Health insurance in Scott County, Minnesota
3,027 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
3,027 uninsured people in Scott 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, 7.6% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.7% of Scott County's 135,066 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,401 people. That is below the Minnesota rate of 6.0%, and puts Scott County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,065th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,426 of Scott County's uninsured — 22%, 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
1,296 people aged 50 to 64 in Scott County have no coverage, a rate of 4.2% — close to the 4.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Scott County against Minnesota
Scott County is the 8th largest of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.3 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 matches the Minnesota picture.
| Scott County | Minnesota | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.7% | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,027 | 140,120 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 47% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 22% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.2% | 4.7% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olmsted County | 4.8% | 3,227 | 49% |
| 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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