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Health Insurance Coverage by Age Group

Health Insurance Coverage by Age Group (In Millions)

Age Group Private Group Medicaire Medicaid Uninsured
Under 6 years 14.8 13.9 0.2 7.9 2.8
6 to 11 years 15.6 14.5 0.1 6.4 2.6
12 to 17 years 17.5 15.7 0.1 5.8 3.3
18 to 24 years 17.0 13.8 0.2 3.3 8.3
25 to 34 years 25.8 24.0 0.5 3.4 10.8
35 to 44 years 31.5 29.4 0.8 3.0 8.0
45 to 54 years 33.3 30.9 1.7 2.9 6.6
55 to 64 years 4.3 21.7 3.0 2.4 4.1
65 years and over 21.9 13.1 33.8 3.4 0.5

Of the 46.9 million people without health care insurance in this country, 19.1 million of them are between the ages of 18 and 34. That’s 40.7 percent.

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