pre-existing conditions table
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pre-existing conditions table

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Estimated Number and Percent of Non-Elderly People with Declinable Pre-existing Conditions Under Pre-ACA Practices, 2015
StatePercent of Non-Elderly PopulationNumber of Non-Elderly Adults
Alabama 33% 942,000
Alaska 23% 107,000
Arizona 26% 1,043,000
Arkansas 32% 556,000
California 24% 5,865,000
Colorado 22% 753,000
Connecticut 24% 522,000
Delaware 29% 163,000
District of Columbia 23% 106,000
Florida 26% 3,116,000
Georgia 29% 1,791,000
Hawaii 24% 209,000
Idaho 25% 238,000
Illinois 26% 2,038,000
Indiana 30% 1,175,000
Iowa 24% 448,000
Kansas 30% 504,000
Kentucky 33% 881,000
Louisiana 30% 849,000
Maine 29% 229,000
Maryland 26% 975,000
Massachusetts 24% 999,000
Michigan 28% 1,687,000
Minnesota 22% 744,000
Mississippi 34% 595,000
Missouri 30% 1,090,000
Montana 25% 152,000
Nebraska 25% 275,000
Nevada 25% 439,000
New Hampshire 24% 201,000
New Jersey 23% 1,234,000
New Mexico 27% 332,000
New York 25% 3,031,000
North Carolina 27% 1,658,000
North Dakota 24% 111,000
Ohio 28% 1,919,000
Oklahoma 31% 706,000
Oregon 27% 654,000
Pennsylvania 27% 2,045,000
Rhode Island 25% 164,000
South Carolina 28% 822,000
South Dakota 25% 126,000
Tennessee 32% 1,265,000
Texas 27% 4,536,000
Utah 23% 391,000
Vermont 25% 96,000
Virginia 26% 1,344,000
Washington 25% 1,095,000
West Virginia 36% 392,000
Wisconsin 25% 852,000
Wyoming 27% 94,000
US 27% 52,240,000
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of data from National Health Interview Survey and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.
NOTE: Five states (MA, ME, NJ, NY, VT) had broadly applicable guaranteed access to insurance before the ACA. What protections might exist in these or other states under a repeal and replace scenario is unclear.