Health insurance in Washington County, Minnesota
4,753 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 50% 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
4,753 uninsured people in Washington County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 50% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 6.8% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.1% of Washington County's 232,579 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,602 people. That is below the Minnesota rate of 6.0%, and puts Washington County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,115th).
Relatively few are under the Medicaid line
2,037 of Washington County's uninsured — 21%, 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
1,708 people aged 50 to 64 in Washington County have no coverage, a rate of 3.2% — close to the 4.1% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Washington County against Minnesota
Washington County is the 5th largest of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.9 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.
| Washington County | Minnesota | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.1% | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 4,753 | 140,120 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 21% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.2% | 4.7% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anoka County | 5.9% | 9,367 | 51% |
| St. Louis County | 6.3% | 4,827 | 50% |
| Olmsted County | 4.8% | 3,227 | 49% |
| Scott County | 4.7% | 3,027 | 47% |
| Sherburne County | 4.9% | 2,210 | 52% |
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