Health insurance in Grant County, Washington
6,961 people here have no coverage and earn in the range a premium tax credit is built for — 55% 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.
Most of the uninsured here would qualify for help
6,961 uninsured people in Grant County earn inside the premium tax credit range — 55% of the county's uninsured. That is near the 51% national median. Within that income band itself, 15.9% are uninsured — roughly one in 6 of the people the credit was designed for.
Coverage is worse here than across the state
14.4% of Grant County's 87,591 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 12,636 people. That is well above Washington as a whole at 7.8% — 6.6 points above its own state, and puts Grant County in the top quarter of the 3,143 counties measured nationally (560th).
Who falls under the Medicaid line
3,783 of Grant County's uninsured — 30%, close to the 31% typical nationally — earn under $22,025 a year, which in Washington is Medicaid territory rather than marketplace territory.
The years before Medicare
2,180 people aged 50 to 64 in Grant County have no coverage, a rate of 13.4% — close to the 14.4% across all under-65 residents here. Age-rated premiums make this the most expensive group to cover before Medicare.
Grant County against Washington
Grant County is the 13th largest of the 14 Washington counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 6.6 points higher than Washington overall and 5 points more of its uninsured sit in the subsidy band than statewide. Coverage among 50 to 64 year olds is worse here than across Washington.
| Grant County | Washington | National median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 14.4% | 7.8% | 9.8% |
| Uninsured in the subsidy band | 6,961 | 256,620 | — |
| Subsidy band as a share of uninsured | 55% | 50% | 51% |
| At or below 138% of poverty | 30% | 25% | 31% |
| Uninsured, 50 to 64 | 13.4% | 6.5% | 8.1% |
The nearest by population
| County | Uninsured | In the subsidy band | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | 14.8% | 6,676 | 52% |
| Cowlitz County | 8.4% | 4,020 | 53% |
| Skagit County | 9.1% | 4,698 | 51% |
| Benton County | 9.7% | 9,052 | 51% |
| Monongalia County (West Virginia) | 6.5% | 2,312 | 41% |
With 16% of the subsidy band still uninsured here, how the credit is calculated is the useful place to start. Other Washington counties.