Health insurance in Broome County, New York
3,721 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 48% 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
3,721 uninsured people in Broome County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 48% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 6.1% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
5.3% of Broome County's 145,337 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 7,762 people. That is close to the New York rate of 5.9%, and puts Broome County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,989th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
2,705 of Broome County's uninsured — 35%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in New York is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,605 people aged 50 to 64 in Broome County have no coverage, a rate of 4.6% — close to the 5.3% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Broome County against New York
Broome County is the 19th largest of the 27 New York counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.6 points lower than New York overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the New York picture.
| Broome County | New York | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.3% | 5.9% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,721 | 429,201 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 48% | 47% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 35% | 29% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.6% | 5.0% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ulster County | 6.4% | 3,702 | 42% |
| Schenectady County | 4.9% | 3,017 | 48% |
| Niagara County | 4.7% | 3,830 | 50% |
| Rensselaer County | 4.4% | 2,548 | 46% |
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