Health insurance in Maricopa County, Arizona
7 insurers sell 86 marketplace plans here, and 12.6% 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.
7 insurers competing here
7 insurers sell in Maricopa County — 86 plans in total, around 12 each. Few people compare 86 plans properly without help. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
12.6% of Maricopa County's 3,830,352 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 483,983 people. That is close to the Arizona rate of 12.9%, and puts Maricopa County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (595th).
How much the marketplace is used
235,665 Maricopa County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 62 per thousand under-65 residents, 1388th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 39,333 of them — 17% — were new rather than renewing.
Maricopa County against Arizona
Maricopa County is the largest of the 7 Arizona counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and with 7 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Arizona. Marketplace use is close to the Arizona rate.
| Maricopa County | Arizona | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 12.6% | 12.9% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 7 | 1–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 86 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 62 | 60 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 17% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinal County | 380,472 | 13.9% | 6 | 78 |
| Yuma County | 164,488 | 15.3% | 2 | 14 |
| Yavapai County | 160,993 | 15.2% | 3 | 22 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 7, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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