--- title: Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Drop description: The number of uninsured Americans has continued to decrease in 2015, according to new federal data released Wednesday. canonical: https://time.com/3992969/number-of-americans-health-insurance/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-12T04:01:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T10:05:22.694Z article:section: Health og:title: Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Drop og:description: The number of uninsured Americans has continued to decrease in 2015, according to new federal data released Wednesday. og:url: https://time.com/3992969/number-of-americans-health-insurance/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad0795dd34f96f88/69877894428a9e6cbfcc66f2/health-first-aid-kit-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: TIME.com stock photos Health First Aid Kit og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Number of Uninsured Americans Continues to Drop twitter:description: The number of uninsured Americans has continued to decrease in 2015, according to new federal data released Wednesday. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltad0795dd34f96f88/69877894428a9e6cbfcc66f2/health-first-aid-kit-3.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nearly 90% of Americans Now Have Health Insurance > Sponsored content. 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Among people under the age 65, the researchers found that the percentage of people with private insurance coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplace or state-based exchanges increased from 6.7 million in the last 3 months of 2014 to 9.7 million in the first 3 months of 2015. Overall, from January through March, the percentage of people in the U.S. who were uninsured was 9.2%. During that time period, adults ages 25 to 34 were twice as likely as adults between ages 45 to 64 to not have health insurance coverage. 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