Health insurance in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
6,584 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
6,584 uninsured people in Westmoreland 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, 6.5% have no coverage.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
5.0% of Westmoreland County's 259,611 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 13,065 people. That is below the Pennsylvania rate of 7.2%, and puts Westmoreland County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,034th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
3,254 of Westmoreland 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.
The years before Medicare
3,165 people aged 50 to 64 in Westmoreland County have no coverage, a rate of 4.2% — close to the 5.0% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Westmoreland County against Pennsylvania
Westmoreland County is the 11th largest of the 28 Pennsylvania counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.2 points lower than Pennsylvania overall and its subsidy-band share matches the state. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Pennsylvania.
| Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.0% | 7.2% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 6,584 | 360,928 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 50% | 49% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 25% | 30% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.2% | 5.5% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | 8.6% | 10,956 | 50% |
| Northampton County | 6.0% | 7,070 | 49% |
| Dauphin County | 8.3% | 9,723 | 50% |
| Cumberland County | 7.4% | 7,800 | 50% |
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