Health insurance in McHenry County, Illinois
8,485 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 52% 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
Of the 16,270 people without coverage in McHenry County, 8,485 — 52% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.0% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
6.2% of McHenry County's 260,424 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 16,270 people. That is below the Illinois rate of 8.1%, and puts McHenry County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,746th).
Relatively few are under the Medicaid line
3,457 of McHenry County's uninsured — 21%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Illinois is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
2,987 people aged 50 to 64 in McHenry County have no coverage, a rate of 4.6% — close to the 6.2% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
McHenry County against Illinois
McHenry County is the 6th largest of the 18 Illinois counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.9 points lower than Illinois overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Illinois.
| McHenry County | Illinois | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 8,485 | 423,655 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 52% | 51% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 21% | 28% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.6% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnebago County | 8.4% | 9,865 | 52% |
| Madison County | 6.0% | 6,584 | 52% |
| St. Clair County | 6.3% | 6,690 | 53% |
| Champaign County | 6.4% | 4,923 | 46% |
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