Health insurance in Southeastern Connecticut, Connecticut
6,759 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 Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, which is the geography Connecticut data is actually published for.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
6,759 uninsured people in Southeastern Connecticut earn inside the premium tax credit range — 49% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 8.8% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
6.4% of Southeastern Connecticut's 217,238 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 13,863 people. That is close to the Connecticut rate of 7.0%, and puts Southeastern Connecticut in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,673rd).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
3,797 of Southeastern Connecticut's uninsured — 27%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Connecticut is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
3,009 people aged 50 to 64 in Southeastern Connecticut have no coverage, a rate of 5.5% — close to the 6.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Southeastern Connecticut against Connecticut
Southeastern Connecticut is the 5th largest of the 8 Connecticut planning regions we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.6 points lower than Connecticut overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Connecticut picture.
| Southeastern Connecticut | Connecticut | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.4% | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 6,759 | 95,936 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 48% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 27% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Bridgeport | 9.9% | 12,470 | 47% |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley | 4.4% | 2,781 | 48% |
| Northwest Hills | 6.7% | 2,818 | 49% |
| Northeastern Connecticut | 5.9% | 2,374 | 52% |
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