Health insurance in Jackson 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

5,668 uninsured people in Jackson County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 53% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 16.4% are uninsured — roughly one in 6 of the people the credit was designed for.

How many people here have no coverage

13.2% of Jackson County's 80,292 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 10,627 people. That is close to the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Jackson County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (733rd).

The people below the subsidy floor

2,618 of Jackson County's uninsured — 25%, 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

1,671 people aged 50 to 64 in Jackson County have no coverage, a rate of 9.6% — lower than the 13.2% 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.

Jackson County against Georgia

Jackson County is the 28th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.8 points lower than Georgia overall and 4 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.

Counties of a similar size

Other Georgia counties · Where the subsidy stops · Enrollment dates