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Note: All year-over-year changes are statistically significant at the 90 percent confidence level.

Source: American Community Survey estimates. Smith, J.C., & Medalia C. September 16, 2015. "Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2014." Current Population Reports. Washington, DC: U.S. Census Bureau. Available at http://www.census.gov/-content/dam/Census/library/publications/2015/demo/p60-253.pdf

The U.S. Census Bureau released state-level health insurance coverage statistics for calendar year 2014 from the ACS. These estimates provide a first look at health insurance coverage under full roll-out of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) through the lens of the ACS and provide trends from 2008 forward.

ESTIMATES FROM THE

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Largest Percentage Point State-Level Declines in Uninsured Rates from 2013-2014

TOP DECLINES IN STATE UNINSURED RATES, 2013-2014

KENTUCKY250,000

143,000

99,000

188,000

1,733,000

NEVADA

WEST VIRGINA

OREGON

CALIFORNIA

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NATIONAL UNINSURED RATE OVER TIME, 2008-2014

12.0%

12.5%

13.0%

13.5%

14.0%

14.5%

15.0%

15.5%

16.0%

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

14.6% 15.1% 15.5% 15.1% 14.8% 14.5% 11.7%

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DECLINE IN STATE UNINSURED RATES, 2013-2014Percentage Point Decline in State Uninsurance Rates from 2013-2014

0.0 to 1.4

1.5 to 1.9

2.0 to 2.4

2.5 to 3.4

3.5 or more

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AMERICAN COMMUNITY SURVEY (ACS)