Health insurance in Douglas County, Colorado

Reviewed September 4, 2026 · 2024 Census data

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

6,288 uninsured people in Douglas County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 43% of the county's uninsured. That is under the 51% median, so proportionally more of Douglas County's uninsured sit outside the credit — below it or above the cliff. Within that band itself, 8.8% have no coverage.

Coverage is better here than across the state

4.3% of Douglas County's 340,680 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 14,621 people. That is well below Colorado as a whole at 9.3% — 5.0 points better than its own state, and puts Douglas County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,099th).

Relatively few are under the Medicaid line

2,642 of Douglas County's uninsured — 18%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Colorado is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.

The years before Medicare

2,565 people aged 50 to 64 in Douglas County have no coverage, a rate of 3.2% — close to the 4.3% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Douglas County against Colorado

Douglas County is the 6th largest of the 11 Colorado counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 5.0 points lower than Colorado overall and 7 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Colorado.

Counties of a similar size

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