Key Takeaways
- As of June 2024, national Medicaid/CHIP enrollment stood at 79,024,067 individuals, reflecting a 6.5% decline from the previous year due to redeterminations.
- In December 2023, Medicaid/CHIP enrollment peaked at 91,237,954 enrollees nationwide before unwinding accelerated.
- FY 2023 average monthly Medicaid enrollment was 82.8 million, up 8% from FY 2022.
- California had 15.3 million Medicaid enrollees as of June 2024, largest in U.S.
- New York Medicaid enrollment: 7.9 million in FY 2023.
- Texas enrolled 5.6 million in Medicaid/CHIP by Q2 2024.
- Children under 19 comprise 38% of Medicaid enrollees nationally, totaling 28.5 million in 2023.
- Adults ages 19-64: 52% of enrollment, 40 million in FY 2023.
- Elderly (65+): 10% or 7.6 million enrollees in 2023.
- Expansion adults 19-64: 20.5 million low-income.
- Traditional Medicaid (TANF/SSI): 28 million children and families.
- Aged/Blind/Disabled: 11.2 million, 15% of enrollment.
- Enrollment grew 20% from 2019-2023 due to ACA and pandemic.
- Unwinding led to 24 million disenrollments processed by June 2024.
- ACA implementation: +15 million enrollees 2014-2016.
After pandemic-era protections ended, national Medicaid enrollment fell by over ten million people.
Age Demographics
Age Demographics Interpretation
Eligibility Groups
Eligibility Groups Interpretation
National Totals
National Totals Interpretation
State Variations
State Variations Interpretation
Temporal Changes
Temporal Changes Interpretation
How We Rate Confidence
Every statistic is queried across four AI models (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity). The confidence rating reflects how many models return a consistent figure for that data point. Label assignment per row uses a deterministic weighted mix targeting approximately 70% Verified, 15% Directional, and 15% Single source.
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AI consensus: 4 of 4 models fully agree
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