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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

dark blue chart bars Significantly different than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Adults with Medicaid Health Insurance

Select a Census Tract
Measurement Period: 2023
This indicator shows the percentage of adults aged 18 years and older that have Medicaid health insurance coverage.

Why is this important?

Medicaid is the federal health insurance program for low-income people, families and children, pregnant women, the elderly, and people with disabilities. It is funded jointly by states and the federal government. Additionally, following the Affordable Care Act, some states have expanded their Medicaid coverage population to include all people with household incomes below a certain level. 
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Adults with Medicaid Health Insurance

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Comparison:
Measurement Period: 2023
Data Source: Claritas Consumer Profiles
December 3, 2024www.cherokeepublichealth.org
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2.6% - 7.9%
7.9% - 12.7%
12.7% - 17.3%
17.3% - 22.3%
22.3% - 29.3%
There are 374 Census Tract values. The lowest value is 2.6%, and the highest value is 29.3%. Half of the values are between 9.7% and 19.3%. The middle (median) value is 14.2%.

Data Source

Filed under: Health / Health Care Access & Quality, Social Determinants of Health, Adults