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Health insurance in Monroe County, Pennsylvania

5,354 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 50% of everyone uninsured in the county.

Reviewed September 4, 2026 · 2024 Census data

5,354Uninsured, subsidy range 138–400% of poverty
8.4%Uninsured, under 65 10,749 people
7.1%Uninsured, 50 to 64 2,661 people
128,471Under-65 residents 431st of 3,143

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

5,354 uninsured people in Monroe County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 50% 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

8.4% of Monroe County's 128,471 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 10,749 people. That is close to the Pennsylvania rate of 7.2%, and puts Monroe County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,027th).

Who falls under the Medicaid line

3,140 of Monroe County's uninsured — 29%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Pennsylvania is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.

The years before Medicare

2,661 people aged 50 to 64 in Monroe 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.

Monroe County against Pennsylvania

Monroe County is the 19th largest of the 28 Pennsylvania counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.2 points higher than Pennsylvania overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Pennsylvania.

Monroe CountyPennsylvania National median
Uninsured, under 658.4% 7.2%9.8%
Uninsured in the subsidy band5,354 360,928—
Subsidy band as a share of uninsured50% 49% 51%
At or below 138% of poverty29% 30% 31%
Uninsured, 50 to 647.1% 5.5% 8.1%

Counties of a similar size

CountyUninsured In the subsidy bandShare
Franklin County9.0%5,99253%
Centre County7.7%3,90544%
Lebanon County9.3%5,59253%

What a plan actually costs in Monroe County

These figures say how many people here a credit would reach. What it would be worth to you depends on your age, household and income — a licensed agent can work that out on the call.

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