Health insurance in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
5,592 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
5,592 uninsured people in Lebanon 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, 11.7% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
9.3% of Lebanon County's 113,032 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 10,516 people. That is above the Pennsylvania rate of 7.2%, and puts Lebanon County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (1,739th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
2,630 of Lebanon County's uninsured — 25%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Pennsylvania is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
Older residents here are better covered
1,822 people aged 50 to 64 in Lebanon County have no coverage, a rate of 6.7% — lower than the 9.3% 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.
Lebanon County against Pennsylvania
Lebanon County is the 22nd largest of the 28 Pennsylvania counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.1 points higher than Pennsylvania overall and 4 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Pennsylvania.
| Lebanon County | Pennsylvania | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.3% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 5,592 | 360,928 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 25% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 6.7% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County | 7.7% | 3,905 | 44% |
| Schuylkill County | 7.6% | 4,324 | 53% |
| Franklin County | 9.0% | 5,992 | 53% |
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