Health insurance in Lowndes County, Georgia
7,299 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 49% 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.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
7,299 uninsured people in Lowndes 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, 16.4% are uninsured — roughly one in 6 of the people the credit was designed for.
One in seven has no coverage
15.3% of Lowndes County's 97,941 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 14,984 people. That is above the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Lowndes County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (442nd).
The people below the subsidy floor
5,532 of Lowndes County's uninsured — 37%, an unusually large share — the top quarter of all counties measured — earn under $22,025 a year. In Georgia that income is the coverage gap, and no marketplace plan reaches it.
The years before Medicare
2,334 people aged 50 to 64 in Lowndes County have no coverage, a rate of 13.1% — close to the 15.3% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Lowndes County against Georgia
Lowndes County is the 24th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.3 points higher than Georgia overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Georgia.
| Lowndes County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 15.3% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 7,299 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 37% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 13.1% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | 10.2% | 4,927 | 49% |
| Bartow County | 13.6% | 7,080 | 53% |
| Clarke County | 15.0% | 6,281 | 42% |
| Newton County | 12.4% | 6,388 | 50% |
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