Health insurance in Northeastern Connecticut, Connecticut
2,374 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.
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 Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region, which is the geography Connecticut data is actually published for.
Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range
2,374 uninsured people in Northeastern Connecticut earn inside the premium tax credit range — 52% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 8.0% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
5.9% of Northeastern Connecticut's 76,800 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 4,545 people. That is close to the Connecticut rate of 7.0%, and puts Northeastern Connecticut in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,819th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,029 of Northeastern Connecticut's uninsured — 23%, 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
978 people aged 50 to 64 in Northeastern Connecticut have no coverage, a rate of 4.6% — close to the 5.9% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Northeastern Connecticut against Connecticut
Northeastern Connecticut is the smallest of the 8 Connecticut planning regions we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 1.1 points lower than Connecticut overall and 4 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Connecticut picture.
| Northeastern Connecticut | Connecticut | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.9% | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,374 | 95,936 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 52% | 48% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 23% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.6% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Hills | 6.7% | 2,818 | 49% |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley | 4.4% | 2,781 | 48% |
| Southeastern Connecticut | 6.4% | 6,759 | 49% |
| Greater Bridgeport | 9.9% | 12,470 | 47% |
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