Health insurance in Walton County, Georgia
5,609 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
5,609 uninsured people in Walton 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, 14.9% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
12.4% of Walton County's 90,585 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 11,249 people. That is below the Georgia rate of 14.0%, and puts Walton County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (903rd).
The people below the subsidy floor
2,890 of Walton County's uninsured — 26%, 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.
The years before Medicare
2,182 people aged 50 to 64 in Walton County have no coverage, a rate of 10.1% — close to the 12.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Walton County against Georgia
Walton County is the 25th 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 matches the Georgia picture.
| Walton County | Georgia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 12.4% | 14.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 5,609 | 629,756 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 10.1% | 11.1% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield County | 21.5% | 10,268 | 55% |
| Lowndes County | 15.3% | 7,299 | 49% |
| Barrow County | 15.2% | 6,770 | 54% |
| Fayette County | 10.2% | 4,927 | 49% |
| Washington County (Rhode Island) | 3.7% | 1,577 | 46% |
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