This section of charts shows Lacey Washington healthcare data based on the most recent 2019 data from the Census Bureau which was released in December of 2020 and tracks healthcare in the United States. Figure 1 shows the percentage of people who acquired some form of health coverage insurance during open enrollment. Lacey shows it has a With Coverage of 96.0% which is the third most insured of all other places in the greater Lacey region. The city with the highest health insurance coverage in the area is DuPont which indicates an insured of 99.2% (only about 3.3% larger). The next chart (Figure 2) shows the change in the percent of people covered from 2018 to 2019 (latest year available) in the percentage of people in the greater Lacey area who had some form of health insurance coverage. Lacey depicts it has a Change in Coverage of 1.2% which is in the center range of other places in the surrounding region. The city with the highest change in health insurance coverage in the area is Nisqually Indian Community CDP which depicts a change in insured of 5.9% (approximately 4.9 times bigger).
In Figure 3 the relative proportions of different types of health insurance coverage benefits are shown (broken down by major categories of public versus private.) Not public insurance includes affordable care act/Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid. Lacey has one of the largest proportions of private health insurance at 38.0% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger city being Anderson Island CDP with 51.1%. Second, it has less than most other places in the local area when ranked by public health insurance at 4.0% of the total.
Figure 4 shows the proportion of Lacey Washington residents who are covered by more than one health insurance carrier. This occurs when, for instance a person might have Medicare as well as a private health plan. Lacey has the percentage of people with two or more types of health insurance less than most other places in the metro area at 4% of the total.
The next chart shows a more detailed view of the types of health insurance held by people in the area including employer provided, direct purchased, Medicare, and public healthcare options (e.g. Medicaid.) Figure 5, has the percentage of medicaid or public coverage less than most other places in the metro area at 6% of the total.
The next two charts show the percentage of men and women with coverage. First, Figure 6 shows men and it has a With Healthcare Coverage-Men of 95% which is the third most insurance coverage of all other places in the greater Lacey region. The city with the highest men with health care insurance coverage in the area is DuPont which depicts an insurance coverage of 100% (only about 5.2% larger). In the
