Health insurance in Lower Connecticut River Valley, Connecticut
2,781 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 48% 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.
Connecticut abolished county government, and the Census Bureau now reports it as nine planning regions rather than counties. The figures on this page are for the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, which is the geography Connecticut data is actually published for.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
2,781 uninsured people in Lower Connecticut River Valley earn inside the premium tax credit range — 48% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 7.2% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.4% of Lower Connecticut River Valley's 132,634 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 5,832 people. That is below the Connecticut rate of 7.0%, and puts Lower Connecticut River Valley in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,089th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,286 of Lower Connecticut River Valley's uninsured — 22%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Connecticut is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,328 people aged 50 to 64 in Lower Connecticut River Valley have no coverage, a rate of 3.4% — close to the 4.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Lower Connecticut River Valley against Connecticut
Lower Connecticut River Valley is the 6th largest of the 8 Connecticut planning regions we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.6 points lower than Connecticut overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Connecticut.
| Lower Connecticut River Valley | Connecticut | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.4% | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,781 | 95,936 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 48% | 48% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 22% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.4% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Hills | 6.7% | 2,818 | 49% |
| Northeastern Connecticut | 5.9% | 2,374 | 52% |
| Southeastern Connecticut | 6.4% | 6,759 | 49% |
| Greater Bridgeport | 9.9% | 12,470 | 47% |
| Kanawha County (West Virginia) | 7.4% | 4,982 | 51% |
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