Health insurance in Iredell County, North Carolina
4 insurers sell 63 marketplace plans here, and 9.2% 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.
Who sells here, and how much choice that gives
4 insurers sell marketplace plans in Iredell County, offering 63 plans between them, roughly 16 each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
9.2% of Iredell County's 170,474 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 15,654 people. That is close to the North Carolina rate of 10.2%, and puts Iredell County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1206th).
How much the marketplace is used
16,772 Iredell County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 98 per thousand under-65 residents, 803rd of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 2,326 of them — 14% — were new rather than renewing.
Iredell County against North Carolina
Iredell County is the 12th largest of the 24 North Carolina counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.0 points lower than North Carolina overall and its 4 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 6. Marketplace use is close to the North Carolina rate.
| Iredell County | North Carolina | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.2% | 10.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 4 | 2–6 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 63 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 98 | 87 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 14% | 17% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onslow County | 168,928 | 8.1% | 2 | 37 |
| New Hanover County | 189,547 | 8.9% | 4 | 65 |
| Alamance County | 144,917 | 11.8% | 5 | 45 |
| Gaston County | 197,709 | 11.1% | 3 | 60 |
Alamance County has 5 insurers against this county's 4 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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