Health insurance in Queens County, New York

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.

How many here a premium tax credit would reach

Queens County has 76,398 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 50% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 10.5% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

8.4% of Queens County's 1,833,436 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 154,328 people. That is above the New York rate of 5.9%, and puts Queens County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,022nd).

Who falls under the Medicaid line

41,078 of Queens County's uninsured — 27%, 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

32,443 people aged 50 to 64 in Queens County have no coverage, a rate of 7.1% — close to the 8.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Queens County against New York

Queens County is the 2nd largest of the 27 New York counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.5 points higher than New York overall and 3 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 York.

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