Health Insurance Estimates Tool
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Retrieve health insurance coverage estimates for US counties by year, age, income, and race. Get number and percentage of insured and uninsured individuals.
Instructions
Retrieve health insurance coverage estimates from the Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program. Get single-year estimates of health insurance coverage status for all counties by selected economic and demographic characteristics. Data includes number and percentage of people with and without health insurance, by age group, income level, and race/ethnicity. Available from 2006 to present.
Input Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| year | No | Year for health insurance estimates (2006-2023). Default: 2022. | 2022 |
| variables | No | Array of health insurance variables to retrieve. Common: NIC_PT (number insured), NUI_PT (number uninsured), PCTIC_PT (percent insured), PCTUI_PT (percent uninsured), NIPR_PT (number in poverty range), PCTLIIC_PT (percent low-income insured). Default: [NIC_PT, NUI_PT, PCTIC_PT, PCTUI_PT]. | |
| geography | Yes | Geographic level to query. Options: us (national), state, county. | |
| state | No | State FIPS code (2 digits). Required for county geography, optional for state geography to get a specific state. | |
| county | No | County FIPS code (3 digits). Optional to get a specific county within a state. | |
| ageCategory | No | Age category filter. 0: Under 65 years, 1: 18 to 64, 2: 40 to 64, 3: 50 to 64, 4: Under 19 years, 5: 21 to 64 years. | |
| incomeRange | No | Income range category. 0: All incomes, 1: At or below 138% of poverty threshold, 2: At or below 200%, 3: At or below 250%, 4: At or below 400%. | |
| raceEthnicity | No | Race/ethnicity category. 0: All races, 1: White alone not Hispanic, 2: Black alone, 3: Hispanic (any race). |