Health insurance in Linn County, Iowa
3 insurers sell 38 marketplace plans here, and 5.3% 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.
Who sells here, and how much choice that gives
3 insurers sell marketplace plans in Linn County, offering 38 plans between them, roughly 13 each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
5.3% of Linn County's 187,348 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,987 people. That is close to the Iowa rate of 6.4%, and puts Linn County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1774th).
How much the marketplace is used
8,512 Linn County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 45 per thousand under-65 residents, 1685th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,283 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Linn County against Iowa
Linn County is the 2nd largest of the 7 Iowa counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.1 points lower than Iowa overall and its 3 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Iowa rate.
| Linn County | Iowa | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.3% | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 38 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 45 | 48 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 14% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott County | 141,985 | 5.2% | 4 | 58 |
| Johnson County | 129,488 | 6.0% | 2 | 16 |
| Black Hawk County | 104,711 | 6.6% | 3 | 42 |
| Dallas County | 100,226 | 4.1% | 3 | 42 |
Scott County has 4 insurers against this county's 3 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.