Health insurance in Chatham County, Georgia

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

Of the 35,765 people without coverage in Chatham County, 18,184 — 51% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 17.8% are uninsured — roughly one in 6 of the people the credit was designed for.

One in seven has no coverage

15.1% of Chatham County's 237,548 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 35,765 people. That is close to the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Chatham County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (472nd).

The people below the subsidy floor

10,871 of Chatham County's uninsured — 30%, 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.

Older residents here are better covered

5,884 people aged 50 to 64 in Chatham County have no coverage, a rate of 11.2% — lower than the 15.1% across all under-65 residents here, which is the usual pattern — people in their fifties and early sixties tend to be more settled in employer coverage. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Chatham County against Georgia

Chatham County is the 8th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.1 points higher than Georgia overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Georgia picture.

Counties of a similar size

Other Georgia counties · Where the subsidy stops · Enrollment dates