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Health insurance in Madera County, California

6,652 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 52% of everyone uninsured in the county.

Reviewed September 4, 2026 · 2024 Census data

6,652Uninsured, subsidy range 138–400% of poverty
9.5%Uninsured, under 65 12,733 people
9.0%Uninsured, 50 to 64 2,248 people
133,776Under-65 residents 416th of 3,143

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

6,652 uninsured people in Madera County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 52% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 11.0% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

9.5% of Madera County's 133,776 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 12,733 people. That is above the California rate of 6.9%, and puts Madera County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,658th).

Who falls under the Medicaid line

3,906 of Madera County's uninsured — 31%, 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

2,248 people aged 50 to 64 in Madera County have no coverage, a rate of 9.0% — close to the 9.5% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Madera County against California

Madera County is the 31st largest of the 34 California counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.6 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.

Madera CountyCalifornia National median
Uninsured, under 659.5% 6.9%9.8%
Uninsured in the subsidy band6,652 1,173,956—
Subsidy band as a share of uninsured52% 52% 51%
At or below 138% of poverty31% 25% 31%
Uninsured, 50 to 649.0% 6.6% 8.1%

Counties of a similar size

CountyUninsured In the subsidy bandShare
Shasta County6.0%4,37152%
El Dorado County4.4%2,98747%
Imperial County7.7%5,92253%

What a plan actually costs in Madera County

These figures say how many people here a credit would reach. What it would be worth to you depends on your age, household and income — a licensed agent can work that out on the call.

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