GRAPHIC UTAH: MEDICAID IN UTAH

Medicaid clients comprise an increasing percentage of Utah's population. (Nationally, about 10 percent receive Medicaid.)

YEAR MEDICAID CLIENTS PERCENT OF POPULATION

1983 73,730 4.6%

1984 81,970 5.1%

1985 82,060 5.0%

1986 87,180 5.2%

1987 94,460 5.6%

1988 101,165 6.0%

1989 104,367 6.1%

1990 117,900 6.8%

1991 131,779 7.4%

Source: Utah Foundation, Report 553.