Health insurance in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
9,723 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 50% 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
Of the 19,441 people without coverage in Dauphin County, 9,723 — 50% — earn inside the premium tax credit range. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 10.2% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
8.3% of Dauphin County's 233,243 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 19,441 people. That is close to the Pennsylvania rate of 7.2%, and puts Dauphin County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,067th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
6,270 of Dauphin County's uninsured — 32%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Pennsylvania is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
Older residents here are better covered
3,087 people aged 50 to 64 in Dauphin County have no coverage, a rate of 5.8% — lower than the 8.3% across all under-65 residents here, which is the usual pattern — people in their fifties and early sixties tend to be more settled in employer coverage. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Dauphin County against Pennsylvania
Dauphin County is the 14th largest of the 28 Pennsylvania counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.1 points higher than Pennsylvania overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Pennsylvania picture.
| Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.3% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 9,723 | 360,928 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 32% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.8% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | 6.0% | 7,070 | 49% |
| Luzerne County | 8.6% | 10,956 | 50% |
| Cumberland County | 7.4% | 7,800 | 50% |
| Westmoreland County | 5.0% | 6,584 | 50% |
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