KFF's 2023-Data Estimate: Texas Holds ~42% of the U.S. Medicaid Coverage Gap (~588,000 Adults)
KFF's February 2025 brief uses 2023 American Community Survey data to estimate 1.4 million uninsured adults in the coverage gap across the 10 non-expansion states. Texas accounts for 42% — about 588,000 people by applying that share — the largest state share.
The estimate is a 2023-data snapshot rather than a live 2026 count, but it documents the scale of the uninsured population served by Texas FQHCs.
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FQHC Talent. (2025, February 25). KFF's 2023-Data Estimate: Texas Holds ~42% of the U.S. Medicaid Coverage Gap (~588,000 Adults). Primary source: KFF. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/tx-medicaid-coverage-gap-42pct
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