SE 6.388
77.9
CI 67.7 / 86.2
SE 4.472
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
69.1
CI 67.0 / 71.1
SE 1.034
66.3
CI 63.8 / 68.7
SE 1.247
69.2
CI 67.1 / 71.2
SE 1.049
73.8
CI 71.9 / 75.6
SE 0.938
74.2
CI 72.2 / 76.2
SE 1.014
74.4
CI 72.3 / 76.4
SE 1.039
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
72.6
CI 71.7 / 73.6
SE 0.469
73.9
CI 73.0 / 74.9
SE 0.493
75.6
CI 74.8 / 76.5
SE 0.443
76.2
CI 75.2 / 77.1
SE 0.464
78.3
CI 77.5 / 79.1
SE 0.410
77.7
CI 76.8 / 78.6
SE 0.456
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
72.8
CI 68.8 / 76.6
SE 1.935
76.2
CI 71.6 / 80.4
SE 2.198
81.0
CI 77.5 / 84.1
SE 1.633
79.7
CI 75.8 / 83.2
SE 1.843
82.1
CI 78.9 / 85.0
SE 1.505
79.9
CI 76.3 / 83.1
SE 1.701

Persons with dental insurance by Age group, 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
85.5
CI 84.6 / 86.4
SE 0.456
85.9
CI 84.6 / 87.2
SE 0.635
86.5
CI 85.6 / 87.4
SE 0.475
87.1
CI 86.2 / 88.1
SE 0.488
87.3
CI 86.4 / 88.2
SE 0.459
85.6
CI 84.7 / 86.5
SE 0.442
0-4 years
83.9
CI 82.1 / 85.6
SE 0.874
84.7
CI 82.2 / 86.9
SE 1.193
84.0
CI 82.1 / 85.8
SE 0.940
85.0
CI 82.9 / 86.9
SE 0.995
83.3
CI 81.4 / 85.2
SE 0.962
83.4
CI 81.5 / 85.2
SE 0.928
5-11 years
86.7
CI 85.1 / 88.1
SE 0.756
86.5
CI 84.6 / 88.3
SE 0.923
87.8
CI 86.3 / 89.3
SE 0.742
87.5
CI 86.0 / 89.0
SE 0.760
88.8
CI 87.4 / 90.2
SE 0.695
86.6
CI 85.1 / 88.0
SE 0.740
12-17 years
85.5
CI 84.0 / 86.9
SE 0.727
86.3
CI 84.2 / 88.2
SE 1.005
86.9
CI 85.5 / 88.3
SE 0.712
88.3
CI 86.8 / 89.6
SE 0.709
88.5
CI 87.1 / 89.7
SE 0.667
86.1
CI 84.7 / 87.5
SE 0.700
18-44 years
64.9
CI 63.7 / 66.0
SE 0.581
65.1
CI 63.8 / 66.3
SE 0.639
67.8
CI 66.7 / 68.9
SE 0.569
68.2
CI 67.0 / 69.3
SE 0.586
70.8
CI 69.7 / 71.9
SE 0.560
70.4
CI 69.3 / 71.5
SE 0.557
18-24 years
65.6
CI 63.2 / 67.8
SE 1.156
65.5
CI 62.5 / 68.3
SE 1.468
70.3
CI 67.8 / 72.7
SE 1.217
70.6
CI 68.1 / 72.9
SE 1.215
72.5
CI 70.2 / 74.8
SE 1.163
70.7
CI 68.2 / 73.1
SE 1.234
25-44 years
64.7
CI 63.4 / 65.9
SE 0.633
64.9
CI 63.6 / 66.3
SE 0.688
67.0
CI 65.8 / 68.2
SE 0.617
67.4
CI 66.1 / 68.7
SE 0.659
70.3
CI 69.0 / 71.5
SE 0.617
70.3
CI 69.2 / 71.5
SE 0.588
45-64 years
64.5
CI 63.3 / 65.7
SE 0.598
65.2
CI 63.9 / 66.4
SE 0.650
66.5
CI 65.4 / 67.7
SE 0.582
69.0
CI 67.8 / 70.1
SE 0.597
72.2
CI 71.1 / 73.3
SE 0.563
71.9
CI 70.7 / 73.0
SE 0.580
45-54 years
66.4
CI 64.7 / 68.0
SE 0.846
68.2
CI 66.4 / 70.1
SE 0.935
69.3
CI 67.5 / 70.9
SE 0.862
71.0
CI 69.3 / 72.7
SE 0.866
74.1
CI 72.4 / 75.7
SE 0.835
73.3
CI 71.6 / 74.9
SE 0.822
55-64 years
62.7
CI 61.1 / 64.2
SE 0.785
62.3
CI 60.7 / 63.9
SE 0.801
64.0
CI 62.5 / 65.5
SE 0.767
67.0
CI 65.4 / 68.5
SE 0.801
70.4
CI 68.9 / 71.8
SE 0.745
70.5
CI 69.0 / 72.0
SE 0.752

Persons with dental insurance by Educational attainment (25-64 years), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
40.0
CI 36.9 / 43.2
SE 1.596
39.8
CI 36.5 / 43.2
SE 1.688
35.6
CI 32.5 / 38.9
SE 1.612
42.3
CI 39.0 / 45.6
SE 1.651
48.8
CI 45.6 / 52.0
SE 1.596
44.0
CI 40.7 / 47.3
SE 1.658
High school
55.5
CI 53.8 / 57.2
SE 0.861
56.9
CI 55.0 / 58.8
SE 0.961
57.8
CI 56.0 / 59.5
SE 0.906
58.9
CI 57.1 / 60.7
SE 0.920
63.2
CI 61.5 / 64.8
SE 0.835
62.9
CI 61.1 / 64.6
SE 0.895
Some college or Associate degree
66.3
CI 64.8 / 67.8
SE 0.751
65.4
CI 63.8 / 67.0
SE 0.814
66.6
CI 65.0 / 68.1
SE 0.764
69.5
CI 68.0 / 71.1
SE 0.787
72.2
CI 70.7 / 73.6
SE 0.732
72.6
CI 71.1 / 74.1
SE 0.765
4-year college degree or more
78.8
CI 77.7 / 79.9
SE 0.559
79.3
CI 78.3 / 80.4
SE 0.523
79.7
CI 78.6 / 80.7
SE 0.529
80.5
CI 79.4 / 81.6
SE 0.561
81.6
CI 80.6 / 82.6
SE 0.499
82.2
CI 81.3 / 83.2
SE 0.472

Persons with dental insurance by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
59.1
CI 57.0 / 61.2
SE 1.054
59.5
CI 56.7 / 62.2
SE 1.377
60.7
CI 58.6 / 62.8
SE 1.083
62.1
CI 59.8 / 64.4
SE 1.163
66.6
CI 64.5 / 68.7
SE 1.056
64.4
CI 62.2 / 66.5
SE 1.104
100-199
59.5
CI 57.7 / 61.1
SE 0.862
59.4
CI 57.3 / 61.5
SE 1.065
61.5
CI 59.7 / 63.3
SE 0.913
64.1
CI 62.3 / 65.9
SE 0.926
67.2
CI 65.5 / 68.8
SE 0.853
64.6
CI 62.8 / 66.4
SE 0.902
200-399
68.5
CI 67.1 / 69.8
SE 0.675
67.8
CI 66.3 / 69.3
SE 0.754
70.1
CI 68.8 / 71.4
SE 0.655
69.7
CI 68.3 / 71.1
SE 0.717
73.3
CI 72.0 / 74.6
SE 0.680
72.1
CI 70.8 / 73.4
SE 0.664
400+
81.7
CI 80.7 / 82.6
SE 0.484
81.9
CI 80.9 / 82.8
SE 0.489
82.6
CI 81.7 / 83.5
SE 0.450
83.5
CI 82.6 / 84.4
SE 0.452
83.6
CI 82.7 / 84.5
SE 0.445
84.4
CI 83.6 / 85.3
SE 0.429

Persons with dental insurance by Health insurance status (18-64 years), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Insured
79.2
CI 78.5 / 79.8
SE 0.331
79.1
CI 78.4 / 79.9
SE 0.382
80.1
CI 79.4 / 80.7
SE 0.323
81.0
CI 80.4 / 81.7
SE 0.326
82.4
CI 81.8 / 83.0
SE 0.306
82.5
CI 81.8 / 83.1
SE 0.320
Private
81.3
CI 80.6 / 82.0
SE 0.378
81.7
CI 80.8 / 82.5
SE 0.411
82.1
CI 81.4 / 82.9
SE 0.376
83.0
CI 82.3 / 83.7
SE 0.370
83.0
CI 82.3 / 83.7
SE 0.358
82.9
CI 82.2 / 83.6
SE 0.360
Public
73.3
CI 71.9 / 74.7
SE 0.710
72.4
CI 70.7 / 74.1
SE 0.851
74.6
CI 73.3 / 75.8
SE 0.654
76.1
CI 74.8 / 77.5
SE 0.673
80.7
CI 79.5 / 82.0
SE 0.630
81.4
CI 80.1 / 82.6
SE 0.643
Uninsured
5.9
CI 4.9 / 6.9
SE 0.501
7.0
CI 5.8 / 8.3
SE 0.635
6.7
CI 5.5 / 8.0
SE 0.623
7.6
CI 6.2 / 9.3
SE 0.749
6.5
CI 5.3 / 7.8
SE 0.635
6.2
CI 5.1 / 7.4
SE 0.565

Persons with dental insurance by Geographic location, 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
71.4
CI 70.6 / 72.2
SE 0.407
71.8
CI 71.0 / 72.6
SE 0.417
73.3
CI 72.6 / 74.1
SE 0.391
74.6
CI 73.7 / 75.4
SE 0.418
76.0
CI 75.3 / 76.8
SE 0.363
75.8
CI 75.0 / 76.6
SE 0.394
Non-metropolitan
63.3
CI 60.7 / 65.8
SE 1.281
63.7
CI 60.4 / 66.8
SE 1.619
66.4
CI 63.5 / 69.2
SE 1.427
66.7
CI 64.4 / 69.0
SE 1.165
72.7
CI 70.5 / 74.8
SE 1.093
69.0
CI 66.8 / 71.1
SE 1.092

Persons with dental insurance by Marital status (18-64 years), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
68.1
CI 67.1 / 69.1
SE 0.523
68.7
CI 67.5 / 69.8
SE 0.580
70.4
CI 69.3 / 71.5
SE 0.551
71.0
CI 69.9 / 72.1
SE 0.560
73.1
CI 72.1 / 74.2
SE 0.528
73.6
CI 72.6 / 74.6
SE 0.500
Divorced, separated, widowed
55.0
CI 52.8 / 57.1
SE 1.077
55.3
CI 52.9 / 57.6
SE 1.173
58.9
CI 56.9 / 60.9
SE 1.026
62.5
CI 60.4 / 64.6
SE 1.064
64.7
CI 62.6 / 66.7
SE 1.051
64.0
CI 61.7 / 66.3
SE 1.164
Never married
61.8
CI 60.0 / 63.5
SE 0.893
62.1
CI 60.3 / 63.9
SE 0.932
64.4
CI 62.7 / 66.0
SE 0.836
66.7
CI 65.0 / 68.4
SE 0.865
70.4
CI 68.9 / 71.9
SE 0.766
68.0
CI 66.4 / 69.6
SE 0.811

Persons with dental insurance by Country of birth, 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
73.3
CI 72.5 / 74.1
SE 0.393
75.5
CI 74.6 / 76.4
SE 0.474
75.6
CI 74.9 / 76.4
SE 0.372
76.8
CI 76.0 / 77.5
SE 0.380
78.7
CI 78.0 / 79.4
SE 0.345
78.1
CI 77.3 / 78.8
SE 0.376
Outside US
56.0
CI 54.0 / 58.1
SE 1.026
54.8
CI 52.2 / 57.5
SE 1.348
56.6
CI 54.6 / 58.6
SE 1.001
58.1
CI 55.9 / 60.3
SE 1.098
60.4
CI 58.6 / 62.3
SE 0.945
59.8
CI 57.8 / 61.7
SE 0.966

Persons with dental insurance by Veteran status (20-64 years), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran
63.0
CI 59.7 / 66.1
SE 1.603
63.3
CI 59.8 / 66.7
SE 1.722
65.7
CI 62.1 / 69.3
SE 1.803
62.9
CI 59.4 / 66.3
SE 1.725
68.1
CI 64.8 / 71.3
SE 1.625
68.0
CI 64.4 / 71.4
SE 1.769
Non-veteran
64.8
CI 63.8 / 65.7
SE 0.463
65.3
CI 64.3 / 66.3
SE 0.500
67.0
CI 66.1 / 67.9
SE 0.460
68.7
CI 67.7 / 69.6
SE 0.478
71.2
CI 70.4 / 72.1
SE 0.428
70.9
CI 70.0 / 71.8
SE 0.458

Persons with dental insurance by Disability status (18-64 years), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
50.9
CI 47.6 / 54.2
SE 1.662
51.4
CI 47.9 / 55.0
SE 1.765
50.9
CI 47.7 / 54.2
SE 1.630
60.5
CI 57.2 / 63.7
SE 1.629
65.7
CI 62.6 / 68.8
SE 1.562
64.9
CI 61.9 / 67.7
SE 1.466
People without disabilities
65.6
CI 64.8 / 66.5
SE 0.444
66.0
CI 65.0 / 67.0
SE 0.488
68.3
CI 67.4 / 69.2
SE 0.449
69.1
CI 68.2 / 70.0
SE 0.465
71.8
CI 71.0 / 72.6
SE 0.424
71.5
CI 70.6 / 72.3
SE 0.443

Persons with dental insurance by Sexual orientation (18-64 years), 2019-2024 ◊
(percent)
Increase desired

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Straight
65.0
CI 64.1 / 65.9
SE 0.448
65.5
CI 64.5 / 66.5
SE 0.496
67.5
CI 66.6 / 68.4
SE 0.457
68.7
CI 67.7 / 69.6
SE 0.475
71.4
CI 70.6 / 72.3
SE 0.435
70.9
CI 70.0 / 71.8
SE 0.458
Straight, Male
64.2
CI 63.0 / 65.5
SE 0.634
64.8
CI 63.5 / 66.2
SE 0.692
66.7
CI 65.4 / 67.9
SE 0.627
67.7
CI 66.4 / 69.0
SE 0.661
70.3
CI 69.1 / 71.5
SE 0.603
70.3
CI 69.1 / 71.5
SE 0.615
Straight, Female
65.8
CI 64.6 / 66.9
SE 0.582
66.2
CI 64.8 / 67.4
SE 0.658
68.3
CI 67.0 / 69.5
SE 0.620
69.6
CI 68.4 / 70.8
SE 0.609
72.6
CI 71.4 / 73.7
SE 0.566
71.5
CI 70.3 / 72.7
SE 0.613
Gay/​Lesbian
72.0
CI 66.0 / 77.5
SE 2.838
61.3
CI 54.8 / 67.5
SE 3.145
77.1
CI 72.2 / 81.5
SE 2.307
75.1
CI 70.3 / 79.4
SE 2.267
75.3
CI 70.5 / 79.6
SE 2.263
77.7
CI 73.1 / 81.8
SE 2.149
Gay, Male
74.0
CI 66.5 / 80.6
SE 3.465
63.5
CI 54.8 / 71.6
SE 4.140
77.7
CI 71.0 / 83.4
SE 3.030
75.5
CI 68.8 / 81.4
SE 3.092
74.6
CI 68.0 / 80.5
SE 3.068
76.9
CI 70.9 / 82.2
SE 2.780
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
69.6
CI 60.1 / 78.0
SE 4.396
58.3
CI 48.0 / 68.1
SE 4.952
76.2
CI 68.4 / 82.9
SE 3.554
75.4
CI 67.6 / 82.1
SE 3.561
76.2
CI 68.8 / 82.5
SE 3.357
78.7
CI 71.6 / 84.8
SE 3.232
Bisexual
63.5
CI 57.1 / 69.5
SE 3.064
65.1
CI 58.6 / 71.2
SE 3.116
64.7
CI 59.3 / 69.9
SE 2.636
71.8
CI 67.0 / 76.3
SE 2.295
71.4
CI 66.6 / 76.0
SE 2.336
70.7
CI 66.6 / 74.6
SE 2.007
Bisexual, Male
DSU
66.5
CI 51.4 / 79.4
SE 6.801
66.6
CI 56.3 / 75.9
SE 4.819
78.1
CI 68.2 / 86.1
SE 4.340
66.6
CI 56.3 / 75.9
SE 4.798
73.2
CI 63.8 / 81.3
SE 4.273
Bisexual, Female
64.5
CI 57.7 / 70.9
SE 3.280
64.6
CI 57.0 / 71.7
SE 3.641
64.1
CI 57.5 / 70.2
SE 3.144
70.1
CI 64.4 / 75.3
SE 2.688
73.5
CI 68.0 / 78.5
SE 2.599
69.8
CI 65.0 / 74.2
SE 2.299

Disparity