Health insurance in Adams County, Pennsylvania
3,298 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 53% 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
3,298 uninsured people in Adams County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 53% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 10.0% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
7.9% of Adams County's 79,244 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,266 people. That is close to the Pennsylvania rate of 7.2%, and puts Adams County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,197th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,607 of Adams County's uninsured — 26%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Pennsylvania is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,274 people aged 50 to 64 in Adams County have no coverage, a rate of 5.7% — close to the 7.9% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Adams County against Pennsylvania
Adams County is the 27th largest of the 28 Pennsylvania counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.7 points higher than Pennsylvania overall and 3 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Pennsylvania picture.
| Adams County | Pennsylvania | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.9% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 3,298 | 360,928 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.7% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | 8.3% | 3,231 | 50% |
| Lycoming County | 7.4% | 3,301 | 53% |
| Fayette County | 6.8% | 3,181 | 51% |
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