Health insurance in Chittenden County, Vermont
2,752 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 48% 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.
How many here a premium tax credit would reach
2,752 uninsured people in Chittenden County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 48% 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
4.3% of Chittenden County's 132,950 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 5,748 people. That is close to the Vermont rate of 5.1%, and puts Chittenden County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (3,105th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
1,491 of Chittenden County's uninsured — 26%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Vermont is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
1,183 people aged 50 to 64 in Chittenden County have no coverage, a rate of 4.0% — close to the 4.3% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Chittenden County against Vermont
Chittenden County is the only Vermont county we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 0.8 points lower than Vermont overall and 3 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Vermont picture.
| Chittenden County | Vermont | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.3% | 5.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,752 | 12,685 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 48% | 51% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 26% | 24% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 4.0% | 5.0% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County (West Virginia) | 7.4% | 4,982 | 51% |
| Lower Connecticut River Valley (Connecticut) | 4.4% | 2,781 | 48% |
| Coweta County (Georgia) | 11.1% | 7,433 | 50% |
| Wright County (Minnesota) | 4.7% | 3,193 | 51% |
| Maui County (Hawaii) | 4.7% | 3,205 | 50% |
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