Health insurance in Kent County, Delaware

Reviewed September 4, 2026 · 2024 Census data

Source: US Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2024 release. Income bands are measured against the federal poverty level.

Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range

6,424 uninsured people in Kent County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 54% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.4% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

7.8% of Kent County's 150,729 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 11,829 people. That is close to the Delaware rate of 8.3%, and puts Kent County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,207th).

Who falls under the Medicaid line

3,053 of Kent County's uninsured — 26%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Delaware is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.

The years before Medicare

2,346 people aged 50 to 64 in Kent County have no coverage, a rate of 6.9% — close to the 7.8% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Kent County against Delaware

Kent County is the smallest of the 3 Delaware counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and 4 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Delaware picture.

Counties of a similar size

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