Percentage of population under Medicaid in each state

There are nearly 82 million people enrolled in Medicaid in the U.S., or 21% of the total U.S. population, according to data compiled by KFF.

Here are the number and percentage of people covered by Medicaid and CHIP in each state as of 2022, the latest year data is available:

Alabama

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.01 million people

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Alaska

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 248,307 people

Percentage of state's population: 23%

Arizona

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 2.03 million people 

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Arkansas

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 779,540 people

Percentage of state's population: 27%

California

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 13.62 million people

Percentage of state's population: 27%

Colorado

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.17 million people

Percentage of state's population: 18%

Connecticut

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 951,387 people

Percentage of state's population: 22%

Delaware

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 270,248 people

Percentage of state's population: 19%

Florida

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 3.9 million people 

Percentage of state's population: 18%

Georgia

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 2 million people

Percentage of state's population: 18%

Hawaii

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 443,802 people

Percentage of state's population: 20%

Idaho

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 330,776 people 

Percentage of state's population: 20%

Illinois

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 3.44 million people

Percentage of state's population: 20%

Indiana

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.8 million people

Percentage of state's population: 20%

Iowa

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 678,107 people

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Kansas

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 427,581 people

Percentage of state's population: 14%

Kentucky

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.49 million people 

Percentage of state's population: 28%

Louisiana

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.63 million people 

Percentage of state's population: 32% 

Maine

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 367,458 people

Percentage of state's population: 20%

Maryland

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.61 million people

Percentage of state's population: 20%

Massachusetts

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.69 million people

Percentage of state's population: 24%

Michigan

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 2.5 million people

Percentage of state's population: 23%

Minnesota

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.18 million people

Percentage of state's population: 18%

Mississippi

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 642,716 people 

Percentage of state's population: 24%

Missouri

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.32 million people

Percentage of state's population: 16%

Montana

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 231,418 people 

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Nebraska

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 352,634 people 

Percentage of state's population: 16%

Nevada

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 811,962 people 

Percentage of state's population: 21%

New Hampshire

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 184,564 people

Percentage of state's population: 13%

New Jersey

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.94 million people

Percentage of state's population: 18%

New Mexico

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 784,300 people

Percentage of state's population: 33%

New York

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 6.87 million people

Percentage of state's population: 29%

North Carolina

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 2.65 million people

Percentage of state's population: 19%

North Dakota

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 104,045 people

Percentage of state's population: 12%

Ohio

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 2.94 million people 

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Oklahoma

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 972,320 people 

Percentage of state's population: 22%

Oregon

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.43 million people

Percentage of state's population: 23%

Pennsylvania

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 3.19 million people

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Rhode Island

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 329,405 people 

Percentage of state's population: 22%

South Carolina

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.14 million people

Percentage of state's population: 20%

South Dakota

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 128,701 people

Percentage of state's population: 13%

Tennessee

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.49 million people

Percentage of state's population: 19%

Texas

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 4.26 million people

Percentage of state's population: 17%

Utah

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 333,720 people 

Percentage of state's population: 11%

Vermont

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 163,601 people

Percentage of state's population: 22%

Virginia

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.87 million people

Percentage of state's population: 17%

Washington

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.85 million people

Percentage of state's population: 21%

Washington, D.C.

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 264,332 people

Percentage of state's population: 24%

West Virginia

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 515,813 people 

Percentage of state's population: 28%

Wisconsin

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 1.24 million people

Percentage of state's population: 18%

Wyoming

Number of Medicaid/CHIP recipients: 66,431 people 

Percentage of state's population: 12%

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