Health insurance in Western Connecticut, Connecticut
19,059 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 47% 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 Western Connecticut Planning Region, which is the geography Connecticut data is actually published for.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
Of the 40,190 people without coverage in Western Connecticut, 19,059 — 47% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 14.7% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
7.8% of Western Connecticut's 516,002 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 40,190 people. That is close to the Connecticut rate of 7.0%, and puts Western Connecticut in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,206th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
10,326 of Western Connecticut'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
7,232 people aged 50 to 64 in Western Connecticut have no coverage, a rate of 5.5% — close to the 7.8% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Western Connecticut against Connecticut
Western Connecticut is the 2nd largest of the 8 Connecticut planning regions we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.8 points higher than Connecticut overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Connecticut picture.
| Western Connecticut | Connecticut | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.8% | 7.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 19,059 | 95,936 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 47% | 48% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Connecticut | 6.6% | 13,910 | 48% |
| Greater Bridgeport | 9.9% | 12,470 | 47% |
| Capitol | 6.4% | 23,614 | 48% |
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