Health insurance in Gwinnett County, Georgia
73,752 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 52% 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
Gwinnett County has 73,752 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 52% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 19.7% are uninsured — roughly one in 5 of the people the credit was designed for.
One in seven has no coverage
16.5% of Gwinnett County's 866,813 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 142,831 people. That is above the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Gwinnett County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (330th).
The people below the subsidy floor
38,445 of Gwinnett County's uninsured — 27%, 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
22,877 people aged 50 to 64 in Gwinnett County have no coverage, a rate of 12.2% — lower than the 16.5% 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.
Gwinnett County against Georgia
Gwinnett County is the 2nd largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.5 points higher than Georgia overall and 2 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Georgia.
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 16.5% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 73,752 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 52% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 27% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 12.2% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 11.0% | 45,575 | 46% |
| Cobb County | 12.9% | 40,867 | 48% |
| DeKalb County | 14.5% | 43,782 | 48% |
| Clayton County | 16.2% | 20,563 | 52% |
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