Health insurance in Paulding 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 19,531 people without coverage in Paulding County, 10,445 — 53% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 14.1% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

11.8% of Paulding County's 164,932 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 19,531 people. That is below the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Paulding County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,042nd).

The people below the subsidy floor

4,645 of Paulding County's uninsured — 24%, 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

3,237 people aged 50 to 64 in Paulding County have no coverage, a rate of 8.9% — lower than the 11.8% 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.

Paulding County against Georgia

Paulding County is the 11th largest of the 30 Georgia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.2 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