Health insurance in Sebastian County, Arkansas
7,527 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 53% 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
7,527 uninsured people in Sebastian County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 53% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 14.9% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
13.4% of Sebastian County's 106,071 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 14,228 people. That is above the Arkansas rate of 11.3%, and puts Sebastian County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (693rd).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
4,729 of Sebastian 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
2,532 people aged 50 to 64 in Sebastian County have no coverage, a rate of 10.8% — lower than the 13.4% 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.
Sebastian County against Arkansas
Sebastian County is the 6th largest of the 7 Arkansas counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.1 points higher than Arkansas overall and 2 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Arkansas.
| Sebastian County | Arkansas | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 13.4% | 11.3% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 7,527 | 140,289 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 33% | 36% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 10.8% | 8.6% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saline County | 9.6% | 5,165 | 51% |
| 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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