Health insurance in DeKalb 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.

How many here a premium tax credit would reach

DeKalb County has 43,782 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 48% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 18.5% are uninsured — roughly one in 5 of the people the credit was designed for.

One in seven has no coverage

14.5% of DeKalb County's 631,138 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 91,527 people. That is close to the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts DeKalb County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (544th).

The people below the subsidy floor

28,796 of DeKalb County's uninsured — 31%, 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

12,901 people aged 50 to 64 in DeKalb County have no coverage, a rate of 9.7% — lower than the 14.5% 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.

DeKalb County against Georgia

DeKalb County is the 4th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.5 points higher than Georgia overall and 2 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Georgia.

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