Health insurance in Douglas County, Georgia
8,482 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 50% 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
Of the 16,826 people without coverage in Douglas County, 8,482 — 50% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 14.2% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
13.1% of Douglas County's 128,552 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 16,826 people. That is close to the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Douglas County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (758th).
The people below the subsidy floor
5,141 of Douglas 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.
The years before Medicare
3,156 people aged 50 to 64 in Douglas County have no coverage, a rate of 10.8% — close to the 13.1% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Douglas County against Georgia
Douglas County is the 17th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.9 points lower than Georgia overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Georgia picture.
| Douglas County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 13.1% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 8,482 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 31% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 10.8% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coweta County | 11.1% | 7,433 | 50% |
| Bibb County | 15.0% | 8,096 | 45% |
| Columbia County | 10.8% | 7,725 | 51% |
| Houston County | 10.9% | 8,116 | 51% |
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