Health insurance in Fairfax County, Virginia
34,613 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 45% 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
Fairfax County has 34,613 uninsured residents earning inside the premium tax credit range, 45% of its uninsured total. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 15.0% are uninsured — roughly one in 7 of the people the credit was designed for.
How many people here have no coverage
7.9% of Fairfax County's 973,558 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 76,731 people. That is close to the Virginia rate of 8.1%, and puts Fairfax County in the lower half of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,199th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
17,255 of Fairfax County's uninsured — 22%, below the 31% typical of counties nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Virginia is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
15,344 people aged 50 to 64 in Fairfax County have no coverage, a rate of 7.0% — close to the 7.9% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Fairfax County against Virginia
Fairfax County is the largest of the 20 Virginia counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and 5 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds matches the Virginia picture.
| Fairfax County | Virginia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.9% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 34,613 | 283,998 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 45% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 22% | 26% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 7.0% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
The next largest counties
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince William County | 10.1% | 21,604 | 49% |
| Loudoun County | 5.8% | 9,659 | 42% |
| Virginia Beach city | 7.2% | 14,589 | 54% |
| Chesterfield County | 7.9% | 13,212 | 52% |
With 15% of the subsidy band still uninsured here, how the credit is calculated is the useful place to start. Other Virginia counties.