How many American adults live in families struggling with medical bills? This CDC QuickStats, based on the 2020 and 2021 National Health Interview Survey, asked whether anyone in the family had problems paying, or couldn't pay, medical bills in the past 12 months — for doctors, dentists, hospitals, therapists, medication, equipment, nursing homes or home care.
Adults in families with problems paying medical bills, by race and Hispanic origin, 2020–2021. Credit: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The numbers
Overall, 11.3% of U.S. adults were in families that had problems paying medical bills.
| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| Black, non-Hispanic | 16.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13.5% |
| White, non-Hispanic | 10.0% |
| Asian, non-Hispanic | 5.7% |
Among the Hispanic and Latino subgroups shown, the share ranged from 9.7% among Cuban adults to 18.8% among Puerto Rican adults.
Estimates come from household interviews of the civilian, noninstitutionalized U.S. population. CDC has published an erratum for this report.
Sources
Based on "QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Who Were in Families Having Problems Paying Medical Bills During the Previous 12 Months, by Race and Selected Hispanic Origin Subgroups — National Health Interview Survey, United States, 2020–2021," by Michael E. Martinez, Emily P. Terlizzi and Amy E. Cha, National Center for Health Statistics, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 72(15), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; a work of the United States government in the public domain.
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