Health insurance in Kent County, Michigan
7 insurers sell 80 marketplace plans here, and 6.2% 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.
7 insurers competing here
7 insurers sell in Kent County — 80 plans in total, around 11 each. Few people compare 80 plans properly without help. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
6.2% of Kent County's 561,326 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 34,774 people. That is close to the Michigan rate of 6.2%, and puts Kent County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1675th).
How much the marketplace is used
27,370 Kent County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 49 per thousand under-65 residents, 1611th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 3,986 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Kent County against Michigan
Kent County is the 4th largest of the 19 Michigan counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and with 7 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Michigan. Marketplace use is close to the Michigan rate.
| Kent County | Michigan | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.2% | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 7 | 2–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 80 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 49 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 13% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macomb County | 712,514 | 6.2% | 5 | 64 |
| Genesee County | 320,188 | 6.5% | 6 | 64 |
| Washtenaw County | 294,930 | 4.8% | 5 | 59 |
| Ottawa County | 247,015 | 5.2% | 6 | 67 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 7, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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