Health insurance in Daviess County, Kentucky
3,258 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.
Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range
3,258 uninsured people in Daviess 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, 8.7% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
7.7% of Daviess County's 83,825 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,467 people. That is close to the Kentucky rate of 8.1%, and puts Daviess County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,242nd).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
2,226 of Daviess County's uninsured — 34%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Kentucky is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
980 people aged 50 to 64 in Daviess County have no coverage, a rate of 5.3% — close to the 7.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Daviess County against Kentucky
Daviess County is the smallest of the 7 Kentucky counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Kentucky.
| Daviess County | Kentucky | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.7% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,258 | 146,636 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 34% | 35% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.3% | 6.7% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardin County | 6.9% | 3,408 | 53% |
| Boone County | 5.4% | 3,315 | 50% |
| Warren County | 10.2% | 5,927 | 47% |
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