A survey from 2021 found that around 48 percent of Millennial respondents in the United States currently had medical debt, while a total of 66 percent had been in debt due to medical bills at some point. This statistic shows the percentage of U.S. adults with medical debt as of 2021, by generation.
Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation
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LendingTree. (March 15, 2021). Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248999/share-of-adults-medical-debt-us-by-generation/
LendingTree. "Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation." Chart. March 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248999/share-of-adults-medical-debt-us-by-generation/
LendingTree. (2021). Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248999/share-of-adults-medical-debt-us-by-generation/
LendingTree. "Percentage of Adults in The United States with Medical Debt as of 2021, by Generation." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248999/share-of-adults-medical-debt-us-by-generation/
LendingTree, Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248999/share-of-adults-medical-debt-us-by-generation/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Percentage of adults in the United States with medical debt as of 2021, by generation [Graph], LendingTree, March 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248999/share-of-adults-medical-debt-us-by-generation/