District Of Columbia Health Insurance Coverage Status By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 96.61% of the population of District Of Columbia had a health insurance coverage (i.e. 650,874 people), and 3.39% did not have a health insurance coverage (i.e. 22,843 people).
By Race: The following racial groups in District Of Columbia had the highest percentage of their population group without a health insurance coverage: the Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone racial group (15.17%), the Some Other Race Alone racial group (11.57%), and the Asian Alone racial group (4.84%).
By Ethnicity: The Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group in District Of Columbia had 1.32% of its population without a health insurance coverage, and the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group had 7.52% of its population without a health insurance coverage.
The charts below show the percentage of each race and ethnicity's population with or without a health insurance coverage in District Of Columbia. The tables below also show the number of people with or without a health insurance coverage for each race and ethnicity in District Of Columbia.
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| Race | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian And Pacific Islander Alone | 302 | 54 |
| Some Other Race Alone | 28485 | 3727 |
| Asian Alone | 26336 | 1340 |
| Black or African American Alone | 288028 | 11820 |
| Two Or More Races | 37036 | 1443 |
| White Alone | 268761 | 4434 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native Alone | 1926 | 25 |
| Ethnicity | Num. of People With Health Insurance | Num. of People Without Health Insurance |
|---|---|---|
| Non-Hispanic White Alone | 244285 | 3270 |
| Hispanic or Latino of All Races | 70503 | 5730 |