California’s Uninsured — Almanac Collection

Since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate in California has dropped dramatically. Even so, millions of Californians are without health insurance. This collection of California's Uninsured Almanac reports presents data on the state's uninsured population.

See all reports in the California Health Care Almanac

Past editions of California’s Uninsured reports, quick reference guides, data files, and other resources are available on this page. These materials are part of CHCF’s California Health Care Almanac, an online clearinghouse for key data and analyses describing the state’s health care landscape.

2018 Edition — California's Uninsured

Coverage Trends, Expanding Health Coverage

Since the implementation of the ACA in 2014, the uninsured rate in California dropped to an all-time low of 9% in 2016. However, 2.9 million Californians remained uninsured. This Almanac report takes a look at who was uninsured in 2016.

2017 Edition — California's Uninsured

Coverage Trends

Since implementation of the ACA, California's uninsured rate has dropped by half. Still, nearly three million remain uninsured. This Almanac report looks at who was uninsured in 2015.

2016 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends

After the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the uninsured rate in California dropped from 16% in 2013 to 11% in 2014. However, 3.8 million Californians under 65 still remained uninsured. Get the data from this Almanac report.

2013 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends

California had the greatest number of uninsured residents of any state, 7 million, and the seventh largest percentage of uninsured residents under 65 in the United States. This Almanac report takes a closer look at the state's uninsured population in 2012 before full implementation of the ACA.

2012 Edition — California’s Uninsured

Coverage Trends

In 2011, California had the largest total number of people under 65 years old without health insurance — 7.1 million — of any state in the nation. This Almanac report provides data on the state's uninsured population.