Mapping uninsurance by race/ethnicity: three scenarios

As of December 2014, only 27 states and the District of Columbia have decided to expand Medicaid. This map shows the uninsured nonelderly by race/ethnicity and location, projected for 2016.

Switch between the three scenarios to explore.

Without the ACA ACA with Current Expansion Decisions ACA with All States Expanding Medicaid

White
Latino
Black
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native

Each dot represents 100 uninsured nonelderly.
Dots are randomly dispersed within 2000 Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) and do not represent exact locations. Data source: ACS-HIPSM 2014. ACA modeled as fully implemented in 2016.

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