Health insurance in Kalamazoo County, Michigan
6 insurers sell 72 marketplace plans here, and 5.9% 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 Kalamazoo County with 72 plans between them, about 12 plans each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
5.9% of Kalamazoo County's 216,062 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 12,852 people. That is close to the Michigan rate of 6.2%, and puts Kalamazoo County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1713th).
How much the marketplace is used
9,286 Kalamazoo County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 43 per thousand under-65 residents, 1728th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,106 of them — 12% — were new rather than renewing.
Kalamazoo County against Michigan
Kalamazoo County is the 9th largest of the 19 Michigan counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its 6 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 7. Marketplace use is well under the Michigan rate.
| Kalamazoo County | Michigan | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.9% | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 6 | 2–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 72 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 43 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 12% | 13% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingham County | 230,851 | 6.6% | 5 | 51 |
| Ottawa County | 247,015 | 5.2% | 6 | 67 |
| Livingston County | 155,614 | 3.9% | 4 | 50 |
| Saginaw County | 142,977 | 6.4% | 4 | 42 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 6, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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