Health insurance in Faulkner County, Arkansas
4,887 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 49% of everyone uninsured in the county.
Source: US Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2024 release. Income bands are measured against the federal poverty level.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
4,887 uninsured people in Faulkner County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 49% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.8% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
9.2% of Faulkner County's 108,893 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,979 people. That is below the Arkansas rate of 11.3%, and puts Faulkner County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,748th).
A large share are under the Medicaid line
3,891 of Faulkner County's uninsured — 39%, an unusually large share — the top quarter of all counties measured — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Arkansas is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
Older residents here are better covered
1,416 people aged 50 to 64 in Faulkner County have no coverage, a rate of 6.6% — lower than the 9.2% across all under-65 residents here, which is the usual pattern — people in their fifties and early sixties tend to be more settled in employer coverage. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Faulkner County against Arkansas
Faulkner County is the 4th largest of the 7 Arkansas counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.1 points lower than Arkansas overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Arkansas.
| Faulkner County | Arkansas | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.2% | 11.3% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 4,887 | 140,289 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 39% | 36% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 6.6% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County | 9.6% | 5,165 | 51% |
| Sebastian County | 13.4% | 7,527 | 53% |
| Craighead County | 10.4% | 4,705 | 47% |
| Washington County | 14.5% | 16,301 | 50% |
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