Health insurance in La Salle County, Illinois
2,876 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 53% 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.
Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range
2,876 uninsured people in La Salle County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 53% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 8.1% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
6.4% of La Salle County's 83,916 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 5,402 people. That is below the Illinois rate of 8.1%, and puts La Salle County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,679th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,440 of La Salle County's uninsured — 27%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Illinois is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
920 people aged 50 to 64 in La Salle County have no coverage, a rate of 4.3% — close to the 6.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
La Salle County against Illinois
La Salle County is the 17th largest of the 18 Illinois counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.7 points lower than Illinois overall and 2 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Illinois.
| La Salle County | Illinois | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,876 | 423,655 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 51% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 27% | 28% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.3% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee County | 6.9% | 2,994 | 52% |
| Tazewell County | 5.4% | 3,035 | 55% |
| Rock Island County | 7.7% | 4,295 | 51% |
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