Health insurance in Hanover County, Virginia
2,803 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
2,803 uninsured people in Hanover 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, 9.7% have no coverage.
How many people here have no coverage
6.4% of Hanover County's 91,037 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 5,846 people. That is below the Virginia rate of 8.1%, and puts Hanover County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,708th).
Relatively few are under the Medicaid line
1,144 of Hanover County's uninsured — 20%, 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
1,272 people aged 50 to 64 in Hanover County have no coverage, a rate of 5.4% — close to the 6.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Hanover County against Virginia
Hanover County is the 16th largest of the 20 Virginia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.7 points lower than Virginia overall and 2 points fewer of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is better here than across Virginia.
| Hanover County | Virginia | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.4% | 8.1% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 2,803 | 283,998 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 48% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 20% | 26% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 5.4% | 6.8% | 8.1% |
Counties of a similar size
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | 7.4% | 3,213 | 50% |
| Suffolk city | 7.2% | 3,106 | 51% |
| Frederick County | 9.3% | 3,881 | 53% |
| Roanoke city | 9.9% | 3,986 | 51% |
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