Obamacare: Enrollment numbers and Medicaid expansion

Obamacare: Enrollment numbers and Medicaid expansion

updated 4:36 PM ET, May 5, 2014

An estimated 48 million Americans are uninsured. Americans are now required to have health insurance. If they aren’t already covered through a job or government program, they have the option to buy a policy through a health insurance marketplace or, in some states, to enroll in a newly expanded Medicaid program. Open enrollment through these programs closed on April 19, 2014. This map shows "the number of individuals who have selected a marketplace plan" in various states, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

State-by-state

Medicaid expansion:
  • Yes
  • Maybe
  • No

Total number of individuals who have selected a marketplace plan: 8,019,763

Data current as of: April 19, 2014

Click on a state for more information.

Note: The status described as "individuals who have selected a marketplace plan" refers to people who have completed the application and selected a plan "with or without the first premium payment having been received by the Marketplace or the issuer," according to the HHS.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Enrollment over time

Enrollment is defined as the number of individuals who have picked a health insurance plan from the Obamacare marketplace.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Data current as of April 19, 2014

Enrollment by age

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Data current as of April 19, 2014

Financial assistance

Individuals below a certain income level who purchase a plan through the marketplace may qualify for financial assistance from the government.

Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Data current as of April 19, 2014