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Increase the proportion of people with prescription drug insurance — AHS‑03 Data

National Status: Improving

  
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Most Recent Data:
84.2 percent (2024)

National Target:
89.1 percent  1

Desired Direction:
Increase desired

National Baseline:
82.1 percent of persons under 65 years had prescription drug insurance in 2019 2

Disparities data are only available for some selections.

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
82.1
CI 81.4 / 82.7
SE 0.343
83.0
CI 82.3 / 83.7
SE 0.369
84.0
CI 83.4 / 84.6
SE 0.327
84.1
CI 83.5 / 84.7
SE 0.309
85.4
CI 84.8 / 86.0
SE 0.280
84.2
CI 83.6 / 84.8
SE 0.311

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Male
80.7
CI 79.7 / 81.6
SE 0.459
82.2
CI 81.1 / 83.1
SE 0.506
82.6
CI 81.8 / 83.5
SE 0.423
82.7
CI 81.8 / 83.5
SE 0.450
83.9
CI 83.1 / 84.7
SE 0.394
83.4
CI 82.5 / 84.2
SE 0.433
Female
83.5
CI 82.6 / 84.3
SE 0.434
83.8
CI 82.9 / 84.7
SE 0.445
85.4
CI 84.5 / 86.2
SE 0.414
85.6
CI 84.9 / 86.4
SE 0.385
86.9
CI 86.2 / 87.6
SE 0.358
85.1
CI 84.3 / 85.8
SE 0.387

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
64.8
CI 56.1 / 72.9
SE 4.132
72.3
CI 64.2 / 79.4
SE 3.726
68.5
CI 61.2 / 75.2
SE 3.451
77.7
CI 68.5 / 85.2
SE 4.064
70.3
CI 62.6 / 77.1
SE 3.572
71.6
CI 64.4 / 78.0
SE 3.346
Asian only
84.8
CI 82.4 / 87.1
SE 1.171
84.6
CI 81.9 / 87.0
SE 1.283
87.1
CI 85.0 / 89.0
SE 0.997
85.9
CI 83.8 / 87.9
SE 1.025
91.0
CI 89.3 / 92.5
SE 0.805
85.9
CI 83.7 / 88.0
SE 1.069
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
81.1
CI 71.2 / 88.8
SE 4.251
85.43
CI 73.4 / 93.4
SE 4.704
72.1
CI 55.8 / 85.0
SE 7.032
86.8
CI 79.0 / 92.5
SE 3.118
85.5
CI 75.6 / 92.5
SE 3.999
90.9
CI 84.0 / 95.6
SE 2.734
Black or African American only
83.1
CI 81.2 / 84.8
SE 0.893
82.5
CI 80.6 / 84.4
SE 0.949
83.2
CI 81.4 / 84.8
SE 0.845
85.1
CI 83.6 / 86.5
SE 0.739
84.7
CI 82.9 / 86.3
SE 0.842
84.7
CI 83.0 / 86.3
SE 0.811
White only
83.1
CI 82.3 / 83.8
SE 0.385
84.6
CI 83.8 / 85.4
SE 0.425
85.4
CI 84.7 / 86.1
SE 0.361
85.5
CI 84.7 / 86.1
SE 0.356
86.6
CI 86.0 / 87.3
SE 0.328
85.5
CI 84.8 / 86.2
SE 0.364
2 or more races
83.7
CI 80.1 / 86.8
SE 1.678
85.0
CI 81.1 / 88.4
SE 1.804
87.9
CI 84.9 / 90.5
SE 1.375
89.5
CI 86.7 / 91.9
SE 1.288
88.0
CI 85.4 / 90.3
SE 1.203
87.9
CI 85.2 / 90.3
SE 1.275
Hispanic or Latino
72.1
CI 70.4 / 73.7
SE 0.827
72.2
CI 70.3 / 74.1
SE 0.969
73.4
CI 71.8 / 74.9
SE 0.776
72.6
CI 71.1 / 74.2
SE 0.782
75.4
CI 74.0 / 76.8
SE 0.703
74.0
CI 72.4 / 75.5
SE 0.784
Not Hispanic or Latino
84.7
CI 84.0 / 85.4
SE 0.358
85.8
CI 85.1 / 86.5
SE 0.351
86.8
CI 86.2 / 87.4
SE 0.318
87.2
CI 86.6 / 87.8
SE 0.294
88.2
CI 87.6 / 88.7
SE 0.279
87.1
CI 86.5 / 87.7
SE 0.314
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
65.2
CI 56.7 / 73.0
SE 4.025
73.4
CI 65.3 / 80.5
SE 3.722
73.1
CI 66.4 / 79.2
SE 3.075
81.9
CI 71.6 / 89.7
SE 4.331
70.2
CI 60.1 / 79.1
SE 4.631
75.9
CI 67.6 / 83.0
SE 3.768
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
85.0
CI 82.5 / 87.2
SE 1.180
84.5
CI 81.7 / 86.9
SE 1.302
87.1
CI 85.0 / 89.0
SE 1.005
85.7
CI 83.5 / 87.7
SE 1.045
91.1
CI 89.4 / 92.6
SE 0.796
86.1
CI 83.8 / 88.1
SE 1.067
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
79.8
CI 69.4 / 88.0
SE 4.488
82.83
CI 68.2 / 92.6
SE 5.772
DSU
86.3
CI 77.6 / 92.5
SE 3.373
85.33
CI 73.8 / 93.1
SE 4.553
91.13
CI 83.6 / 96.0
SE 2.904
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
83.1
CI 81.2 / 84.9
SE 0.925
82.7
CI 80.7 / 84.5
SE 0.964
83.1
CI 81.3 / 84.8
SE 0.870
85.0
CI 83.4 / 86.5
SE 0.765
84.5
CI 82.7 / 86.2
SE 0.878
85.1
CI 83.4 / 86.7
SE 0.815
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
85.3
CI 84.6 / 86.1
SE 0.385
86.8
CI 86.0 / 87.6
SE 0.404
87.8
CI 87.0 / 88.4
SE 0.356
87.8
CI 87.2 / 88.5
SE 0.341
88.9
CI 88.2 / 89.5
SE 0.319
87.7
CI 87.0 / 88.4
SE 0.367
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
83.3
CI 79.4 / 86.7
SE 1.800
86.3
CI 82.2 / 89.8
SE 1.861
88.5
CI 85.2 / 91.2
SE 1.480
90.1
CI 86.9 / 92.7
SE 1.424
88.3
CI 85.5 / 90.7
SE 1.285
88.7
CI 85.7 / 91.3
SE 1.382

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<18 years
91.0
CI 90.2 / 91.8
SE 0.399
91.6
CI 90.5 / 92.6
SE 0.528
92.2
CI 91.5 / 93.0
SE 0.380
92.3
CI 91.6 / 93.0
SE 0.354
92.2
CI 91.5 / 92.9
SE 0.351
91.2
CI 90.4 / 91.9
SE 0.386
0-4 years
91.7
CI 90.1 / 93.1
SE 0.738
92.7
CI 90.7 / 94.3
SE 0.896
92.7
CI 91.2 / 94.0
SE 0.706
93.0
CI 91.6 / 94.2
SE 0.665
93.1
CI 91.7 / 94.3
SE 0.650
92.5
CI 91.0 / 93.9
SE 0.704
5-11 years
91.2
CI 90.0 / 92.3
SE 0.590
91.5
CI 89.9 / 93.0
SE 0.767
92.3
CI 91.0 / 93.4
SE 0.582
92.4
CI 91.1 / 93.5
SE 0.597
92.4
CI 91.2 / 93.4
SE 0.564
90.3
CI 89.0 / 91.5
SE 0.624
12-17 years
90.3
CI 89.0 / 91.5
SE 0.646
90.8
CI 88.8 / 92.5
SE 0.905
91.8
CI 90.5 / 93.0
SE 0.611
91.6
CI 90.5 / 92.7
SE 0.569
91.4
CI 90.1 / 92.5
SE 0.584
91.1
CI 89.9 / 92.2
SE 0.576
18-44 years
76.6
CI 75.5 / 77.6
SE 0.526
77.5
CI 76.3 / 78.6
SE 0.581
79.5
CI 78.5 / 80.5
SE 0.492
79.5
CI 78.5 / 80.5
SE 0.504
81.5
CI 80.6 / 82.4
SE 0.451
79.6
CI 78.7 / 80.6
SE 0.492
18-24 years
77.6
CI 75.4 / 79.7
SE 1.065
77.7
CI 75.2 / 80.1
SE 1.222
80.2
CI 77.9 / 82.2
SE 1.082
82.0
CI 79.8 / 84.0
SE 1.034
82.7
CI 80.7 / 84.6
SE 0.976
78.9
CI 76.7 / 81.0
SE 1.073
25-44 years
76.2
CI 75.1 / 77.4
SE 0.588
77.4
CI 76.1 / 78.6
SE 0.630
79.3
CI 78.3 / 80.4
SE 0.524
78.7
CI 77.5 / 79.8
SE 0.562
81.1
CI 80.1 / 82.1
SE 0.497
79.9
CI 78.8 / 80.9
SE 0.527
45-64 years
81.8
CI 80.8 / 82.8
SE 0.502
83.1
CI 82.1 / 84.1
SE 0.488
83.0
CI 82.0 / 84.0
SE 0.517
83.5
CI 82.5 / 84.5
SE 0.490
85.0
CI 84.1 / 85.9
SE 0.457
84.8
CI 83.8 / 85.7
SE 0.484
45-54 years
81.1
CI 79.7 / 82.5
SE 0.728
82.1
CI 80.6 / 83.6
SE 0.736
82.2
CI 80.6 / 83.7
SE 0.777
83.0
CI 81.5 / 84.5
SE 0.754
84.2
CI 82.8 / 85.6
SE 0.703
83.4
CI 82.0 / 84.8
SE 0.721
55-64 years
82.4
CI 81.0 / 83.7
SE 0.667
84.0
CI 82.8 / 85.2
SE 0.627
83.8
CI 82.6 / 85.1
SE 0.630
84.0
CI 82.8 / 85.1
SE 0.592
85.8
CI 84.6 / 86.9
SE 0.571
86.1
CI 84.9 / 87.2
SE 0.588

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
58.1
CI 55.0 / 61.2
SE 1.565
62.2
CI 58.6 / 65.6
SE 1.752
56.0
CI 52.6 / 59.4
SE 1.704
60.1
CI 56.8 / 63.4
SE 1.674
63.3
CI 60.2 / 66.4
SE 1.555
60.0
CI 56.8 / 63.2
SE 1.624
High school
73.8
CI 72.2 / 75.4
SE 0.809
75.6
CI 73.9 / 77.3
SE 0.869
75.5
CI 73.9 / 77.1
SE 0.799
74.9
CI 73.4 / 76.4
SE 0.768
78.5
CI 77.0 / 79.9
SE 0.732
77.0
CI 75.4 / 78.6
SE 0.811
Some college or Associate degree
81.3
CI 80.0 / 82.6
SE 0.661
81.3
CI 80.0 / 82.6
SE 0.651
82.7
CI 81.4 / 83.9
SE 0.624
82.9
CI 81.5 / 84.1
SE 0.658
83.7
CI 82.5 / 84.9
SE 0.611
84.4
CI 83.2 / 85.6
SE 0.595
4-year college degree or more
88.2
CI 87.3 / 89.0
SE 0.438
88.8
CI 87.9 / 89.6
SE 0.414
89.4
CI 88.6 / 90.3
SE 0.420
89.5
CI 88.6 / 90.3
SE 0.427
90.6
CI 89.8 / 91.3
SE 0.370
89.9
CI 89.1 / 90.7
SE 0.395

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
76.8
CI 74.9 / 78.7
SE 0.972
77.1
CI 74.5 / 79.5
SE 1.270
77.6
CI 75.5 / 79.6
SE 1.035
78.6
CI 76.4 / 80.6
SE 1.053
80.4
CI 78.5 / 82.2
SE 0.927
77.5
CI 75.5 / 79.4
SE 0.961
100-199
72.8
CI 71.1 / 74.4
SE 0.840
74.2
CI 72.2 / 76.1
SE 0.982
75.6
CI 73.9 / 77.2
SE 0.848
76.2
CI 74.6 / 77.8
SE 0.802
78.7
CI 77.1 / 80.3
SE 0.788
75.1
CI 73.4 / 76.7
SE 0.834
200-399
80.0
CI 78.7 / 81.2
SE 0.633
81.1
CI 79.7 / 82.4
SE 0.691
81.8
CI 80.6 / 83.0
SE 0.594
81.4
CI 80.2 / 82.5
SE 0.586
83.1
CI 82.0 / 84.1
SE 0.533
82.0
CI 80.8 / 83.1
SE 0.588
400+
90.6
CI 89.8 / 91.4
SE 0.384
90.5
CI 89.7 / 91.3
SE 0.382
91.3
CI 90.6 / 92.0
SE 0.350
91.2
CI 90.5 / 91.8
SE 0.343
91.5
CI 90.8 / 92.2
SE 0.342
91.8
CI 91.1 / 92.4
SE 0.336

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Insured
93.1
CI 92.6 / 93.5
SE 0.220
93.7
CI 93.3 / 94.2
SE 0.223
93.5
CI 93.1 / 93.9
SE 0.212
93.5
CI 93.1 / 93.9
SE 0.204
93.7
CI 93.3 / 94.1
SE 0.199
93.4
CI 93.0 / 93.8
SE 0.205
Private
91.5
CI 91.0 / 92.1
SE 0.288
92.5
CI 91.9 / 93.0
SE 0.287
92.3
CI 91.7 / 92.8
SE 0.268
92.1
CI 91.5 / 92.6
SE 0.271
92.2
CI 91.6 / 92.7
SE 0.260
91.9
CI 91.3 / 92.4
SE 0.269
Public
97.2
CI 96.7 / 97.7
SE 0.239
97.1
CI 96.4 / 97.6
SE 0.291
96.9
CI 96.3 / 97.3
SE 0.254
97.2
CI 96.7 / 97.6
SE 0.239
97.4
CI 97.0 / 97.9
SE 0.229
97.4
CI 96.9 / 97.8
SE 0.235
Uninsured
1.5
CI 1.1 / 2.0
SE 0.235
1.0
CI 0.6 / 1.6
SE 0.230
1.7
CI 1.2 / 2.4
SE 0.291
1.5
CI 1.1 / 2.2
SE 0.279
1.1
CI 0.7 / 1.6
SE 0.191
1.1
CI 0.7 / 1.7
SE 0.225

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
82.6
CI 81.9 / 83.3
SE 0.350
83.5
CI 82.8 / 84.2
SE 0.373
84.3
CI 83.6 / 84.9
SE 0.336
84.5
CI 83.8 / 85.1
SE 0.331
85.4
CI 84.8 / 86.0
SE 0.306
84.7
CI 84.0 / 85.3
SE 0.333
Non-metropolitan
78.6
CI 76.0 / 81.1
SE 1.274
79.6
CI 76.8 / 82.2
SE 1.332
82.1
CI 79.5 / 84.5
SE 1.261
82.1
CI 80.2 / 83.9
SE 0.922
85.3
CI 83.6 / 86.9
SE 0.829
81.5
CI 79.6 / 83.2
SE 0.888

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
80.7
CI 79.8 / 81.7
SE 0.481
81.9
CI 80.9 / 82.9
SE 0.497
82.8
CI 81.9 / 83.7
SE 0.465
82.7
CI 81.8 / 83.6
SE 0.458
84.6
CI 83.7 / 85.4
SE 0.435
83.9
CI 83.0 / 84.8
SE 0.440
Divorced, separated, widowed
75.1
CI 73.2 / 77.0
SE 0.954
77.2
CI 75.2 / 79.1
SE 0.998
79.5
CI 77.6 / 81.2
SE 0.896
79.3
CI 77.4 / 81.0
SE 0.918
80.1
CI 78.2 / 82.0
SE 0.940
79.6
CI 77.6 / 81.5
SE 0.984
Never married
76.8
CI 75.3 / 78.3
SE 0.756
77.2
CI 75.5 / 78.8
SE 0.832
78.5
CI 77.1 / 79.9
SE 0.717
79.6
CI 78.1 / 81.1
SE 0.746
80.9
CI 79.5 / 82.2
SE 0.676
78.1
CI 76.7 / 79.5
SE 0.715

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
85.2
CI 84.5 / 85.8
SE 0.336
86.0
CI 85.3 / 86.7
SE 0.349
87.1
CI 86.5 / 87.7
SE 0.310
87.5
CI 86.9 / 88.1
SE 0.289
88.3
CI 87.8 / 88.9
SE 0.278
87.3
CI 86.6 / 87.9
SE 0.306
Outside US
67.1
CI 65.1 / 69.1
SE 0.997
67.2
CI 64.8 / 69.5
SE 1.181
68.3
CI 66.2 / 70.3
SE 1.011
67.4
CI 65.3 / 69.4
SE 1.037
70.9
CI 69.0 / 72.7
SE 0.926
69.8
CI 68.0 / 71.6
SE 0.932

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran
90.8
CI 88.4 / 92.9
SE 1.127
91.4
CI 89.1 / 93.3
SE 1.039
92.5
CI 90.4 / 94.2
SE 0.950
91.5
CI 89.1 / 93.5
SE 1.089
93.4
CI 91.4 / 95.1
SE 0.910
93.9
CI 92.0 / 95.4
SE 0.845
Non-veteran
78.4
CI 77.6 / 79.2
SE 0.416
79.3
CI 78.4 / 80.2
SE 0.438
80.5
CI 79.7 / 81.3
SE 0.409
80.5
CI 79.7 / 81.3
SE 0.396
82.4
CI 81.6 / 83.1
SE 0.361
81.1
CI 80.3 / 81.8
SE 0.388

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
People with disabilities
81.4
CI 78.8 / 83.8
SE 1.248
83.4
CI 80.4 / 86.2
SE 1.437
84.6
CI 82.1 / 86.9
SE 1.191
83.9
CI 81.4 / 86.3
SE 1.223
85.7
CI 83.5 / 87.8
SE 1.073
84.0
CI 81.6 / 86.2
SE 1.168
People without disabilities
78.6
CI 77.8 / 79.4
SE 0.413
79.6
CI 78.7 / 80.4
SE 0.433
80.8
CI 80.0 / 81.5
SE 0.391
81.0
CI 80.2 / 81.7
SE 0.389
82.8
CI 82.1 / 83.4
SE 0.345
81.6
CI 80.8 / 82.3
SE 0.373

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

Population 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Straight
79.0
CI 78.2 / 79.8
SE 0.411
80.1
CI 79.2 / 80.9
SE 0.432
81.2
CI 80.4 / 82.0
SE 0.405
81.2
CI 80.4 / 81.9
SE 0.394
83.0
CI 82.3 / 83.7
SE 0.355
81.7
CI 81.0 / 82.5
SE 0.379
Straight, Male
76.7
CI 75.5 / 77.8
SE 0.593
78.8
CI 77.6 / 80.0
SE 0.603
79.0
CI 77.9 / 80.1
SE 0.550
78.9
CI 77.8 / 80.1
SE 0.585
81.1
CI 80.1 / 82.1
SE 0.507
80.4
CI 79.4 / 81.5
SE 0.537
Straight, Female
81.3
CI 80.3 / 82.3
SE 0.513
81.4
CI 80.3 / 82.4
SE 0.550
83.5
CI 82.4 / 84.5
SE 0.513
83.5
CI 82.5 / 84.4
SE 0.477
84.9
CI 84.0 / 85.8
SE 0.470
83.0
CI 82.0 / 84.0
SE 0.486
Gay/​Lesbian
83.6
CI 77.9 / 88.3
SE 2.537
77.8
CI 71.6 / 83.2
SE 2.849
88.3
CI 84.4 / 91.5
SE 1.722
90.9
CI 87.4 / 93.6
SE 1.506
87.6
CI 83.9 / 90.7
SE 1.672
89.0
CI 85.3 / 92.0
SE 1.632
Gay, Male
86.7
CI 80.3 / 91.6
SE 2.736
77.7
CI 69.3 / 84.8
SE 3.778
87.7
CI 82.2 / 92.0
SE 2.369
90.8
CI 85.6 / 94.6
SE 2.160
87.3
CI 82.1 / 91.4
SE 2.270
87.9
CI 82.6 / 92.1
SE 2.298
Gay/​Lesbian, Female
80.0
CI 70.1 / 87.8
SE 4.258
77.8
CI 67.4 / 86.2
SE 4.549
89.1
CI 83.3 / 93.4
SE 2.443
90.8
CI 85.5 / 94.6
SE 2.190
88.0
CI 82.2 / 92.4
SE 2.452
90.6
CI 85.4 / 94.4
SE 2.177
Bisexual
77.4
CI 71.8 / 82.3
SE 2.573
76.6
CI 70.8 / 81.8
SE 2.704
80.3
CI 75.4 / 84.6
SE 2.277
85.5
CI 81.6 / 88.9
SE 1.806
84.0
CI 80.0 / 87.5
SE 1.858
80.1
CI 76.3 / 83.6
SE 1.826
Bisexual, Male
69.5
CI 53.3 / 82.8
SE 7.126
85.23
CI 73.7 / 93.0
SE 4.583
81.5
CI 71.7 / 89.1
SE 4.180
90.3
CI 83.6 / 94.9
SE 2.681
76.9
CI 66.9 / 85.1
SE 4.425
84.9
CI 77.2 / 90.8
SE 3.292
Bisexual, Female
79.5
CI 73.5 / 84.6
SE 2.737
73.8
CI 66.8 / 80.0
SE 3.235
79.9
CI 74.0 / 85.0
SE 2.691
84.2
CI 79.3 / 88.3
SE 2.208
86.6
CI 82.3 / 90.2
SE 1.945
78.5
CI 73.8 / 82.6
SE 2.180

Disparity