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Children's Coverage Data
Total Population: 19,217,679
Population Age 0-18: 4,584,408
Children as % of Total Population: 24%
Children's Coverage
Count Share
Uninsured 346,608 8%
Employer-Sponsored Insurance 2,349,381 51%
Individual-Purchase Insurance 117,105 3%
Medicaid/CHIP 1,752,604 38%
Other Public Insurance NSD

SOURCE:
Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement, 2011 and 2012. Provided by Kaiser Family Foundation, http://www.statehealthfacts.org. Data reflects health insurance coverage in 2010-2011.

Medicaid/CHIP Eligible but Uninsured Children
Medicaid/CHIP Children's Participation Rate: 90.4%

Reflects ratio of eligible children (age 0-18) enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP to the sum of those children plus uninsured children who are eligible for Medicaid/CHIP in 2008.

SOURCE:
Reports and Data: Medicaid/CHIP Participation Rates, InsureKidsNow.gov, 2011. Available at: http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/professionals/reports/index.html.