Health statistics are increasingly important in measuring the nation’s overall well-being. The Census Bureau provides accurate, detailed, and up-to-date statistics—covering people and business—relating to health in America.

We produce statistics on the prevalence of disability and fertility, the percentages of people with and without health insurance - even down to the county level through Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE), and the expenses and investments made by health care establishments. 

Disability: The Census Bureau collects disability data by asking questions about difficulty with daily activities and other functional limitations. In some cases, respondents are also asked about physical, mental, or emotional conditions.

Expenses & Investments: These are statistics on how health care establishments collect funds and how they spend money, from expenses for day-to-day operations to investments in long-term infrastructure.

Fertility: An historical perspective showing the cumulative fertility experience of women to date is available in the June Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS).

Health Insurance: The Census Bureau broadly classifies health insurance as private coverage or government coverage.

Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): The SAHIE program produces and is the only source of single-year estimates of health insurance coverage for states and all counties. SAHIE releases estimates of health insurance coverage by age, sex, race, Hispanic origin, and selected income categories. The estimates can be used to examine the location and concentrations of those with or without health insurance coverage.

(The Census Bureau is not the primary source for data on births. The primary source is the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). NCHS can provide information on the number of births, percent of unmarried mothers, and more. Contact NCHS: 1-800-232- 4636 or nchsquery@cdc.gov)

Our sources for demographic statistics include the American Community Survey (ACS), the Current Population Survey (CPS), and the Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP). For economic statistics, sources include County Business Patterns, Nonemployer Statistics, the Economic Census, the Service Annual Survey, and Statistics of U.S. Businesses. For more information on our surveys go to Census Survey Explorer or for access to select data, go to data.census.gov.