Health insurance in Bernalillo County, New Mexico

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

Bernalillo County has 32,884 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 51% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 14.7% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

12.2% of Bernalillo County's 531,121 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 64,799 people. That is below the New Mexico rate of 13.4%, and puts Bernalillo County in the upper half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (962nd).

Who falls under the Medicaid line

19,068 of Bernalillo County's uninsured — 29%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in New Mexico is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.

The years before Medicare

14,299 people aged 50 to 64 in Bernalillo County have no coverage, a rate of 12.1% — close to the 12.2% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Bernalillo County against New Mexico

Bernalillo County is the largest of the 5 New Mexico counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate runs 1.2 points lower than New Mexico overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the New Mexico picture.

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