State Snapshot
COLORADO
CO
2015 Estimated Uninsured Rate of 18 to 64 year olds: 2013 Estimated Uninsured Rate of 18 to 64 year olds: Decrease from 2013 to 2015:
9.4% 15.8% 6.4%
Before the first Affordable Care Act enrollment period began, Enroll America and Civis Analytics used sophisticated data targeting techniques to create a model of the uninsured population in America. Over the last three years, this model has proven to be timely and accurate, and has played a critical role in our ability to understand who and where the uninsured are and get them the help they need to enroll in coverage. This year, the model has been updated and was used to estimate insurance status for over 180 million non-elderly adult Americans. Grouping individual-level estimates by geography, race, age, gender, and other characteristics enables us to understand the landscape of the uninsured population across the country. Here we provide a detailed look at the uninsured population in Colorado, put into context by nationwide uninsured rates. All uninsured rates listed in this document are based on the Enroll America/Civis Analytics uninsured model.
Chart 1: Colorado Uninsured Rates for 2013 and 2015 of Key Demographic Groups
Overall
Uninsured Rate
30
Race
25
26
20 15 10
Age
Gender
21 16
21
16 11
5
14
15
11
9
2013
17
15
15 10
10
9
15
14 9
14 8
8
2015
12 7
0 National
Colorado
Black
White
Hispanic
Asian
Male
Quick Summary
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
State Map: 2015 Uninsured Rates by County
● The current uninsured rate in Colorado is 9%. This has decreased by 6% since 2013 prior to the first open enrollment period. ● 15% of Hispanics in Colorado are uninsured, 11% of African-Americans are uninsured and 14% of young adults (ages 18-34) are uninsured. Targeting Recommendations ● Geographic - More uninsured people live in Denver County (15% of the uninsured population) and El Paso County (12% of the uninsured population) than any other county. ● Geographic - The counties with the highest uninsured rates currently are Saguache County (18%), Costilla County (17%), Prowers County (15%) and Alamosa County (15%). ● Demographic - Hispanic men ages 18 to 34 (21%) have the highest 2015 uninsured rates, followed by African American men ages 18 to 34 (18%) and Hispanic women ages 18 to 34 (18%).
Map Scale: Uninsured Rates per County
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20%
Table 1: Distribution of Uninsured Population by Demographic Groups in Quick Summary Race [1] Distribution of Uninsured Population, Ages 18 to 64 % 2013 Uninsured Population in Colorado % 2015 Uninsured Population in Colorado Change from 2013 to 2015
Gender
Age
Black
White
Hispanic
Asian
Male
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
2.0% 1.7% -0.3%
74.4% 74.6% 0.2%
21.7% 21.6% -0.1%
1.9% 2.2% 0.2%
53.1% 53.7% 0.6%
46.9% 46.3% -0.6%
39.0% 41.8% 2.9%
21.1% 17.5% -3.6%
24.2% 23.6% -0.5%
15.8% 17.0% 1.3%
Table 2: 2015 Uninsured Rates in Most Populous Counties Total Top 10 Most Populous Counties, Ordered by Population Size ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ###
Denver County El Paso County Arapahoe County Jefferson County Adams County Boulder County Larimer County Douglas County Weld County Pueblo County
Race
Gender
Age
Percent
2015 Uninsured Rate
Black
White
Hispanic
Asian
Male
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
11% 9% 9% 7% 12% 8% 8% 4% 11% 13%
12% 11% 12% 8% 13% 8% 8% 4% 11% 12%
10% 9% 8% 7% 11% 7% 8% 3% 9% 12%
16% 14% 14% 11% 17% 12% 13% 5% 17% 16%
11% 10% 10% 8% 12% 8% 9% 4% 11% 13%
12% 10% 10% 8% 14% 8% 9% 4% 12% 15%
10% 9% 8% 6% 12% 7% 8% 3% 10% 12%
15% 14% 13% 11% 17% 12% 12% 6% 16% 19%
9% 8% 8% 6% 10% 6% 7% 3% 9% 12%
10% 8% 8% 6% 12% 6% 7% 3% 10% 12%
8% 6% 6% 5% 10% 5% 6% 3% 8% 10%
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% of CO Uninsured Population 15% 12% 11% 8% 10% 6% 6% 3% 6% 4%
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLORADO
CO
Selected Findings from the 2015 Colorado Health Access Survey
Estimated Number of Remaining Uninsured in Colorado - Ages 19-64 [2] % of Uninsured Colorado adults who are Hispanic % of Uninsured Colorado adults who are between the ages of 19 and 29 % of Uninsured Colorado adults who do not know how to get health insurance
313,000 37.9% 30.7% 13.8%
National Map: 2015 Uninsured Rates by County
● In 2013 before the first open enrollment period, Colorado's uninsured rate of 15.8% was 0.6% lower than the national uninsured rate. ● In 2015, Colorado's uninsured rate of 9.4% is 1.3% lower than the current national uninsured rate.
State Comparison with National Uninsured Rate
Uninsured Rate
20
Map Scale: Uninsured Rates per County
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
15 10
16.4
15.8 10.7
2013 9.4
2015
5 0 National
Colorado
Footnotes [1] Civis Analytics uses a similar scoring method to assign most likely race to consumers which explains why the race distribution adds up to 100%. [2] Colorado Health Access Survey, published in September 2015. Full report here: http://coloradohealthinstitute.org/uploads/downloads/2015_CHAS_for_Web_.pdf
Additional Enroll America Research, Blogs and Maps can be found at : https://www.enrollamerica.org/research-maps/
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CO
2015 Estimated Uninsured Rate of 18 to 64 year olds: 2013 Estimated Uninsured Rate of 18 to 64 year olds: Decrease from 2013 to 2015:
9.4% 15.8% 6.4%
Before the first Affordable Care Act enrollment period began, Enroll America and Civis Analytics used sophisticated data targeting techniques to create a model of the uninsured population in America. Over the last three years, this model has proven to be timely and accurate, and has played a critical role in our ability to understand who and where the uninsured are and get them the help they need to enroll in coverage. This year, the model has been updated and was used to estimate insurance status for over 180 million non-elderly adult Americans. Grouping individual-level estimates by geography, race, age, gender, and other characteristics enables us to understand the landscape of the uninsured population across the country. Here we provide a detailed look at the uninsured population in Colorado, put into context by nationwide uninsured rates. All uninsured rates listed in this document are based on the Enroll America/Civis Analytics uninsured model.
Chart 1: Colorado Uninsured Rates for 2013 and 2015 of Key Demographic Groups
Overall
Uninsured Rate
30
Race
25
26
20 15 10
Age
Gender
21 16
21
16 11
5
14
15
11
9
2013
17
15
15 10
10
9
15
14 9
14 8
8
2015
12 7
0 National
Colorado
Black
White
Hispanic
Asian
Male
Quick Summary
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
State Map: 2015 Uninsured Rates by County
● The current uninsured rate in Colorado is 9%. This has decreased by 6% since 2013 prior to the first open enrollment period. ● 15% of Hispanics in Colorado are uninsured, 11% of African-Americans are uninsured and 14% of young adults (ages 18-34) are uninsured. Targeting Recommendations ● Geographic - More uninsured people live in Denver County (15% of the uninsured population) and El Paso County (12% of the uninsured population) than any other county. ● Geographic - The counties with the highest uninsured rates currently are Saguache County (18%), Costilla County (17%), Prowers County (15%) and Alamosa County (15%). ● Demographic - Hispanic men ages 18 to 34 (21%) have the highest 2015 uninsured rates, followed by African American men ages 18 to 34 (18%) and Hispanic women ages 18 to 34 (18%).
Map Scale: Uninsured Rates per County
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5%
10%
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20%
Table 1: Distribution of Uninsured Population by Demographic Groups in Quick Summary Race [1] Distribution of Uninsured Population, Ages 18 to 64 % 2013 Uninsured Population in Colorado % 2015 Uninsured Population in Colorado Change from 2013 to 2015
Gender
Age
Black
White
Hispanic
Asian
Male
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
2.0% 1.7% -0.3%
74.4% 74.6% 0.2%
21.7% 21.6% -0.1%
1.9% 2.2% 0.2%
53.1% 53.7% 0.6%
46.9% 46.3% -0.6%
39.0% 41.8% 2.9%
21.1% 17.5% -3.6%
24.2% 23.6% -0.5%
15.8% 17.0% 1.3%
Table 2: 2015 Uninsured Rates in Most Populous Counties Total Top 10 Most Populous Counties, Ordered by Population Size ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ### ###
Denver County El Paso County Arapahoe County Jefferson County Adams County Boulder County Larimer County Douglas County Weld County Pueblo County
Race
Gender
Age
Percent
2015 Uninsured Rate
Black
White
Hispanic
Asian
Male
Female
18 - 34
35 - 44
45 - 54
55 - 64
11% 9% 9% 7% 12% 8% 8% 4% 11% 13%
12% 11% 12% 8% 13% 8% 8% 4% 11% 12%
10% 9% 8% 7% 11% 7% 8% 3% 9% 12%
16% 14% 14% 11% 17% 12% 13% 5% 17% 16%
11% 10% 10% 8% 12% 8% 9% 4% 11% 13%
12% 10% 10% 8% 14% 8% 9% 4% 12% 15%
10% 9% 8% 6% 12% 7% 8% 3% 10% 12%
15% 14% 13% 11% 17% 12% 12% 6% 16% 19%
9% 8% 8% 6% 10% 6% 7% 3% 9% 12%
10% 8% 8% 6% 12% 6% 7% 3% 10% 12%
8% 6% 6% 5% 10% 5% 6% 3% 8% 10%
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% of CO Uninsured Population 15% 12% 11% 8% 10% 6% 6% 3% 6% 4%
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COLORADO
CO
Selected Findings from the 2015 Colorado Health Access Survey
Estimated Number of Remaining Uninsured in Colorado - Ages 19-64 [2] % of Uninsured Colorado adults who are Hispanic % of Uninsured Colorado adults who are between the ages of 19 and 29 % of Uninsured Colorado adults who do not know how to get health insurance
313,000 37.9% 30.7% 13.8%
National Map: 2015 Uninsured Rates by County
● In 2013 before the first open enrollment period, Colorado's uninsured rate of 15.8% was 0.6% lower than the national uninsured rate. ● In 2015, Colorado's uninsured rate of 9.4% is 1.3% lower than the current national uninsured rate.
State Comparison with National Uninsured Rate
Uninsured Rate
20
Map Scale: Uninsured Rates per County
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
15 10
16.4
15.8 10.7
2013 9.4
2015
5 0 National
Colorado
Footnotes [1] Civis Analytics uses a similar scoring method to assign most likely race to consumers which explains why the race distribution adds up to 100%. [2] Colorado Health Access Survey, published in September 2015. Full report here: http://coloradohealthinstitute.org/uploads/downloads/2015_CHAS_for_Web_.pdf
Additional Enroll America Research, Blogs and Maps can be found at : https://www.enrollamerica.org/research-maps/
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