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

Published by
Preeti Vankar,
Jun 19, 2023
In 2022, among those with medical debt, around 57 percent of adults in the U.S. who have a household income of kess than 40 thousand U.S. dollars stated that they currently had medical debt, in comparison only 26 percent with a houshold income of 90 thousand and higher stated the same.This statistic illustrates the percentage of adults in the United States who have medical debt as of 2022, by income.

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

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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

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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