Health insurance in Calhoun County, Michigan
6 insurers sell 72 marketplace plans here, and 6.8% 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 Calhoun County with 72 plans between them, about 12 plans each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
6.8% of Calhoun County's 106,849 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 7,312 people. That is close to the Michigan rate of 6.2%, and puts Calhoun County in the bottom quarter of the 1,817 counties on this site (1592nd).
How much the marketplace is used
4,243 Calhoun County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 40 per thousand under-65 residents, 1761st of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 491 of them — 12% — were new rather than renewing.
Calhoun County against Michigan
Calhoun County is the 17th largest of the 19 Michigan counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.6 points higher than Michigan overall and its 6 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 7. Marketplace use is well under the Michigan rate.
| Calhoun County | Michigan | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.8% | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 6 | 2–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 72 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 40 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 12% | 13% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegan County | 98,623 | 6.4% | 5 | 59 |
| Berrien County | 116,649 | 7.6% | 4 | 42 |
| Jackson County | 120,964 | 6.0% | 5 | 59 |
| Monroe County | 123,647 | 5.0% | 4 | 46 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 6, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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