UNINSURED: 48.3 million in 2010 dropped to 28.7 million in 2015 (U.S. national data for non-elderly population)

In 1972, the earliest year shown in this source, there were 30.7 million Americans under age 65 who did not have health insurance.  This number has varied somewhat from year to year – sometimes dropping, sometimes rising – but reached the highest number (48.3 million) in 2010.  In 2015, the number of uninsured Americans under 65 who were uninsured dropped to 28.7 million.  Here are some of the years shown in this source:

Number of Persons Uninsured (under 65 years old)

• 30.7 million  1972 (the earliest year)
• 23.0 million  1978 (the lowest year)
• 48.3 million  2010 (the highest year)
• 28.7 million  2015 (the most recent year)

Source: U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. (2017, February). National Health Interview Survey: Long-term trends in health insurance coverage. Click here: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/trendshealthinsurance1968_2015.pdf   Posted by AHA Resource Center (312) 422-2050, rc@aha.org