Health insurance in Muskegon County, Michigan
5 insurers sell 50 marketplace plans here, and 5.8% 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
5 insurers compete in Muskegon County with 50 plans between them, about 10 plans each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
5.8% of Muskegon County's 140,022 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 8,168 people. That is close to the Michigan rate of 6.2%, and puts Muskegon County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1730th).
How much the marketplace is used
6,717 Muskegon County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 48 per thousand under-65 residents, 1626th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 844 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Muskegon County against Michigan
Muskegon County is the 12th largest of the 19 Michigan counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its 5 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 7. Marketplace use is close to the Michigan rate.
| Muskegon County | Michigan | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.8% | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 2–7 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 50 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 48 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 13% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saginaw County | 142,977 | 6.4% | 4 | 42 |
| St. Clair County | 126,050 | 5.8% | 5 | 51 |
| Livingston County | 155,614 | 3.9% | 4 | 50 |
| Monroe County | 123,647 | 5.0% | 4 | 46 |
| Yellowstone County (Montana) | 136,958 | 10.4% | 3 | 42 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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