Waterbury city, CT Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 44.34% of the population of Waterbury city, CT had Medicaid health insurance, 39.86% of the population had Employer-Based health insurance, and 16.46% of the population had Medicare health insurance.

Also, there were 8,791 people in Waterbury city, CT with No Health Insurance coverage (i.e. 7.79% of the population).

The chart below shows the percentages of Waterbury city, CT 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.

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Waterbury city, CT Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Medicaid
Employer-Based
Medicare
No Health Insurance Coverage
Direct-Purchase
VA
Tricare or Military
Waterbury city, CT Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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Health Insurance Coverage Num. of People Percentage of Total Population (%)
Medicaid 50019 44.34
Employer-Based 44973 39.86
Medicare 18573 16.46
Direct-Purchase 8356 7.41
VA 1600 1.42
Tricare or Military 624 0.55
No Health Insurance Coverage 8791 7.79