South Carolina Number of People with Medicare Health Insurance Coverage By Age Group in 2021

Updated on October 18, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1,013,943 people in South Carolina with Medicare Health Insurance Coverage (i.e. 20.34% of South Carolina population).

Among those with Medicare health insurance coverage, 0.57% of them belonged to the Under 19 Years age group, 14.21% of them belonged to the 19 to 64 Years age group, and 85.23% of them belonged to the 65 Years and Over age group.

The chart below shows the percentage of the South Carolina population with Medicare health insurance coverage, and the table below shows the number of people and the percentage.

You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.

You can also see similar information for other states, and for the United States.

South Carolina Percentage of People with Medicare Health Insurance Coverage By Age Group in 2021
65 Years and Over
19 to 64 Years
Under 19 Years
South Carolina Number of People with Medicare Health Insurance Coverage By Age Group in 2021
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Age Num. of People with Medicare Health Ins. Percent of People With Medicare Health Ins. (%)
Under 19 Years 5753 0.57
19 to 64 Years 144044 14.21
65 Years and Over 864146 85.23