Health insurance in Maui County, Hawaii
3,205 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
3,205 uninsured people in Maui County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 50% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band, only 6.0% are uninsured, so the credit is reaching most of the people it was built for here.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.7% of Maui County's 137,129 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,457 people. That is close to the Hawaii rate of 4.1%, and puts Maui County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,058th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,646 of Maui County's uninsured — 25%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $25,337 a year, which in Hawaii is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,280 people aged 50 to 64 in Maui County have no coverage, a rate of 3.7% — close to the 4.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Maui County against Hawaii
Maui County is the smallest of the 3 Hawaii counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 0.6 points higher than Hawaii overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Hawaii picture.
| Maui County | Hawaii | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.7% | 4.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,205 | 23,939 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 25% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.7% | 3.4% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandria city (Virginia) | 8.2% | 5,057 | 45% |
| McLean County (Illinois) | 5.8% | 3,814 | 48% |
| Ulster County (New York) | 6.4% | 3,702 | 42% |
| Olmsted County (Minnesota) | 4.8% | 3,227 | 49% |
| Kent County (Rhode Island) | 4.1% | 2,736 | 50% |
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