Table 1.
Demographic Distribution in Community Health Centers in Nonexpansion and Expansion States, 2012-2015.
| Nonexpansion Statesa | Expansion Statesb | |
|---|---|---|
| No. of community health centers | 167 | 245 |
| Total no. of patients | 388 152 | 487 419 |
| Total no. of primary care encounters | 1 718 348 | 2 993 885 |
| Patient demographics | ||
| Gender, n (%) | ||
| Female | 240 223 (61.9) | 271 306 (55.7) |
| Male | 147 920 (38.1) | 215 713 (44.3) |
| Other/unknown | 9 (<0.1) | 400 (0.1) |
| Age group (years), as of January 1, 2014, n (%) | ||
| 19-26 | 60 106 (15.5) | 82 303 (16.9) |
| 27-39 | 113 341 (29.2) | 155 230 (31.9) |
| 40-64 | 214 705 (55.3) | 249 886 (51.3) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 145 688 (37.5) | 153 858 (31.6) |
| Non-Hispanic white | 116 966 (30.1) | 242 080 (49.7) |
| Non-Hispanic black | 101 322 (26.1) | 46 713 (9.6) |
| Other/unknown | 24 176 (6.2) | 44 768 (9.2) |
| Primary language, n (%) | ||
| English | 296 392 (76.4) | 382 148 (78.4) |
| Spanish | 84 710 (21.8) | 86 100 (17.7) |
| Other/unknown | 7050 (1.8) | 19 171 (3.9) |
| Federal poverty level (last recorded), n (%) | ||
| ≤ 138% | 304 612 (78.5) | 323 604 (66.4) |
| >138% | 45 970 (11.8) | 73 814 (15.1) |
| Unknown | 37 570 (9.7) | 90 001 (18.5) |
a
Nonexpansion states: FL, KS, MO, NC.
b
Expansion states: CA, HI, NM, OH, OR, RI, WA, WI.