Figure C

Families and individuals of color more likely to rely on Medicaid and SNAP benefits: Share of individuals on Medicaid and share of families receiving SNAP benefits by race and ethnicity, 2023

 

Share
Overall 18.9%
White 12.9%
Black 29.0%
Asian 17.4%
Hispanic 29.6%
Overall 11.8%
White 7.85%
Black  24.91%
AIAN 23.07%
Asian  8.50%
NHPI 20.17%
Hispanic 18.48%

 

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Note: Medicaid refers to the specific Medicaid government program and other programs for low-income individuals administered by the states such as the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). All race categories are single race and do not distinguish Hispanic ethnicity from non-Hispanic ethnicity, except for white, which is exclusive of Hispanic ethnicity (i.e., non-Hispanic white alone, Black alone, and Asian alone). Hispanic can be of any race. AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native and NHPI refers to Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. 

Source: Medicaid data from U.S. Census Bureau, Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2023, Health Insurance Historical Tables, Table HHI_01 [table]. SNAP benefit data from author's analysis of U.S. Census Bureau 2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Table S2201.

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