Health and Health Care for Hispanics in the United States

1. Health and Health Care For Hispanics in the
United States
Updated January 2018

2. Figure 1
2016:
About 58 million people
living in the U.S. are
Hispanic, making up
nearly 1 in 5 of the
population.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis based on March 2017 Current Population Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, Projections of
the Population by Sex, Hispanic Origin, and Race for the United States 2015 to 2060,
https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2014/demo/popproj/2014-summary-tables.html.
2045:
Hispanics are projected
to account for 1 in 4
people living in the U.S.
by 2045.
Hispanics account for a large and growing share of the
population in the United States.

3. Figure 2
Share of total population that is Hispanic by state, 2016
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis based on March 2017 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic
Supplement.
Hispanics make up a greater share of the population in the
West.
WA
OR
WY
UT
TX
SD
OK
ND
NM
NV
NE
MT
LA
KS
ID
HI
CO
CA
ARAZ
AK
WI
WV VA
TN
SC
OH
NC
MO
MS
MN
MI
KY
IA
INIL
GA
FL
AL
VT
PA
NY
NJ
NH
MA
ME
DC
CT
DE
RI
MD
7-12% (11 states, including DC)
< 7% (21 states)
> 12% (19 states)

4. Figure 3
83%*
20%*
64%*
23%*
85%
9%
50%
2%
Full-Time Worker in
Family
Family Income Below
Poverty
34 and Younger Non-Citizens
Hispanic White
*Indicates statistically significant difference from the White population at the p<0.05 level.
NOTE: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic. Includes nonelderly individuals 0-64 years of age.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of March 2017 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement
Most nonelderly Hispanics are in a family with a worker
but they are more likely to be poor than Whites. They are
also younger and more likely to be a non-citizen.

5. Figure 4
11%*
33%*
8%*9%
29%
7%
Reports Fair or Poor Health
Status
Share Who are Obese Told By Doctor They Have
Diabetes
Hispanic White
*Indicates statistically significant difference from White population at the p<0.05 level.
NOTE: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic. Includes nonelderly adults 18-64 years of age.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of CDC, National Health Interview Survey, 2016, Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of
CDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016.
Hispanics face a range of health challenges.
Health status and selected health conditions among nonelderly adults

6. Figure 5
22
35
6
16
Age-Adjusted HIV Diagnosis Rate Among Teens and
Adults (per 100,000)
Birth Rate for Teen Girls Ages 15-19
(per 1,000)
Hispanic White
NOTE: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic. HIV diagnoses rates are for ages 13 and older.
SOURCE: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention
(NCHHSTP) AtlasPlus; NCHS, National Vital Statistics System, Natality, reported in
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db259.pdf.
Hispanics are more than 3 times as likely to be diagnosed
with HIV and have a more than 2 times higher teen birth
rate than Whites.

7. Figure 6
22%* 22%* 24%* 26%*
45%*
9% 13% 14% 15%
32%
Uninsured Went Without Care
Due to Cost
No Usual Source of
Care
No Health Care Visit
in Last 12 Months
No Dental Visit in
Last 12 Months
Hispanic White
*Indicates statistically significant difference from White population at the p<0.05 level.
NOTE: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic. Includes nonelderly adults 18-64 years of age. Data
for uninsured includes nonelderly adults 19-64 years of age.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of March 2017 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement,
and analysis of CDC, National Health Interview Survey, 2016 and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2016.
Among nonelderly adults, Hispanics face greater barriers to
accessing care and receive less care than Whites.

8. Figure 7
75%
30%
19% 23%
6% 7% 9% 7%
Language other than
English Spoken at Home
Have Less than a High
School Education
Food Insecure Houshold Parents Report their
Children Live in an
Unsafe Neighborhood
Hispanic White
NOTE: Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; Whites are non-Hispanic.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Language Use in the United States: 2011, U.S. Census Bureau, Educational Attainment in the United
States: 2016, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Services, Household Food Security in the United states in 2016,
Child Trends, Neighborhood Safety, 2013, http://www.childtrends.org/?indicators=neighborhood-safety.
Hispanics also are more likely to face other challenges that
affect health and access to care.

9. Figure 8
34%
27%
23% 22%
14%
11%
9% 9%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Hispanic
White
Note: Nonelderly adults includes individuals 19-64 years of age.
Source: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of March 2014-2017 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic
Supplement.
The uninsured rate for Hispanics declined under the ACA,
but they still are more likely than Whites to be uninsured.
Uninsured Rate Among Nonelderly Adults, 2013-2016
12%
10%
7% 8%
5% 5% 4% 4%
2013 2014 2015 2016
Uninsured Rate Among Children, 2013-2016