Health insurance in Olmsted County, Minnesota
3,227 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
3,227 uninsured people in Olmsted 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, 6.9% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.8% of Olmsted County's 136,210 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,537 people. That is close to the Minnesota rate of 6.0%, and puts Olmsted County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,052nd).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,929 of Olmsted County's uninsured — 30%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Minnesota is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
971 people aged 50 to 64 in Olmsted County have no coverage, a rate of 3.6% — close to the 4.8% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Olmsted County against Minnesota
Olmsted County is the 7th largest of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.2 points lower than Minnesota overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Minnesota.
| Olmsted County | Minnesota | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.8% | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,227 | 140,120 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 49% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 30% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.6% | 4.7% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | 4.7% | 3,027 | 47% |
| Wright County | 4.7% | 3,193 | 51% |
| Stearns County | 6.8% | 4,482 | 51% |
| St. Louis County | 6.3% | 4,827 | 50% |
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