In 2009, over 6.5 million Californians were uninsured, including over 10% of the state’s children.

California has the largest population in the United States, estimated to be 36,961,664 in 2009.[i] In the same year, over 6.5 million residents were uninsured,[ii] including about 11% of California’s children.[iii]


[i]U.S. CENSUS BUREAU. STATE AND COUNTY QUICKFACTS (2010), available at http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/06000.html (last accessed June 2010).
[ii]THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, statehealthfacts.org. Data Source: Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements), available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org:/comparetable.jsp?ind=125&cat=3 (last accessed June 2010).
[iii]THE KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION, statehealthfacts.org. Data Source: Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements), available at http://www.statehealthfacts.org:/comparetable.jsp?ind=127&cat=3 (last accessed June 2010).

 

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