Health insurance in Fresno County, California
34,118 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
Fresno County has 34,118 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 53% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.1% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
7.5% of Fresno County's 865,595 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 64,584 people. That is close to the California rate of 6.9%, and puts Fresno County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,309th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
18,782 of Fresno County's uninsured — 29%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in California is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
11,144 people aged 50 to 64 in Fresno County have no coverage, a rate of 7.2% — close to the 7.5% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Fresno County against California
Fresno County is the 9th largest of the 34 California counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.6 points higher than California overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the California picture.
| Fresno County | California | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.5% | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 34,118 | 1,173,956 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 52% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 29% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 7.2% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kern County | 8.6% | 34,624 | 51% |
| Contra Costa County | 5.0% | 22,936 | 47% |
| San Joaquin County | 7.7% | 28,595 | 54% |
| Ventura County | 7.0% | 24,877 | 53% |
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