Missouri 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, 57.51% of Missouri's population were covered by Employer-Based health insurance, 19.07% were covered by Medicare health insurance, and 14.56% were covered by Medicaid health insurance.

Also, there were 575,152 people in Missouri with No Health Insurance coverage (i.e. 9.53% of Missouri's population).

The chart below shows the percentage of Missouri'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.

Missouri Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Employer-Based
Medicare
Medicaid
Direct-Purchase
No Health Insurance Coverage
VA
Tricare or Military
Missouri 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 3471378 57.51
Medicare 1150985 19.07
Medicaid 878979 14.56
Direct-Purchase 834053 13.82
VA 162998 2.70
Tricare or Military 157452 2.61
No Health Insurance Coverage 575152 9.53