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Distribution of Medicare Enrollees by Race/Ethnicity, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

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United StatesPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White77.7%
Black10.3%
Hispanic7.5%
Other4.5%



AlabamaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White73.7%
Black24.5%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

AlaskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White77.2%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Other18.9%

ArizonaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White76.0%
BlackNSD
Hispanic13.0%
Other8.3%

ArkansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White87.0%
Black10.8%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

CaliforniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White61.1%
Black6.4%
Hispanic19.0%
Other13.5%

ColoradoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White83.3%
BlackNSD
Hispanic10.8%
OtherNSD

ConnecticutPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White85.2%
Black6.4%
Hispanic6.5%
OtherNSD

DelawarePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White83.0%
Black13.2%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

District of ColumbiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White24.4%
Black69.1%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

FloridaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White77.0%
Black8.4%
Hispanic13.1%
OtherNSD

GeorgiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White68.7%
Black27.6%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

HawaiiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White20.5%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Other76.1%

IdahoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White95.8%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

IllinoisPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White79.5%
Black13.8%
Hispanic4.7%
OtherNSD

IndianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White90.4%
Black6.9%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

IowaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White96.1%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

KansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White87.7%
Black4.9%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

KentuckyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White93.8%
Black5.0%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

LouisianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White72.6%
Black25.2%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MainePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White96.5%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MarylandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White71.6%
Black22.8%
HispanicNSD
Other3.6%

MassachusettsPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White88.5%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MichiganPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White83.9%
Black11.6%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MinnesotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White94.8%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MississippiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White70.7%
Black27.8%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MissouriPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White86.8%
Black9.8%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

MontanaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White91.8%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Other6.7%

NebraskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White92.1%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

NevadaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White78.9%
Black6.2%
Hispanic6.7%
Other8.2%

New HampshirePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White97.0%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

New JerseyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White72.6%
Black12.6%
Hispanic8.5%
Other6.2%

New MexicoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White53.3%
BlackNSD
Hispanic39.4%
OtherNSD

New YorkPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White73.6%
Black10.9%
Hispanic9.9%
Other5.6%

North CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White78.6%
Black17.5%
HispanicNSD
Other3.2%

North DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White94.0%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

OhioPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White87.7%
Black10.1%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

OklahomaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White79.6%
Black4.7%
HispanicNSD
Other12.9%

OregonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White93.3%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

PennsylvaniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White89.9%
Black7.5%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

Rhode IslandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White89.8%
BlackNSD
Hispanic4.8%
OtherNSD

South CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White70.3%
Black27.0%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

South DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White92.0%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Other6.4%

TennesseePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White84.7%
Black12.5%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

TexasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White60.7%
Black11.7%
Hispanic24.9%
Other2.6%

UtahPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White90.8%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

VermontPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White97.0%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White80.7%
Black15.0%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

WashingtonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White86.4%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
Other8.8%

West VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White96.0%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

WisconsinPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White90.8%
Black6.1%
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD

WyomingPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
White92.1%
BlackNSD
HispanicNSD
OtherNSD



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Notes: 

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding effects and the exclusion of a small percentage of Medicare enrollees under the age of 19.
Includes beneficiaries dually enrolled in Medicare and Medicaid.

For current Medicare enrollment figures, please refer to the Medicare section, which reports administrative data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
For more details, see "Notes to Topics Based on the Current Population Survey (CPS)" at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/methodology.

Sources: 

Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements).

Definitions: 

Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race; all other racial/ethnic groups are non-Hispanic.
"Other" includes Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders, American Indians, Aleutians, Eskimos and persons of "Two or More Races". These groups have been combined due to their small populations in many states which prevent meaningful statistical analyses of the groups individually.
NSD: Not Sufficient Data.




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