Share of adults in the United States who have medical debt 2022, by region

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Preeti Vankar,
Jun 19, 2023
In 2022, around 48 percent of adults who live in Southern regions of the United States stated that they currently had medical debt. This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt, by region.

Percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt in 2022, by region

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Release date

June 2022

Region

United States

Survey time period

February 25 to March 20, 2022

Number of respondents

2,375*

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

Adults who currently have medical debt

Method of interview

Face-to-face interviews, telephone interviews

Supplementary notes

* The sample consists of 1,674 adults who have present or past medical debt and 698 adults who have not had medical debt in the last five years.

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