Children without Health Insurance: Under 18

American Community Survey, 1-year estimates of the percentage of children under 18 without any type of health insurance coverage.  Beginning 2017, age categories were updated to children under 19, therefore, data should not be compared to earlier years.  

 

Due to the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, changes were made to the definition of a "qualifying child". Under ACA, a qualifying child is under age 19 at the close of the calendar year. Therefore, age categories used to measure health insurance now define those aged 18 as children.