Health insurance in Mesa 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.

Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range

7,473 uninsured people in Mesa County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 54% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 13.6% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

11.2% of Mesa County's 122,219 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 13,722 people. That is above the Colorado rate of 9.3%, and puts Mesa County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,172nd).

Who falls under the Medicaid line

3,096 of Mesa 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

2,875 people aged 50 to 64 in Mesa County have no coverage, a rate of 10.2% — close to the 11.2% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Mesa County against Colorado

Mesa County is the smallest of the 11 Colorado counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 1.9 points higher than Colorado overall and 4 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Colorado.

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