Transcript Concentration of Health Care Spending in the U.S. Population, 2010 97.3% Percent of Total Health Care Spending 100% 81.7% 80% 75.0% 65.2% 60% 49.5% 40% 21.0% 20% 2.7% 0% Top 1% (≥$53,238) Top 5% (≥$18,086) Top 10% (≥$10,044) Top 15% (≥$6,696) Top 20% Top 50% (≥$4,639) Bottom.

Concentration of Health Care Spending in the U.S.
Population, 2010
97.3%
Percent of Total Health Care Spending
100%
81.7%
80%
75.0%
65.2%
60%
49.5%
40%
21.0%
20%
2.7%
0%
Top 1%
(≥$53,238)
Top 5%
(≥$18,086)
Top 10%
(≥$10,044)
Top 15%
(≥$6,696)
Top 20%
Top 50%
(≥$4,639)
Bottom 50%
(≥$829)
(<$829)
Percent of Population, Ranked by Health Care Spending
NOTE: Dollar amounts in parentheses are the annual expenses per person in each percentile. Population is the civilian
noninstitutionalized population, including those without any health care spending. Health care spending is total payments from all
sources (including direct payments from individuals and families, private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and miscellaneous other
sources) to hospitals, physicians, other providers (including dental care), and pharmacies; health insurance premiums are not included.
SOURCE: Kaiser Family Foundation calculations using data from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), Household Component, 2010.