The Census Bureau reported Tuesday that 26.7 million people, or 7.9% of the U.S. population, had no health insurance at any time in 2025. Most people had coverage for some or all of the year. The bureau said the figure was not a significant change from 2024 and that the uninsured rate remained near historic lows, according to Reuters.
The number works best as a baseline. It describes coverage before most of the major scheduled changes to Medicaid and marketplace coverage took effect, so it will serve as the starting point for measuring how those changes affect households.
