Health insurance in Lake County, Ohio
7 insurers sell 105 marketplace plans here, and 6.3% 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 Lake County — 105 plans in total, around 15 each. Few people compare 105 plans properly without help. It gained 2 since the previous plan year, up from 5.
How many people here have no coverage
6.3% of Lake County's 178,657 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 11,235 people. That is below the Ohio rate of 8.1%, and puts Lake County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1664th).
How much the marketplace is used
8,164 Lake County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 46 per thousand under-65 residents, 1678th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,087 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Lake County against Ohio
Lake County is the 10th largest of the 22 Ohio counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.8 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.
| Lake County | Ohio | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.3% | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 7 | 3–9 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 105 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 46 | 50 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clermont County | 172,881 | 7.0% | 8 | 130 |
| Mahoning County | 168,115 | 7.7% | 7 | 114 |
| Delaware County | 200,673 | 4.5% | 7 | 113 |
| Trumbull County | 151,923 | 9.6% | 7 | 114 |
Clermont 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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