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Wisconsin Statistics

Uninsured children and families are in every community and the numbers can be staggering.

More than 400,000 Wisconsin residents (64,000 children) lacked health coverage for at least part of the past year.

Below is a quick compilation of some of the most pertinent facts.

You can find more detailed information in the Data Sets drawer.

 

 

Current Population Survey (CPS)

Family Health Survey by the WI Dept of Health Services (DHS)

Uninsured-all in the U.S.

(15.3%)*

UNKNOWN

Uninsured-children in the U.S.

8,618,000 (11.1%)*

UNKNOWN

Uninsured-all in WI
Uninsured all year
Uninsured part of the year

(8.2%)*

488,000 (9%)*
265,000 (5%)*
224,000 (4%)*

Uninsured-children in WI
Uninsured all year
Uninsured part of the year At one point in time

79,000 (5.7%)*

64,000 (5%)*
31,000 (2%)*
33,000 (3%)*
(3%)*

Uninsured-under age 65 in WI
Uninsured all year
Uninsured part of the year

UNKNOWN

418,000 (13%)*
234,000 (7%)*
184,000 (5%)*

Uninsured-all in WI by county

SAHIE†

UNKNOWN

Uninsured-children in WI by county

SAHIE†

UNKNOWN

Uninsured-under age 65 in WI by county

SAHIE†

WI County Health Rankings^
(PDF pages 18-19)

Uninsured MA/SCHIP eligible-all in the U.S.

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Uninsured MA/SCHIP eligible-children in the U.S.**

6,000,000 (68%)*

UNKNOWN

Uninsured MA/SCHIP eligible-all in WI

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

Uninsured MA/SCHIP eligible-children in WI

55,217 (70%)*

UNKNOWN

Uninsured MA/SCHIP eligible-all in WI by county

UNKNOWN

UNKNOWN

‡ data from 2000
^ data from 2000-2006
† data from 2005
* data from 2007

** Please note, the Uninsured MA/SCHIP eligible- children in WI estimate is based on data from 2007, prior to Wisconsin's BadgerCare Plus expansion. Now all kids can get health insurance with BadgerCare Plus, provided they are U.S. citizens or lawfully present immigrants. Also, access to employer-sponsored insurance may impact eligibility.