Maricopa County, AZ Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 27, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 54.85% of the population of Maricopa County, AZ had Employer-Based health insurance, 18.80% of the population had Medicaid health insurance, and 16.15% of the population had Medicare health insurance.

Also, there were 472,661 people in Maricopa County, AZ with No Health Insurance coverage (i.e. 10.90% of the population).

The chart below shows the percentages of Maricopa County, AZ population by the type of health insurance coverage they use. The table shows both the number of people and percentage of the population for the different types of health insurance coverages.

You can see similar information for other Arizona counties, and for Arizona.

Maricopa County, AZ Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Employer-Based
Medicaid
Medicare
Direct-Purchase
No Health Insurance Coverage
Tricare or Military
VA
Maricopa County, AZ Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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Health Insurance Coverage Num. of People Percentage of Total Population (%)
Employer-Based 2378035 54.85
Medicaid 814940 18.80
Medicare 700139 16.15
Direct-Purchase 526585 12.15
Tricare or Military 105721 2.44
VA 94296 2.17
No Health Insurance Coverage 472661 10.90