Health insurance in Bartow County, Georgia
7,080 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 53% 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.
Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range
7,080 uninsured people in Bartow County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 53% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 15.6% are uninsured — roughly one in 6 of the people the credit was designed for.
How many people here have no coverage
13.6% of Bartow County's 98,864 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 13,453 people. That is close to the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Bartow County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (665th).
The people below the subsidy floor
3,633 of Bartow County's uninsured — 27%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year. In Georgia that income is the coverage gap, and no marketplace plan reaches it.
The years before Medicare
2,775 people aged 50 to 64 in Bartow County have no coverage, a rate of 12.0% — close to the 13.6% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Bartow County against Georgia
Bartow County is the 22nd largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and 3 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Georgia picture.
| Bartow County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 13.6% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 7,080 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 27% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 12.0% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | 10.2% | 4,927 | 49% |
| Lowndes County | 15.3% | 7,299 | 49% |
| Clarke County | 15.0% | 6,281 | 42% |
| Newton County | 12.4% | 6,388 | 50% |
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