Health insurance in Fairfield County, Ohio
7 insurers sell 113 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 Fairfield County — 113 plans in total, around 16 each. Few people compare 113 plans properly without help. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 6.
How many people here have no coverage
6.2% of Fairfield County's 137,102 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 8,435 people. That is below the Ohio rate of 8.1%, and puts Fairfield County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1680th).
How much the marketplace is used
6,228 Fairfield County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 45 per thousand under-65 residents, 1687th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 940 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Fairfield County against Ohio
Fairfield County is the 16th largest of the 22 Ohio counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.9 points lower than Ohio overall and its 7 insurers sit between the state's 3 and 9. Marketplace use is close to the Ohio rate.
| Fairfield County | Ohio | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 7 | 3–9 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 113 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 45 | 50 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County | 133,893 | 5.9% | 8 | 130 |
| Medina County | 146,521 | 5.8% | 8 | 125 |
| Licking County | 148,767 | 6.3% | 6 | 97 |
Greene County has 8 insurers against this county's 7 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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