Health insurance in Houston 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.

Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range

Of the 15,991 people without coverage in Houston County, 8,116 — 51% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 12.4% have no coverage.

Coverage is better here than across the state

10.9% of Houston County's 147,274 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 15,991 people. That is well below Georgia as a whole at 14.0% — 3.1 points better than its own state, and puts Houston County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,265th).

The people below the subsidy floor

4,853 of Houston County's uninsured — 30%, 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

2,351 people aged 50 to 64 in Houston County have no coverage, a rate of 7.7% — lower than the 10.9% 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.

Houston County against Georgia

Houston County is the 14th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 3.1 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