Health insurance in Yuma County, Arizona
2 insurers sell 14 marketplace plans here, and 15.3% 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 14 plans between them. If either leaves, Yuma County becomes a single-insurer county. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
One in six has no coverage
15.3% of Yuma County's 164,488 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 25,125 people. That is above the Arizona rate of 12.9%, and puts Yuma County in the top quarter of the 1,817 counties on this site (325th).
How much the marketplace is used
6,720 Yuma County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 41 per thousand under-65 residents, 1755th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 868 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Yuma County against Arizona
Yuma County is the 3rd largest of the 7 Arizona counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.4 points higher than Arizona overall and its 2 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 7. Marketplace use is well under the Arizona rate.
| Yuma County | Arizona | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 15.3% | 12.9% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 2 | 1–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 14 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 41 | 60 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yavapai County | 160,993 | 15.2% | 3 | 22 |
| Mohave County | 145,979 | 13.9% | 2 | 24 |
| Coconino County | 105,086 | 12.7% | 2 | 26 |
| Cochise County | 90,044 | 12.3% | 2 | 25 |
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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