Health insurance in Carver County, Minnesota
1,596 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 47% 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
1,596 uninsured people in Carver County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 47% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 6.5% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
3.5% of Carver County's 95,217 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 3,362 people. That is below the Minnesota rate of 6.0%, and puts Carver County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,132nd).
Relatively few are under the Medicaid line
642 of Carver County's uninsured — 19%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Minnesota is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
625 people aged 50 to 64 in Carver County have no coverage, a rate of 2.8% — close to the 3.5% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Carver County against Minnesota
Carver County is the 11th largest of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.5 points lower than Minnesota overall and 3 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Minnesota.
| Carver County | Minnesota | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 3.5% | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 1,596 | 140,120 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 47% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 19% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 2.8% | 4.7% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherburne County | 4.9% | 2,210 | 52% |
| Stearns County | 6.8% | 4,482 | 51% |
| Wright County | 4.7% | 3,193 | 51% |
| Scott County | 4.7% | 3,027 | 47% |
| Hennepin County | 5.8% | 29,032 | 47% |
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