Analysis of Recent National Trends in Medicaid and CHIP Enrollment

This data note looks at national and state-by-state Medicaid and CHIP enrollment data through June 2021, as the COVID-19 vaccine became widely available to children and adults ages 12 and older and the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths were nearing a low point in 2022. Total Medicaid/CHIP enrollment grew to 83.2 million in June 2021, an increase of 12.0 million from enrollment in February 2020 (16.8%), right before the pandemic and when enrollment began to steadily increase.