Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits for Adults as a Percent of the Federal Poverty Level
eligibility Medicaid Adults
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As of January 2026
Location Parents (in a family of three) - % of FPL--wide Other Adults (for an individual) - % of FPL--wide
United States 1.38 1.38 Alabama 0.18 0 Alaska 1.38 1.38 Arizona 1.38 1.38 Arkansas 1.38 1.38 California 1.38 1.38 Colorado 1.38 1.38 Connecticut 1.38 1.38 Delaware 1.38 1.38 District of Columbia 1.38 1.38 Florida 0.26 0 Georgia 1 1 Hawaii 1.38 1.38 Idaho 1.38 1.38 Illinois 1.38 1.38 Indiana 1.38 1.38 Iowa 1.38 1.38 Kansas 0.38 0 Kentucky 1.38 1.38 Louisiana 1.38 1.38 Maine 1.38 1.38 Maryland 1.38 1.38 Massachusetts 1.38 1.38 Michigan 1.38 1.38 Minnesota 1.38 1.38 Mississippi 0.21 0 Missouri 1.38 1.38 Montana 1.38 1.38 Nebraska 1.38 1.38 Nevada 1.38 1.38 New Hampshire 1.38 1.38 New Jersey 1.38 1.38 New Mexico 1.38 1.38 New York 1.38 1.38 North Carolina 1.38 1.38 North Dakota 1.38 1.38 Ohio 1.38 1.38 Oklahoma 1.38 1.38 Oregon 1.38 1.38 Pennsylvania 1.38 1.38 Rhode Island 1.38 1.38 South Carolina 0.67 0 South Dakota 1.38 1.38 Tennessee 1.05 0 Texas 0.15 0 Utah 1.38 1.38 Vermont 1.38 1.38 Virginia 1.38 1.38 Washington 1.38 1.38 West Virginia 1.38 1.38 Wisconsin 1 1 Wyoming 0.43 0
Notes
Income limits for 2026 reflect Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI)-converted income standards and include a disregard of five percentage points of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) applied to the highest eligibility limit for each group. In some states, eligibility limits for Section 1931 parents/caretakers are based on a dollar threshold. The values and group medians listed represent the truncated FPL equivalents calculated from these dollar limits. Eligibility levels for parents are presented as a percentage of the 2025 FPL for a family of three, which is $27,320.
Per CMS guidance, there is no deadline for states to implement the Medicaid expansion. For more information, please see: Status of State Action on the Medicaid Expansion Decision .
Since 2000, KFF has issued regular updates examining changes and trends in the eligibility rules, enrollment and renewal procedures and cost-sharing practices in Medicaid and CHIP. Those reports are compiled here: Annual Reports on Eligibility Rules, Enrollment and Renewal Procedures, and Cost-Sharing Practices in Medicaid and CHIP . To access all available years of data, see Trends in Medicaid Income Eligibility Limits .
Sources
Based on a national survey conducted by KFF and the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families. See Annual Updates on Eligibility Rules, Enrollment and Renewal Procedures, and Cost-Sharing Practices in Medicaid and CHIP for all survey reports.
Definitions
Parents of Dependent Children : Income limits for 2026 are reported as a percentage of the federal poverty level (FPL). The 2026 FPL for a family of three is $27,320.
Other Adults : Eligibility limits for other adults are presented as a percentage of the 2026 FPL for an individual is $15,960.