E.g., 06/16/2026
E.g., 06/16/2026

State Income Data - CA

 
California
Florida
Texas
Income & Poverty
2024
2024
2024
Poverty Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 10,790,745
Below 100% of the poverty level 12.7%
100-199% of the poverty level 17.9%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 69.4%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2024 -17.9%
% change: 1990-2000 35.4%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 10.6%
With related children under age 18
14.4%
With related children under age 5
9.3%
Married-couple families 7.8%
With related children under age 18
9.4%
With related children under age 5
6.4%
Families with female householder, no husband present 21.1%
With related children under age 18
31.6%
With related children under age 5
22.7%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 5,863,138
Below 100% of the poverty level
9.4%
100-199% of the poverty level
14.0%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
76.6%
Noncitizens 4,927,607
Below 100% of the poverty level
16.7%
100-199% of the poverty level
22.6%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
60.7%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth  
Born in Africa 229,530
Below 100% of the poverty level
14.5%
Born in Asia 4,396,608
Below 100% of the poverty level
10.8%
Born in Europe 667,107
Below 100% of the poverty level
10.5%
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) 5,290,433
Below 100% of the poverty level
14.7%
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) 125,487
Below 100% of the poverty level
8.2%
Born in Oceania 81,580
Below 100% of the poverty level
6.9%
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 27,912,399
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.4%
100-199% of the poverty level 13.8%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 74.8%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 5.3%
% change: 1990-2000 32.3%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 7.1%
With related children under age 18
10.6%
With related children under age 5
9.5%
Married-couple families 3.5%
With related children under age 18
3.9%
With related children under age 5
3.2%
Families with female householder, no husband present 18.2%
With related children under age 18
26.2%
With related children under age 5
31.1%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Poverty Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 5,342,045
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.9%
100-199% of the poverty level 19.3%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 66.8%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2019 65.3%
% change: 1990-2000 61.9%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 11.2%
With related children under age 18
14.8%
With related children under age 5
14.7%
Married-couple families 8.3%
With related children under age 18
9.1%
With related children under age 5
8.3%
Families with female householder, no husband present 20.2%
With related children under age 18
29.8%
With related children under age 5
33.4%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 2,940,432
Below 100% of the poverty level
10.7%
100-199% of the poverty level
15.7%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
73.6%
Noncitizens 2,401,613
Below 100% of the poverty level
18.0%
100-199% of the poverty level
23.6%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
58.4%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth  
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Asia 563,696
Below 100% of the poverty level
11.7%
Born in Europe 448,391
Below 100% of the poverty level
10.6%
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) 4,103,236
Below 100% of the poverty level
14.6%
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 17,556,277
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.5%
100-199% of the poverty level 15.4%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 73.1%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 35.1%
% change: 1990-2000 15.4%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 7.3%
With related children under age 18
12.1%
With related children under age 5
12.5%
Married-couple families 3.9%
With related children under age 18
4.6%
With related children under age 5
3.9%
Families with female householder, no husband present 19.3%
With related children under age 18
28.3%
With related children under age 5
35.7%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Poverty Foreign Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 5,695,150
Below 100% of the poverty level 16.2%
100-199% of the poverty level 21.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 62.6%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2019 34.0%
% change: 1990-2000 46.0%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 14.7%
With related children under age 18
19.5%
With related children under age 5
19.0%
Married-couple families 10.5%
With related children under age 18
12.6%
With related children under age 5
11.0%
Families with female householder, no husband present 30.7%
With related children under age 18
41.8%
With related children under age 5
54.4%
Poverty by U.S. Citizenship Status (among the foreign born)  
Naturalized citizens 2,393,523
Below 100% of the poverty level
9.6%
100-199% of the poverty level
15.7%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
74.7%
Noncitizens 3,301,627
Below 100% of the poverty level
20.9%
100-199% of the poverty level
25.2%
At or above 200% of the poverty level
53.9%
Foreign Born Living in Poverty by Region of Birth  
Born in Africa N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Asia 1,408,400
Below 100% of the poverty level
9.2%
Born in Europe 223,115
Below 100% of the poverty level
6.7%
Born in Latin America (South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean) 3,639,558
Below 100% of the poverty level
19.8%
Born in Northern America (Canada, Bermuda, Greenland, and St. Pierre and Miquelon) N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
Born in Oceania N
Below 100% of the poverty level
N
U.S. Born
Population (for whom poverty status is determined) (%) 24,947,482
Below 100% of the poverty level 12.8%
100-199% of the poverty level 16.4%
At or above 200% of the poverty level 70.8%
People in Poverty: Change over Time  
% change: 2000-2011 32.7%
% change: 1990-2000 -3.7%
% Families in Poverty by Family Type  
All families (among those for whom poverty status is determined) 8.6%
With related children under age 18
12.6%
With related children under age 5
11.6%
Married-couple families 4.1%
With related children under age 18
4.6%
With related children under age 5
3.3%
Families with female householder, no husband present 23.4%
With related children under age 18
31.1%
With related children under age 5
37.9%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
 
Population (age 5 and older)
Population (age 5 and older)
Population (age 5 and older)
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 36,664,844
Below 100% of the poverty level 4,271,574
Speaks only English
20,001,655
Below 100% of the poverty level 2,102,507
Speaks Spanish
10,590,859
Below 100% of the poverty level 1,510,721
Speaks other Indo-European languages
1,920,304
Below 100% of the poverty level 217,167
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
3,705,255
Below 100% of the poverty level 360,538
Speaks other languages
446,771
Below 100% of the poverty level 80,641
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.7%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 10.5%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 14.3%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.3%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 9.7%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 18.0%
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 21,773,386
Below 100% of the poverty level 2,566,886
Speaks only English
14,753,145
Below 100% of the poverty level 1,621,029
Speaks Spanish
5,131,623
Below 100% of the poverty level 697,229
Speaks other Indo-European languages
1,309,603
Below 100% of the poverty level 171,782
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
387,783
Below 100% of the poverty level 36,392
Speaks other languages
191,232
Below 100% of the poverty level 40,454
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.8%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.0%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.6%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.1%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 9.4%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 21.2%
Poverty by Language Spoken at Home Number
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 28,719,766
Below 100% of the poverty level 3,736,248
Speaks only English
18,422,780
Below 100% of the poverty level 2,045,193
Speaks Spanish
8,133,698
Below 100% of the poverty level 1,482,821
Speaks other Indo-European languages
783,425
Below 100% of the poverty level 72,739
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages
1,002,437
Below 100% of the poverty level 80,200
Speaks other languages
377,426
Below 100% of the poverty level 55,295
%
Household population (among those for whom poverty status is determined, age 5 and older) 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 13.0%
Speaks only English 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 11.1%
Speaks only Spanish 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 18.2%
Speaks other Indo-European languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 9.3%
Speaks Asian or Pacific Island languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 8.0%
Speaks other languages 100%
Below 100% of the poverty level 14.7%
Earnings Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 4,720,925
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.6%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.8%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 5.9%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 11.7%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 18.4%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 20.4%
Earned $75,000 or more 40.2%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 2,567,235
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.5%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
1.4%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
4.1%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
7.4%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
15.2%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
21.6%
Earned $75,000 or more
48.8%
Noncitizens (%) 2,153,690
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.7%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
2.3%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
8.1%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
16.8%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
22.3%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
18.9%
Earned $75,000 or more
30.0%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $62,141
Female $56,660
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
$77,367
Female
$66,843
Noncitizens  
Male
$50,900
Female
$42,292
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 8,961,922
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.5%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.4%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 3.8%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 7.7%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 15.0%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 22.0%
Earned $75,000 or more 48.6%
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Nothing 8  
Nothing 9  
Nothing 10  
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Nothing 12  
Nothing 13  
Nothing 14  
Nothing 15  
Nothing 16  
Nothing 17  
Native Born Native Born
Male $77,321
Female $67,131
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 2,445,152
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.6%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.0%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 9.1%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 17.1%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 22.7%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 21.3%
Earned $75,000 or more 26.3%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 1,382,872
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.5%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
1.8%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
6.3%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
12.1%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
20.8%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
24.5%
Earned $75,000 or more
33.0%
Noncitizens (%) 1,062,280
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.6%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
2.2%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
12.8%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
23.6%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
25.1%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
17.2%
Earned $75,000 or more
17.5%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $50,766
Female $42,676
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
$61,137
Female
$50,482
Noncitizens  
Male
$41,416
Female
$35,288
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 5,847,771
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.4%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 1.5%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 5.2%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 11.7%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 19.7%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 25.9%
Earned $75,000 or more 34.8%
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Nothing 3  
Nothing 4  
Nothing 5  
Nothing 6  
Nothing 7  
Nothing 8  
Nothing 9  
Nothing 10  
Nothing 11  
Nothing 12  
Nothing 13  
Nothing 14  
Nothing 15  
Nothing 16  
Nothing 17  
Native Born Native Born
Male $62,288
Female $52,113
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Earnings Foreign Born
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older). Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 2,712,569
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.8%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.7%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 10.7%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 14.7%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 18.3%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 19.3%
Earned $75,000 or more 32.4%
Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) Earnings in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) by U.S. Citizenship  
Naturalized citizens (%) 1,228,378
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
1.2%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
1.8%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
6.3%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
10.7%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
16.1%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
22.4%
Earned $75,000 or more
41.5%
Noncitizens (%) 1,484,191
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss
2.3%
Earned $10,000-$14,999
3.6%
Earned $15,000-$24,999
14.3%
Earned $25,000-$34,999
18.1%
Earned $35,000-$49,999
20.2%
Earned $50,000-$74,999
16.7%
Earned $75,000 or more
24.9%
Median Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by Gender Foreign Born
Male $54,281
Female $43,314
Median Earnings of Foreign-Born Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars by U.S. Citizenship Status and Gender  
Naturalized citizens  
Male
$70,873
Female
$55,205
Noncitizens  
Male
$46,208
Female
$34,774
U.S. Born
Earnings of Full-Time, Year-Round Workers (age 16 and older) in the Current Year Inflation-Adjusted Dollars (%) 8,944,843
Earned $1-$9,999, or incurred a loss 1.8%
Earned $10,000-$14,999 2.0%
Earned $15,000-$24,999 6.7%
Earned $25,000-$34,999 10.8%
Earned $35,000-$49,999 17.3%
Earned $50,000-$74,999 24.8%
Earned $75,000 or more 36.6%
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Nothing 12  
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Native Born Native Born
Male $66,217
Female $52,257
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Median Household Income Foreign Born
Median Household Income $92,655
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $104,110
Noncitizens $77,428
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $102,405
   
   
   
Median Household Income Foreign Born
Median Household Income $73,314
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $79,993
Noncitizens $63,474
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $79,316
   
   
   
Median Household Income Foreign Born
Median Household Income $73,117
Median Household Income by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens $88,836
Noncitizens $61,357
U.S. Born
Median Household Income $81,246
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 52.3%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 65.7%
Noncitizens 30.7%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 57.6%
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 59.6%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 72.5%
Noncitizens 34.8%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 70.8%
   
   
   
Home Ownership Rate Foreign Born
Home Ownership Rate 59.5%
Home Ownership Rate by Householder's U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized citizens 75.7%
Noncitizens 43.9%
U.S. Born
Home Ownership Rate 63.1%
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 10,830,259
With health insurance 89.9%
With private health insurance
53.7%
With public coverage
44.1%
No health insurance coverage 10.1%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 5,861,434
With health insurance 96.1%
With private health insurance
61.9%
With public coverage
45.9%
No health insurance coverage 3.9%
Noncitizens (%) 4,968,825
With health insurance 82.4%
With private health insurance
44.0%
With public coverage
42.0%
No health insurance coverage 17.6%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 28,148,641
With health insurance 95.7%
With private health insurance
66.9%
With public coverage
39.9%
No health insurance coverage 4.3%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 5,357,525
With health insurance 82.6%
With private health insurance
60.5%
With public coverage
28.9%
No health insurance coverage 17.4%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 2,938,632
With health insurance 91.3%
With private health insurance
63.1%
With public coverage
38.2%
No health insurance coverage 8.7%
Noncitizens (%) 2,418,893
With health insurance 72.1%
With private health insurance
57.4%
With public coverage
17.7%
No health insurance coverage 27.9%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 17,680,940
With health insurance 91.1%
With private health insurance
66.9%
With public coverage
37.9%
No health insurance coverage 8.9%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Health Insurance Coverage Foreign Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 5,714,525
With health insurance 69.0%
With private health insurance
54.0%
With public coverage
19.9%
No health insurance coverage 31.0%
Health Insurance Coverage by U.S. Citizenship Status  
Naturalized Citizens (%) 2,392,808
With health insurance 86.7%
With private health insurance
67.1%
With public coverage
28.2%
No health insurance coverage 13.3%
Noncitizens (%) 3,321,717
With health insurance 56.2%
With private health insurance
44.5%
With public coverage
13.9%
No health insurance coverage 43.8%
U.S. Born
Civilian noninstitutionalized population (%) 25,084,788
With health insurance 86.5%
With private health insurance
66.2%
With public coverage
30.1%
No health insurance coverage 13.5%
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Sources: Migration Policy Institute tabulations of the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) and Decennial Census. Unless stated otherwise, 2024 data are from the one-year ACS file. For information about ACS definitions, click here. For ACS methodology, sampling error, and nonsampling error, click here. Estimates from 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census data as well as ACS microdata are from Steven Ruggles, Sarah Flood, Matthew Sobek, Daniel Backman, Grace Cooper, Julia A. Rivera Drew, Stephanie Richards, Renae Rodgers, Jonathan Schroeder, and Kari C.W. Williams. IPUMS USA: Version 16.0 [dataset]. Minneapolis, MN: IPUMS, 2025. https://doi.org/10.18128/D010.V16.0.

Definitions

  • The term "foreign born" refers to people residing in the United States at the time of the population survey who were not U.S. citizens at birth. The foreign-born population includes naturalized U.S. citizens, lawful permanent immigrants (or green-card holders), refugees and asylees, certain legal nonimmigrants (including those on student, work, or some other temporary visas), and persons residing in the country without authorization.
  • The term "U.S. born" refers to people residing in the United States who were U.S. citizens in one of three categories: people born in one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia; people born in U.S. Insular Areas such as Puerto Rico or Guam; or people who were born abroad to at least one U.S. citizen parent.
  • Poverty status is not determined for unrelated individuals under the age of 15 (such as foster children) or for persons lacking conventional housing. 
  • The term “home ownership rate” refers to the percentage owner households represent among all occupied households.

Data-related notes

  • The letter N Indicates that a number could not be provided by the Census Bureau because the number of sample cases was too small for this state.
  • “Poverty,” “Earnings,” “Median Household Income,” and “Home Ownership Rate”: Data for Alaska, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming are from the Census Bureau's pooled 2020-2024 American Community Survey (ACS). Data for the United States overall and for the remaining states are from the 2024 ACS.
  • “% Families in Poverty by Family Type” section: “Related children” refer to “related children of the householder.”
  • “Health Insurance Coverage”: Private coverage includes employer- or union-provided insurance, insurance purchased directly, and TRICARE (the health program of the U.S. military) or other military health care. Public coverage includes Medicare, Medicaid, or another governmental medical assistance program, and Veterans Administration health care. Individuals can be covered by more than one type of insurance, and they can be covered by both private and public insurers. Since some people may hold both private and public health insurance coverage at the same time, estimates of those with private health insurance and those with public coverage may overlap. Their sum therefore may be greater than the total number of people with health insurance.