Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence in Alabama
Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence in Alabama was $9,280 in 2020, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 6.2% from 2019. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2020.
Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence in Alabama, 1991 to 2020
All 30 values
| Period | USD |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 9,280 |
| 2019 | 8,741 |
| 2018 | 8,343 |
| 2017 | 8,154 |
| 2016 | 7,968 |
| 2015 | 7,657 |
| 2014 | 7,277 |
| 2013 | 6,969 |
| 2012 | 6,797 |
| 2011 | 6,513 |
| 2010 | 6,406 |
| 2009 | 6,322 |
| 2008 | 6,100 |
| 2007 | 5,942 |
| 2006 | 5,768 |
| 2005 | 5,546 |
| 2004 | 5,238 |
| 2003 | 4,995 |
| 2002 | 4,513 |
| 2001 | 4,158 |
| 2000 | 3,921 |
| 1999 | 3,689 |
| 1998 | 3,570 |
| 1997 | 3,526 |
| 1996 | 3,316 |
| 1995 | 3,137 |
| 1994 | 2,970 |
| 1993 | 2,841 |
| 1992 | 2,704 |
| 1991 | 2,523 |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Alabama | 9,280 |
| United States | 10,191 |
Alabama compared with nearby places
- Under 8,900
- 8,900 to 9,400
- 9,400 to 10K
- 10K to 11K
- 11K to 12K
- 12K and over
Rankings
Definition
Spending on personal health care (hospital, physician and clinical, dental and other professional services, home health and nursing care, prescription drugs, other medical products and other personal care) for residents of each state, wherever the care was received, divided by the state's resident population, in US dollars per person.
CMS state estimates by state of residence, 1991 to 2020 (released in 2022); CMS has not published later years. Excludes administration, the net cost of insurance, public health and investment, so values are lower than national health expenditure per person.
How to cite
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence. Retrieved 2026-10-18.Citation styles
APA 7
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2022). CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20) (Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, Alabama, 1991 to 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence
MLA 9
CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20), Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, Alabama, 1991 to 2020. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 20 Sept. 2022, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/alabama. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2022. CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, Alabama, 1991 to 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/alabama.
Harvard
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2022) CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20), Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, Alabama, 1991 to 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/alabama (Accessed: 18 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{centers_personal_health_care_spending_2020,
author = {{Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary}},
title = {{CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US\_PER\_CAPITA20): Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence, Alabama, 1991 to 2020}},
year = {2022},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence},
urldate = {2026-10-18},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/personal-health-care-spending-per-person/alabama. Publisher attribution: Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US\_PER\_CAPITA20). https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/state-residence. Retrieved 2026-10-18.},
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Personal health care spending per person, by state of residence in Alabama was $9,280 in 2020, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 6.2% from 2019. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2020.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS Health Expenditures by State of Residence, 1991 to 2020: personal health care per capita (US_PER_CAPITA20). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.
What was the highest personal health care spending per person, by state of residence in Alabama?
$9,280 in 2020, the highest value since 1991 in this series.