Health insurance in McLean County, Illinois
3,814 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 48% 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
3,814 uninsured people in McLean County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 48% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 7.3% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
5.8% of McLean County's 137,961 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 7,968 people. That is below the Illinois rate of 8.1%, and puts McLean County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,856th).
A large share are under the Medicaid line
2,928 of McLean County's uninsured — 37%, an unusually large share — the top quarter of all counties measured — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Illinois is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,011 people aged 50 to 64 in McLean County have no coverage, a rate of 3.7% — close to the 5.8% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
McLean County against Illinois
McLean County is the 13th largest of the 18 Illinois counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.3 points lower than Illinois overall and 3 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Illinois.
| McLean County | Illinois | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,814 | 423,655 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 48% | 51% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 37% | 28% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.7% | 7.2% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria County | 6.3% | 4,311 | 48% |
| Kendall County | 5.3% | 3,526 | 53% |
| Sangamon County | 5.5% | 4,335 | 51% |
| Rock Island County | 7.7% | 4,295 | 51% |
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