Health insurance in El Dorado County, California
2,987 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 47% 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
2,987 uninsured people in El Dorado County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 47% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 6.9% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.4% of El Dorado County's 146,197 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,389 people. That is below the California rate of 6.9%, and puts El Dorado County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,086th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,457 of El Dorado County's uninsured — 23%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in California is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,529 people aged 50 to 64 in El Dorado County have no coverage, a rate of 3.8% — close to the 4.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
El Dorado County against California
El Dorado County is the 29th largest of the 34 California counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.5 points lower than California overall and 5 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across California.
| El Dorado County | California | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.4% | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,987 | 1,173,956 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 47% | 52% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 23% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.8% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial County | 7.7% | 5,922 | 53% |
| Shasta County | 6.0% | 4,371 | 52% |
| Madera County | 9.5% | 6,652 | 52% |
| Butte County | 6.3% | 5,148 | 49% |
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