Number of Uninsured In United States Rises To 41 Million

October 7, 2002 Number of Uninsured In United States Rises To 41 Million The number of people with health insurance rose by 1.2 million between 2000 and 2001, to 240.9 million, but at the same time the number of uninsured rose by 1.4 million, to 41.2 million, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau reported on September 30, 2002. Meanwhile, an estimated 14.6 percent of the population had no health insurance coverage during all of 2001, up from 14.2 percent in 2000. Other findings include: The number and percentage of people covered by government health . . .