Health insurance in Prince George's County, Maryland
44,282 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
Prince George's County has 44,282 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 51% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 15.0% are uninsured — roughly one in 7 of the people the credit was designed for.
Coverage is worse here than across the state
11.2% of Prince George's County's 775,172 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 86,945 people. That is well above Maryland as a whole at 7.2% — 4.0 points above its own state, and puts Prince George's County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,180th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
22,134 of Prince George's 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.
Older residents here are better covered
15,039 people aged 50 to 64 in Prince George's County have no coverage, a rate of 8.1% — lower than the 11.2% across all under-65 residents here, which is the usual pattern — people in their fifties and early sixties tend to be more settled in employer coverage. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Prince George's County against Maryland
Prince George's County is the 2nd largest of the 15 Maryland counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 4.0 points higher than Maryland overall and 2 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Maryland.
| Prince George's County | Maryland | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 11.2% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 44,282 | 176,483 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 51% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 25% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 8.1% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 8.0% | 33,669 | 48% |
| Baltimore County | 6.9% | 22,463 | 49% |
| Anne Arundel County | 5.4% | 12,798 | 48% |
| Baltimore city | 7.8% | 17,140 | 49% |
| Honolulu County (Hawaii) | 3.6% | 14,488 | 50% |
With 15% of the subsidy band still uninsured here, how the credit is calculated is the useful place to start. Other Maryland counties.