Medicaid & CHIP

The purpose of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) is to provide free or low-cost health coverage to those who meet the eligibility requirements, including low-income adults, families, children, pregnant women, the elderly, and those with disabilities. Medicaid is available in all fifty states and must follow federal guidelines, however, the eligibility requirements, levels of coverage, and costs may differ state by state. 

Funding for Medicaid and CHIP is threatened under the proposed budget. The budget would slash $715 billion from Medicaid over the next ten years and would cause 13.7 million people to lose coverage.

by the Numbers:

People Enrolled in Medicaid (2024)
Children Enrolled in CHIP (2024)
People Enrolled in CHIP or Children Enrolled in Medicaid (2024)

Funds by State in 2024

This Table summarizes the numbers of enrollees in Medicaid and CHIP per state in 2024.

State Medicaid Enrollment CHIP Enrollment Total Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment
Alaska231,57714,789246,366
Alabama766,009182,084948,093
Arkansas733,56181,486815,047
Arizona1,778,734120,8811,899,615
California12,172,6951,227,19013,399,885
Colorado1,058,326136,5261,194,852
Connecticut904,32123,380927,701
District of Columbia240,02017,388257,408
Delaware236,84012,528249,368
Florida3,568,648172,0213,740,669
Georgia1,699,279230,7271,930,006
Hawaii376,31822,062398,380
Iowa586,74888,915675,663
Idaho296,96820,391317,359
Illinois2,918,179290,3053,208,484
Indiana1,623,361142,2021,765,563
Kansas335,90277,209413,111
Kentucky1,244,822132,7051,377,527
Louisiana1,377,806147,2461,525,052
Massachusetts1,453,344194,2411,647,585
Maryland1,280,697195,3521,476,049
Maine322,30620,712343,018
Michigan2,194,067170,9442,365,011
Minnesota1,146,6674,7921,151,459
Missouri1,118,780131,3241,250,104
Mississippi514,73084,059598,789
Montana193,27820,039213,317
North Carolina2,469,712345,7542,815,466
North Dakota100,5435,056105,599
Nebraska302,97136,953339,924
New Hampshire166,81319,195186,008
New Jersey1,506,239250,3931,756,632
New Mexico686,82547,202734,027
Nevada713,93652,007765,943
New York5,946,806675,3096,622,115
Ohio2,596,879241,1242,838,003
Oklahoma894,91182,004976,915
Oregon1,123,313188,2221,311,535
Pennsylvania2,783,389288,9743,072,363
Rhode Island285,16133,174318,335
South Carolina932,515102,3211,034,836
South Dakota126,95216,387143,339
Tennessee1,268,904168,0511,436,955
Texas3,821,806353,5034,175,309
Utah300,74236,333337,075
Virginia1,596,777198,3791,795,156
Vermont151,8335,137156,970
Washington1,776,11659,8921,836,008
Wisconsin1,108,32080,0171,188,337
West Virginia467,63237,499505,131
Wyoming57,3205,89463,214

Sources:

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/program-information/medicaid-and-chip-enrollment-data/report-highlights

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid 

https://www.medicaid.gov/chip