Health insurance in Cochise County, Arizona
2 insurers sell 25 marketplace plans here, and 12.3% of under-65 residents have no coverage at all.
Source: CMS Marketplace Open Enrollment Public Use Files and US Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2026 release.
Two insurers, and what that means
Two insurers sell here, offering 25 plans between them. If either leaves, Cochise County becomes a single-insurer county. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
12.3% of Cochise County's 90,044 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 11,059 people. That is close to the Arizona rate of 12.9%, and puts Cochise County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (637th).
How much the marketplace is used
5,504 Cochise County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 61 per thousand under-65 residents, 1395th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 850 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Cochise County against Arizona
Cochise County is the smallest of the 7 Arizona counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its 2 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 7. Marketplace use is close to the Arizona rate.
| Cochise County | Arizona | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 12.3% | 12.9% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 2 | 1–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 25 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 61 | 60 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coconino County | 105,086 | 12.7% | 2 | 26 |
| Mohave County | 145,979 | 13.9% | 2 | 24 |
| Yavapai County | 160,993 | 15.2% | 3 | 22 |
| Yuma County | 164,488 | 15.3% | 2 | 14 |
Yavapai County has 3 insurers against this county's 2 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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