Health insurance in Pueblo County, Colorado
6,812 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 52% 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
6,812 uninsured people in Pueblo County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 52% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 11.6% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
9.9% of Pueblo County's 131,642 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 13,066 people. That is close to the Colorado rate of 9.3%, and puts Pueblo County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,536th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
3,651 of Pueblo County's uninsured — 28%, 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
2,783 people aged 50 to 64 in Pueblo County have no coverage, a rate of 9.3% — close to the 9.9% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Pueblo County against Colorado
Pueblo County is the 10th largest of the 11 Colorado counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.6 points higher than Colorado overall and 2 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.
| Pueblo County | Colorado | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.9% | 9.3% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 6,812 | 229,624 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 52% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 28% | 24% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 9.3% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa County | 11.2% | 7,473 | 54% |
| Boulder County | 7.3% | 8,823 | 46% |
| Larimer County | 7.0% | 10,264 | 49% |
| Weld County | 10.0% | 16,213 | 51% |
| Chittenden County (Vermont) | 4.3% | 2,752 | 48% |
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