Health insurance in Sherburne County, Minnesota

Reviewed September 4, 2026 · 2024 Census data

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

2,210 uninsured people in Sherburne County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 52% 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

4.9% of Sherburne County's 87,364 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 4,286 people. That is close to the Minnesota rate of 6.0%, and puts Sherburne County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,039th).

Relatively few are under the Medicaid line

803 of Sherburne 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

669 people aged 50 to 64 in Sherburne County have no coverage, a rate of 3.5% — close to the 4.9% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Sherburne County against Minnesota

Sherburne County is the smallest of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 1.1 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.

Counties of a similar size

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