Health insurance in Wright County, Minnesota
3,193 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 51% 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.
Half the uninsured here sit in the subsidy range
3,193 uninsured people in Wright County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 51% 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
4.7% of Wright County's 132,318 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,245 people. That is below the Minnesota rate of 6.0%, and puts Wright County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,066th).
Relatively few are under the Medicaid line
1,176 of Wright 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
1,048 people aged 50 to 64 in Wright County have no coverage, a rate of 3.7% — close to the 4.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Wright County against Minnesota
Wright County is the 9th largest of the 12 Minnesota counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.3 points lower than Minnesota overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Minnesota picture.
| Wright County | Minnesota | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.7% | 6.0% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,193 | 140,120 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 51% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 19% | 27% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 3.7% | 4.7% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stearns County | 6.8% | 4,482 | 51% |
| Scott County | 4.7% | 3,027 | 47% |
| Olmsted County | 4.8% | 3,227 | 49% |
| St. Louis County | 6.3% | 4,827 | 50% |
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