Emergency Department Visit Rates by Selected Characteristics: United States, 2018.

In 2018, there were an estimated 130 million emergency department (ED) visits in the United States (1). In 2019, approximately 22% of adults aged 18 and over had visited the ED in the past 12 months (2). This report presents ED visit rates by selected characteristics, including metropolitan statistical area (MSA), age, sex, race and ethnicity, and health insurance status. Data for this report are from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) (3,4). All material appearing in this report is in the public domain and may be reproduced or copied without permission; citation as to source, however, is appreciated.