In 2021, 72.7 percent of deliveries of Asian mothers were covered by private insurance, in comparison less than one-third of deliveries of Black and Hispanic mothers were covered by private health insurance in the United States. This statistic depicts the distribution of the main source of payment for childbirth in the U.S. in 2021, by maternal race.
Distribution of main source of payment for childbirth in the U.S. in 2021, by maternal race
Characteristic
Private insurance
Medicaid
Self pay
Others
American Indian or Alaska Native
66.2%
23.2%
1.8%
8.9%
Asian
72.7%
22.5%
1.9%
3%
Black
30.8%
64%
2.1%
3.2%
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
58.1%
28.9%
6.4%
6.6%
White
65%
28.1%
3.5%
3.4%
Hispanics
32.1%
58.1%
6.5%
3.4%
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CDC, & NCHS. (May 25, 2022). Distribution of main source of payment for childbirth in the U.S. in 2021, by maternal race [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387845/source-of-payment-for-childbirth-by-maternal-race-in-the-us/
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CDC, and NCHS. "Distribution of Main Source of Payment for Childbirth in The U.S. in 2021, by Maternal Race." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1387845/source-of-payment-for-childbirth-by-maternal-race-in-the-us/
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