Uninsured rate, term by term
Every term lined up from its inauguration. Context is everything: compare the start of a term with the trend it inherited and with what was happening in the world (recessions, pandemics), all of which are on the full uninsured rate chart.
Of the 3 completed terms with data, the uninsured rate rose fastest under Donald Trump (1st term), at +0.20 pts/yr against −1.55 pts/yr in the four years before, and fell fastest under Barack Obama, at −0.75 pts/yr.
Numbers
| President | During term | 4 years before |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Trump (2nd term) | no data | no data |
| Joe Biden | 9.2% → 8.2% −0.20 pts/yr | +0.20 pts/yr |
| Donald Trump (1st term) | 8.6% → 9.2% +0.20 pts/yr | −1.55 pts/yr |
| Barack Obama | 14.6% → 8.6% −0.75 pts/yr | — |
| George W. Bush | no data | no data |
| Bill Clinton | no data | no data |
| George H. W. Bush | no data | no data |
| Ronald Reagan | no data | no data |
| Jimmy Carter | no data | no data |