Health insurance in York County, Maine
4,675 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 51% 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
4,675 uninsured people in York County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 51% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 7.5% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
5.5% of York County's 167,394 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,181 people. That is below the Maine rate of 7.2%, and puts York County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,935th).
Relatively few are under the Medicaid line
1,976 of York County's uninsured — 22%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Maine is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
2,047 people aged 50 to 64 in York County have no coverage, a rate of 4.4% — close to the 5.5% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
York County against Maine
York County is the 2nd largest of the 4 Maine counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.7 points lower than Maine overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Maine.
| York County | Maine | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.5% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 4,675 | 39,094 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 51% | 52% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 22% | 26% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.4% | 6.3% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penobscot County | 7.1% | 4,265 | 51% |
| Kennebec County | 7.2% | 3,691 | 53% |
| Cumberland County | 5.6% | 6,830 | 51% |
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