Data

The Virginia Health Care Foundation produces data and information regarding uninsured and underserved Virginians and access to care-related topics.

Profile of Virginia’s Uninsured

There is no better resource than the Foundation’s Profile of Virginia’s Uninsured for detailed information about Virginians without health insurance. This in-depth analysis provides detailed data about uninsured Virginians, including those who may be eligible for Cardinal Care (Virginia Medicaid) or financial assistance on Virginia’s Health Insurance Marketplace.

Key Findings:

  • 7.6% or 530,000 of nonelderly Virginians had no health insurance in 2023.
    • 8.7% of Virginians, ages 19 to 64, had no health insurance — 439,000 non-elderly adult Virginians.
    • 4.6% of Virginians, birth through age 18, had no health insurance – 92,000 children.
  • Most nonelderly uninsured Virginians are income-eligible for Medicaid/CHIP or a financial subsidy on the Health Insurance Marketplace (nonelderly adults: 84.7%; children: 79.7%).

Assessment of the Capacity of Virginia’s Licensed Behavioral Health Workforce

The Assessment is a tool to help to increase access to basic mental health services for Virginians. It provides a baseline for organizations to measure progress expanding Virginia’s behavioral health (BH) workforce to meet current and future demand for services.

The Assessment provides statewide and locality-specific data on the capacity of each of Virginia’s five types of licensed BH professionals (demographics, pipeline, demand).

Summary of Key Findings:

  • A large and disproportionate number of Virginia’s licensed BH professionals are at or near retirement age (61% of Psychiatrists are age 55 or older).
  • Virginia’s BH workforce does not reflect the racial and ethnic diversity of the Commonwealth’s population overall.
  • Virginia localities with no or a few BH professionals have poorer outcomes on key BH indicators than localities with more BH professionals.
  • The number who become licensed in Virginia each year is insufficient to maintain even the current inadequate supply of BH professionals.

Notes:

  • As of November 2023, all Virginia localities are now federally-designated mental health professional shortage areas.
  • The Virginia Department of Health Professions Health Workforce Data Center’s Virginia’s Behavioral Health Dashboard includes updated data for some items in the Assessment (FTEs by locality, proportion over age 55).

Last Updated on February 10, 2026