Health insurance in El Paso County, Colorado
28,831 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
El Paso County has 28,831 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 53% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 11.3% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
8.6% of El Paso County's 629,088 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 54,313 people. That is close to the Colorado rate of 9.3%, and puts El Paso County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,940th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
12,746 of El Paso County's uninsured — 23%, 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
8,676 people aged 50 to 64 in El Paso County have no coverage, a rate of 7.2% — close to the 8.6% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
El Paso County against Colorado
El Paso County is the largest of the 11 Colorado counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate runs 0.7 points lower than Colorado overall and 3 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Colorado picture.
| El Paso County | Colorado | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.6% | 9.3% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 28,831 | 229,624 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 23% | 24% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 7.2% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
The next largest counties
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver County | 10.1% | 30,827 | 49% |
| Arapahoe County | 10.4% | 29,656 | 50% |
| Adams County | 12.9% | 32,359 | 53% |
| Jefferson County | 7.3% | 15,934 | 47% |
| Mesa County | 11.2% | 7,473 | 54% |
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