Health insurance in Riverside County, California
92,406 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 55% 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.
Most of the uninsured here would qualify for help
Riverside County has 92,406 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 55% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 10.0% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
8.0% of Riverside County's 2,090,604 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 167,391 people. That is close to the California rate of 6.9%, and puts Riverside County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,149th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
37,572 of Riverside County's uninsured — 22%, 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
34,180 people aged 50 to 64 in Riverside County have no coverage, a rate of 7.8% — close to the 8.0% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Riverside County against California
Riverside County is the 3rd largest of the 34 California counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.1 points higher than California overall and 3 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across California.
| Riverside County | California | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.0% | 6.9% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 92,406 | 1,173,956 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 55% | 52% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 22% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 7.8% | 6.6% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Bernardino County | 8.1% | 83,920 | 55% |
| Santa Clara County | 4.4% | 33,664 | 48% |
| San Diego County | 6.5% | 89,322 | 51% |
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