Health insurance in Denver County, Colorado
30,827 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 49% 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
Denver County has 30,827 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 49% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 15.1% are uninsured — roughly one in 7 of the people the credit was designed for.
How many people here have no coverage
10.1% of Denver County's 628,234 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 63,552 people. That is close to the Colorado rate of 9.3%, and puts Denver County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,476th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
16,773 of Denver County's uninsured — 26%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Colorado is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
9,397 people aged 50 to 64 in Denver County have no coverage, a rate of 8.9% — close to the 10.1% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Denver County against Colorado
Denver County is the 2nd largest of the 11 Colorado counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.8 points higher than Colorado overall and 2 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Colorado.
| Denver County | Colorado | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 10.1% | 9.3% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 30,827 | 229,624 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 24% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 8.9% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | 8.6% | 28,831 | 53% |
| Arapahoe County | 10.4% | 29,656 | 50% |
| Adams County | 12.9% | 32,359 | 53% |
| Jefferson County | 7.3% | 15,934 | 47% |
| Jefferson County (Kentucky) | 7.9% | 24,496 | 48% |
With 15% of the subsidy band still uninsured here, how the credit is calculated is the useful place to start. Other Colorado counties.