Health insurance in Summit County, Ohio
8 insurers sell 125 marketplace plans here, and 7.4% 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 Summit 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.
How many people here have no coverage
7.4% of Summit County's 424,484 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 31,317 people. That is close to the Ohio rate of 8.1%, and puts Summit County in the bottom quarter of the 1,817 counties on this site (1505th).
How much the marketplace is used
20,003 Summit County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 47 per thousand under-65 residents, 1646th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 3,030 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Summit County against Ohio
Summit County is the 4th largest of the 22 Ohio counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 0.7 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.
| Summit County | Ohio | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.4% | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 8 | 3–9 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 125 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 47 | 50 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucas County | 340,088 | 7.2% | 8 | 121 |
| Butler County | 324,516 | 7.9% | 8 | 130 |
Every one of them has the same number of insurers, so this is a consistent regional market.
125 plans is a lot to work through. Start with network type, then the metal tiers. Other Ohio counties.