Health insurance in District of Columbia
11,210 uninsured District of Columbia residents earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for. DC Health Link has not yet published its 2027 enrollment dates.
Source: US Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2024 release.
Who is uninsured in District of Columbia
27,877 people under 65 in District of Columbia have no health coverage — 4.8% of the under-65 population, among the lowest uninsured rates in the country. Of those, 11,210 earn inside the premium tax credit range — 40% of the state's uninsured.
7,405 uninsured District of Columbia residents (27% of the total) earn under $22,025. District of Columbia expanded Medicaid, so that group mostly qualifies for it instead — and it enrolls year-round.
Where District of Columbia residents enroll, and by when
District of Columbia does not use HealthCare.gov. It runs DC Health Link at dchealthlink.com, and sets its own enrollment dates — which are not always the federal ones. Applying at HealthCare.gov will redirect you.
District of Columbia's 2027 dates are not settled. DC Health Link has not yet published a 2027 end date. We would rather say that than print a deadline we cannot source.
Checked 2026-09-01. 2027 dates moved nationally after a court ruling — what changed and why.
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District of Columbia's largest county
By under-65 population — 100% of District of Columbia's under-65 residents, from 1 counties with published estimates.
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | In subsidy range | Share | Uninsured 50–64 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 576,620 | 4.8% | 11,210 | 40% | 4.2% |
Source: US Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2024 release. "In subsidy range" counts uninsured under-65 residents earning 138–400% of the federal poverty level.