Of the 76.6 million children in the US under age 19, 9.2 million (12.0 percent) were uninsured in 2000.

In 2000, 22.9 percent of children under age 19 (17.5 million children) received publicly-funded health insurance coverage, including 19.9 percent (15.3 million children) covered by Medicaid.

Private health insurance coverage was reported for 70.5 percent of children under 19 (54 million children), with 65.9 percent (50.5 million children) covered by employer-based insurance plans.