Health insurance in Stafford County, Virginia

Reviewed September 4, 2026 · 2024 Census data

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

4,375 uninsured people in Stafford County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 47% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that band itself, 9.4% have no coverage.

How many people here have no coverage

6.3% of Stafford County's 146,399 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,229 people. That is below the Virginia rate of 8.1%, and puts Stafford County in the bottom quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (2,741st).

Relatively few are under the Medicaid line

1,882 of Stafford 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

1,409 people aged 50 to 64 in Stafford County have no coverage, a rate of 4.6% — close to the 6.3% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.

Stafford County against Virginia

Stafford County is the 11th largest of the 20 Virginia counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.8 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.

Counties of a similar size

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