Medicare by state
Medicare by State
One page per state: how many people have Medicare, how many chose Medicare Advantage, how many get Extra Help, and the free counseling line to call. Every figure comes from CMS's monthly enrollment file; every phone number from the national SHIP directory.
| State | People with Medicare | In Medicare Advantage | Getting Extra Help |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1,141,498 | 61.5% | 28.3% |
| Alaska | 123,750 | 2.8% | 25.7% |
| Arizona | 1,557,467 | 51.5% | 22.3% |
| Arkansas | 691,984 | 47.2% | 28.3% |
| California | 7,227,107 | 51.5% | 32.2% |
| Colorado | 1,086,711 | 52.3% | 17.8% |
| Connecticut | 782,261 | 56.8% | 32.3% |
| Delaware | 257,556 | 32.7% | 17.7% |
| District of Columbia | 97,610 | 34.4% | 50.9% |
| Florida | 5,323,728 | 57.2% | 23.1% |
| Georgia | 2,025,008 | 56.2% | 27.6% |
| Hawaii | 316,115 | 53.3% | 23.4% |
| Idaho | 415,335 | 46.0% | 17.9% |
| Illinois | 2,483,255 | 43.9% | 22.9% |
| Indiana | 1,423,455 | 50.9% | 22.1% |
| Iowa | 708,067 | 37.7% | 16.7% |
| Kansas | 608,448 | 33.5% | 16.7% |
| Kentucky | 1,008,682 | 55.4% | 26.6% |
| Louisiana | 965,228 | 57.9% | 31.8% |
| Maine | 390,101 | 58.9% | 33.6% |
| Maryland | 1,196,348 | 25.0% | 22.4% |
| Massachusetts | 1,512,967 | 35.8% | 31.7% |
| Michigan | 2,320,424 | 63.5% | 20.2% |
| Minnesota | 1,203,655 | 56.8% | 16.3% |
| Mississippi | 656,328 | 45.3% | 34.7% |
| Missouri | 1,369,424 | 54.6% | 20.8% |
| Montana | 272,020 | 29.8% | 15.8% |
| Nebraska | 398,184 | 34.2% | 16.3% |
| Nevada | 628,268 | 52.1% | 21.1% |
| New Hampshire | 360,215 | 31.3% | 14.4% |
| New Jersey | 1,838,408 | 41.5% | 19.5% |
| New Mexico | 475,564 | 50.8% | 32.9% |
| New York | 4,047,041 | 53.6% | 37.6% |
| North Carolina | 2,317,190 | 57.9% | 22.8% |
| North Dakota | 153,764 | 35.5% | 14.9% |
| Ohio | 2,623,888 | 56.6% | 21.5% |
| Oklahoma | 828,457 | 42.5% | 24.0% |
| Oregon | 970,851 | 53.9% | 23.2% |
| Pennsylvania | 3,032,756 | 54.6% | 21.9% |
| Rhode Island | 252,027 | 59.8% | 25.1% |
| South Carolina | 1,282,897 | 46.7% | 21.9% |
| South Dakota | 206,089 | 35.7% | 15.2% |
| Tennessee | 1,525,795 | 53.6% | 23.1% |
| Texas | 5,004,324 | 54.9% | 23.1% |
| Utah | 488,797 | 55.0% | 13.4% |
| Vermont | 170,345 | 12.7% | 25.3% |
| Virginia | 1,752,760 | 39.6% | 20.3% |
| Washington | 1,580,253 | 49.8% | 21.0% |
| West Virginia | 456,995 | 56.7% | 28.3% |
| Wisconsin | 1,370,855 | 57.5% | 18.0% |
| Wyoming | 132,915 | 15.4% | 14.7% |