Health insurance in Los Angeles County, California
356,242 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
356,242 people here are uninsured and inside the premium tax credit range — 53% of everyone uninsured in Los Angeles County, and one of the largest such populations in the country. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 11.2% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
8.3% of Los Angeles County's 8,039,276 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 671,007 people. That is above the California rate of 6.9%, and puts Los Angeles County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,047th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
171,546 of Los Angeles County's uninsured — 26%, 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
154,172 people aged 50 to 64 in Los Angeles County have no coverage, a rate of 8.4% — close to the 8.3% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Los Angeles County against California
Los Angeles County is the largest of the 34 California counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate runs 1.4 points higher than California overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across California.
| Los Angeles County | California | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.3% | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 356,242 | 1,173,956 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 52% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 8.4% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
The next largest counties
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego County | 6.5% | 89,322 | 51% |
| Riverside County | 8.0% | 92,406 | 55% |
| San Bernardino County | 8.1% | 83,920 | 55% |
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