---
title: "Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment"
slug: medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly
summary: "72.9 million people enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in July 2026, down from 77.6 million a year earlier"
category: "Who's Hurting"
unit: count
frequency: monthly
direction: not_applicable
latest_value: 72946510
latest_period: "2026-07"
trend: falling
last_updated: "2026-11-02T14:44:22Z"
source: "Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicaid & CHIP Monthly Enrollment"
source_url: https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/6165f45b-ca93-5bb5-9d06-db29c692a360
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment.\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment.\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/."
---

# Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment

> 72.9 million people enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in July 2026, down from 77.6 million a year earlier

## Current Reading

As of July 2026, Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment is **72.95 million** (falling).

people enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in the 50 states and DC

## What Changed

- 72.9 million people were enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP in July 2026, as states reported to CMS, down from 77.6 million a year earlier.
- The total is a net point-in-time count; it does not show what coverage people had after leaving Medicaid or CHIP.

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2026-07 | 72.947M |
| 2026-06 | 73.167M |
| 2026-05 | 73.526M |
| 2026-04 | 73.871M |
| 2026-03 | 74.292M |
| 2026-02 | 74.878M |
| 2026-01 | 75.264M |
| 2025-12 | 75.726M |
| 2025-11 | 76.016M |
| 2025-10 | 76.776M |
| 2025-09 | 77.035M |
| 2025-08 | 77.287M |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 2017: **94.39 million** in April 2023
- Low since 2017: **70.97 million** in December 2019
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **84.09 million**

## Methodology

This indicator carries monthly observations and is interpreted as measuring something other than household condition, so neither end of the range reads as household distress. Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicaid & CHIP Monthly Enrollment.
Automation: collected automatically on the daily refresh pipeline, with no hand entry.

## Source

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Medicaid & CHIP Monthly Enrollment — [https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/6165f45b-ca93-5bb5-9d06-db29c692a360](https://data.medicaid.gov/dataset/6165f45b-ca93-5bb5-9d06-db29c692a360)

Data retrieved: 2026-11-02T14:44:22Z

## Machine-Readable Endpoints

- HTML page: https://americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/
- JSON: https://americandefault.org/api/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly.json
- CSV: https://americandefault.org/api/downloads/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly.csv
- BibTeX: https://americandefault.org/citations/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly.bib
- RIS: https://americandefault.org/citations/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly.ris

## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/

**Chicago (author-date)**

    Kilburn, Ross. 2026. "Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment." American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/.

**MLA 9th**

    Kilburn, Ross. "Medicaid / CHIP Enrollment." American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/medicaid-chip-enrollment-monthly/.

Use **American Default Research** as the institutional name in source lists, bibliographies, and press citations. **American Default** is the brand and URL form. **American Distress Index (ADI)** is the product name for the national composite score.