Health insurance in San Juan County, New Mexico
6,647 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 52% 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
6,647 uninsured people in San Juan County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 52% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 16.5% are uninsured — roughly one in 6 of the people the credit was designed for.
One in seven has no coverage
14.7% of San Juan County's 87,612 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 12,898 people. That is above the New Mexico rate of 13.4%, and puts San Juan County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (527th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
3,561 of San Juan County's uninsured — 28%, 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
2,930 people aged 50 to 64 in San Juan County have no coverage, a rate of 15.9% — close to the 14.7% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
San Juan County against New Mexico
San Juan County is the smallest of the 5 New Mexico counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 1.3 points higher than New Mexico overall and 2 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across New Mexico.
| San Juan County | New Mexico | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 14.7% | 13.4% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 6,647 | 107,678 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 52% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 28% | 33% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 15.9% | 13.0% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Fe County | 13.7% | 7,566 | 50% |
| Sandoval County | 10.4% | 6,575 | 52% |
| Dona Ana County | 14.5% | 12,274 | 46% |
| Bernalillo County | 12.2% | 32,884 | 51% |
With 17% of the subsidy band still uninsured here, how the credit is calculated is the useful place to start. Other New Mexico counties.