Health insurance in Newton County, Georgia
6,388 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 50% 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
6,388 uninsured people in Newton County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 50% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 13.2% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
12.4% of Newton County's 102,876 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 12,797 people. That is below the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Newton County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (900th).
The people below the subsidy floor
4,181 of Newton County's uninsured — 33%, 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
2,329 people aged 50 to 64 in Newton County have no coverage, a rate of 9.9% — lower than the 12.4% 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.
Newton County against Georgia
Newton County is the 20th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.6 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.
| Newton County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 12.4% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 6,388 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 33% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 9.9% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke County | 15.0% | 6,281 | 42% |
| Bartow County | 13.6% | 7,080 | 53% |
| Fayette County | 10.2% | 4,927 | 49% |
| Carroll County | 15.0% | 8,374 | 52% |
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