Health insurance in Wicomico County, Maryland
3,291 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 49% 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
3,291 uninsured people in Wicomico County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 49% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.4% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
8.0% of Wicomico County's 84,499 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,756 people. That is close to the Maryland rate of 7.2%, and puts Wicomico County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,161st).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
2,149 of Wicomico County's uninsured — 32%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Maryland is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,039 people aged 50 to 64 in Wicomico County have no coverage, a rate of 5.7% — close to the 8.0% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Wicomico County against Maryland
Wicomico County is the 14th largest of the 15 Maryland counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.8 points higher than Maryland overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Maryland picture.
| Wicomico County | Maryland | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.0% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,291 | 176,483 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 32% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.7% | 5.4% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil County | 5.7% | 2,397 | 48% |
| 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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