Health insurance in Henry County, Georgia
12,707 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
Of the 24,571 people without coverage in Henry County, 12,707 — 52% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 12.9% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
11.2% of Henry County's 220,255 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 24,571 people. That is below the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Henry County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,173rd).
The people below the subsidy floor
6,309 of Henry County's uninsured — 26%, 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
4,476 people aged 50 to 64 in Henry County have no coverage, a rate of 8.7% — close to the 11.2% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Henry County against Georgia
Henry County is the 9th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.8 points lower 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 better here than across Georgia.
| Henry County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 11.2% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 12,707 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 52% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 8.7% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | 15.1% | 18,184 | 51% |
| Forsyth County | 9.5% | 10,406 | 45% |
| Cherokee County | 11.8% | 14,205 | 49% |
| Clayton County | 16.2% | 20,563 | 52% |
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