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

Updated on October 29, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 44.90% of the population of Providence city, RI had Employer-Based health insurance, 37.33% of the population had Medicaid health insurance, and 13.32% of the population had Medicare health insurance.

Also, there were 12,722 people in Providence city, RI with No Health Insurance coverage (i.e. 6.82% of the population).

The chart below shows the percentages of Providence city, RI 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 Rhode Island cities and places, and for Rhode Island.

Providence city, RI Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Employer-Based
Medicaid
Medicare
Direct-Purchase
No Health Insurance Coverage
VA
Tricare or Military
Providence city, RI 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 83746 44.90
Medicaid 69626 37.33
Medicare 24838 13.32
Direct-Purchase 23944 12.84
VA 1736 0.93
Tricare or Military 1062 0.57
No Health Insurance Coverage 12722 6.82