Health insurance in Cecil County, Maryland
2,397 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
2,397 uninsured people in Cecil 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, 7.7% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
5.7% of Cecil County's 86,895 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 4,955 people. That is below the Maryland rate of 7.2%, and puts Cecil County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,894th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,254 of Cecil County's uninsured — 25%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Maryland is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
956 people aged 50 to 64 in Cecil County have no coverage, a rate of 4.3% — close to the 5.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Cecil County against Maryland
Cecil County is the 13th largest of the 15 Maryland counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.5 points lower than Maryland overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Maryland.
| Cecil County | Maryland | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.7% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,397 | 176,483 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 48% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 25% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.3% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wicomico County | 8.0% | 3,291 | 49% |
| Calvert County | 4.1% | 1,499 | 47% |
| St. Mary's County | 5.1% | 2,374 | 47% |
| Washington County | 7.5% | 4,665 | 51% |
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