Health insurance in Northwest Hills, Connecticut
2,818 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 49% 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 Northwest Hills Planning Region, which is the geography Connecticut data is actually published for.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
2,818 uninsured people in Northwest Hills earn inside the premium tax credit range — 49% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.5% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
6.7% of Northwest Hills's 85,770 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 5,768 people. That is close to the Connecticut rate of 7.0%, and puts Northwest Hills in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,579th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,480 of Northwest Hills's uninsured — 26%, 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
1,407 people aged 50 to 64 in Northwest Hills have no coverage, a rate of 5.6% — close to the 6.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Northwest Hills against Connecticut
Northwest Hills is the 7th largest of the 8 Connecticut planning regions we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Connecticut picture.
| Northwest Hills | Connecticut | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.7% | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,818 | 95,936 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 48% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.6% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeastern Connecticut | 5.9% | 2,374 | 52% |
| 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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