Health insurance in Saline County, Arkansas
5,165 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 51% 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.
Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range
5,165 uninsured people in Saline County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 51% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 11.3% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
9.6% of Saline County's 106,088 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 10,161 people. That is below the Arkansas rate of 11.3%, and puts Saline County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,623rd).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
3,314 of Saline County's uninsured — 33%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Arkansas is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
Older residents here are better covered
1,676 people aged 50 to 64 in Saline County have no coverage, a rate of 6.9% — lower than the 9.6% 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.
Saline County against Arkansas
Saline County is the 5th largest of the 7 Arkansas counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.7 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.
| Saline County | Arkansas | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.6% | 11.3% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 5,165 | 140,289 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 51% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 33% | 36% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 6.9% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sebastian County | 13.4% | 7,527 | 53% |
| Faulkner County | 9.2% | 4,887 | 49% |
| Craighead County | 10.4% | 4,705 | 47% |
| Washington County | 14.5% | 16,301 | 50% |
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