Medicaid in Ohio by County
More than 25 percent of Ohio's population receives health care coverage from Medicaid. These fact sheets explore those covered populations, work requirements, and the potential for coverage loss if policy or funding changes are made to the program. Data released 2025.
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More than 3 million Ohioans receive health coverage from Medicaid, representing 25.6% of the state’s population.
The largest group of total Medicaid enrollees are adults aged 19 - 44. The next largest group of enrollees are children aged 6 - 18. Taken together, the greatest impacts are felt by working adults and Ohio families.
25.6% of the Ohio's population receive Medicaid for health care coverage
Medicaid Expansion in Ohio
Current Ohio Medicaid Expansion enrollment includes 769,520 adults.
Medicaid work requirements for the expansion population could see far reaching impacts if implemented. Statewide nearly half of residents with Medicaid Expansion coverage are already working. Others are students, caretakers, or dealing with a chronic health condition.
Ohio’s uninsured rate is half of what it was before Medicaid expansion in 2014
Regular preventive care and treating conditions early reduce the need for high-cost emergency room visits, long hospital stays, and additional public spending.
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