Share of senior citizens who avoided care due to costs in the U.S. in 2021, by state
In 2021, 5.4 percent of senior citizens in both Texas and Louisiana mentioned that they have avoided getting medical care due to cost reasons, the highest share across all states in the United States. On the other hand, Nebraska and New Hampshire both had the lowest share of senior citizens in the U.S. who reported unmet healthcare needs at 1.7 percent. This statistic represents the share of senior citizens who avoided healthcare services due to cost reasons in the U.S. in 2021, by state.