By The Numbers
9 of the 108 Health Care Sharing Ministries have large, open membership.
$1.3 billion of medical expenses shared by Health Care Sharing Ministries in 2019.
1.5 million Americans are active members of a Health Care Sharing Ministry.
HHS has certified 108 Health Care Sharing Ministries as meeting the federal definition.
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Health Care Sharing Ministries have historically shared 100% of eligible medical bills.
Members of Health Care Sharing Ministries live in all 50 states.
Members of Health Care Sharing Ministries By State
These are reported 2020 membership numbers from some of the largest ministries
| Alabama | 11,848 |
| Alaska | 6,384 |
| Arizona | 28,363 |
| Arkansas | 6,099 |
| California | 68,944 |
| Colorado | 48,170 |
| Connecticut | 5,294 |
| Delaware | 2,341 |
| District of Columbia | 224 |
| Florida | 62,954 |
| Georgia | 62,168 |
| Hawaii | 1,229 |
| Idaho | 15,831 |
| Illinois | 35,963 |
| Indiana | 39,247 |
| Iowa | 11,868 |
| Kansas | 19,184 |
| Kentucky | 11,364 |
| Louisiana | 12,251 |
| Maine | 3,761 |
| Maryland | 6,781 |
| Massachusetts | 2,255 |
| Michigan | 22,173 |
| Minnesota | 27,294 |
| Mississippi | 8,017 |
| Missouri | 29,972 |
| Montana | 8,240 |
| Nebraska | 13,077 |
| Nevada | 7,145 |
| New Hampshire | 3,792 |
| New Jersey | 15,005 |
| New Mexico | 5,123 |
| New York | 14,295 |
| North Carolina | 40,861 |
| North Dakota | 3,473 |
| Ohio | 32,610 |
| Oklahoma | 15,418 |
| Oregon | 17,028 |
| Pennsylvania | 26,864 |
| Rhode Island | 493 |
| South Carolina | 21,103 |
| South Dakota | 6,258 |
| Tennessee | 28,353 |
| Texas | 144,382 |
| Utah | 21,972 |
| Vermont | 652 |
| Virginia | 25,302 |
| Washington | 32,693 |
| West Virginia | 3,810 |
| Wisconsin | 18,243 |
| Wyoming | 5,424 |
| Outside the U.S. or other: | 497 |