Health insurance in Columbia 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

7,725 uninsured people in Columbia County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 51% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 13.8% have no coverage.

Coverage is better here than across the state

10.8% of Columbia County's 141,292 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 15,283 people. That is well below Georgia as a whole at 14.0% — 3.2 points better than its own state, and puts Columbia County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,291st).

The people below the subsidy floor

3,431 of Columbia County's uninsured — 22%, below the 31% typical of counties 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

2,721 people aged 50 to 64 in Columbia County have no coverage, a rate of 9.3% — close to the 10.8% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Columbia County against Georgia

Columbia County is the 15th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 3.2 points lower than Georgia overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Georgia.

Counties of a similar size

Other Georgia counties · Where the subsidy stops · Enrollment dates