Health insurance in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
4,324 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
4,324 uninsured people in Schuylkill 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, 9.0% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
7.6% of Schuylkill County's 108,438 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 8,195 people. That is close to the Pennsylvania rate of 7.2%, and puts Schuylkill County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,297th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
2,187 of Schuylkill County's uninsured — 27%, 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
1,511 people aged 50 to 64 in Schuylkill County have no coverage, a rate of 5.3% — close to the 7.6% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Schuylkill County against Pennsylvania
Schuylkill County is the 23rd largest of the 28 Pennsylvania counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly 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.
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.6% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 4,324 | 360,928 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 53% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 27% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon County | 9.3% | 5,592 | 53% |
| Centre County | 7.7% | 3,905 | 44% |
| Cambria County | 5.5% | 2,624 | 51% |
| Fayette County | 6.8% | 3,181 | 51% |
| Berkeley County (West Virginia) | 6.6% | 3,977 | 53% |
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