Arizona Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 51.28% of Arizona's population were covered by Employer-Based health insurance, 21.06% were covered by Medicaid health insurance, and 18.97% were covered by Medicare health insurance.

Also, there were 743,344 people in Arizona with No Health Insurance coverage (i.e. 10.66% of Arizona's population).

The chart below shows the percentage of Arizona's population by the type of health insurance coverage. The table shows both the number of people and percentage for the different types of health insurance coverages.

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

Arizona Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Employer-Based
Medicaid
Medicare
Direct-Purchase
No Health Insurance Coverage
Tricare or Military
VA
Arizona 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 3577308 51.28
Medicaid 1469191 21.06
Medicare 1323256 18.97
Direct-Purchase 896983 12.86
Tricare or Military 231681 3.32
VA 202372 2.90
No Health Insurance Coverage 743344 10.66