Health insurance in Fayette 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

4,927 uninsured people in Fayette County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 49% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 15.0% are uninsured — roughly one in 7 of the people the credit was designed for.

Coverage is better here than across the state

10.2% of Fayette County's 98,684 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 10,081 people. That is well below Georgia as a whole at 14.0% — 3.8 points better than its own state, and puts Fayette County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,445th).

The people below the subsidy floor

2,095 of Fayette County's uninsured — 21%, 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.

Older residents here are better covered

1,856 people aged 50 to 64 in Fayette County have no coverage, a rate of 7.2% — lower than the 10.2% 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.

Fayette County against Georgia

Fayette County is the 23rd largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 3.8 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