Health insurance in Leon County, Florida
6 insurers sell 98 marketplace plans here, and 11.4% 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.
Who sells here, and how much choice that gives
6 insurers compete in Leon County with 98 plans between them, about 16 plans each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 5.
How many people here have no coverage
11.4% of Leon County's 234,677 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 26,644 people. That is below the Florida rate of 13.7%, and puts Leon County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (783rd).
Some of those 26,644 are in the Florida coverage gap: under $15,960 a year, too little for a subsidy and no expanded Medicaid to fall back on.
How much the marketplace is used
32,045 Leon County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 137 per thousand under-65 residents, 410th of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 5,710 of them — 18% — were new rather than renewing.
Leon County against Florida
Leon County is the 23rd largest of the 32 Florida counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.3 points lower than Florida overall and its 6 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 13. Marketplace use is well under the Florida rate.
| Leon County | Florida | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 11.4% | 13.7% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 6 | 1–13 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 98 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 137 | 254 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 18% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | 226,419 | 10.3% | 5 | 101 |
| Escambia County | 253,637 | 12.4% | 5 | 123 |
| St. Johns County | 266,361 | 7.6% | 6 | 143 |
| Collier County | 271,426 | 16.4% | 7 | 131 |
Collier County has 7 insurers against this county's 6 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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