Health insurance in Medina County, Ohio
8 insurers sell 125 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.
8 insurers competing here
8 insurers sell in Medina County — 125 plans in total, around 16 each. Few people compare 125 plans properly without help. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 7.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
5.8% of Medina County's 146,521 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 8,526 people. That is below the Ohio rate of 8.1%, and puts Medina County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1733rd).
How much the marketplace is used
6,213 Medina County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 42 per thousand under-65 residents, 1737th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 875 of them — 14% — were new rather than renewing.
Medina County against Ohio
Medina County is the 15th largest of the 22 Ohio counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.3 points lower than Ohio overall and its 8 insurers sit between the state's 3 and 9. Marketplace use is close to the Ohio rate.
| Medina County | Ohio | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.8% | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 8 | 3–9 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 125 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 42 | 50 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 14% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licking County | 148,767 | 6.3% | 6 | 97 |
| Trumbull County | 151,923 | 9.6% | 7 | 114 |
| Fairfield County | 137,102 | 6.2% | 7 | 113 |
| Greene County | 133,893 | 5.9% | 8 | 130 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 8, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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