Health insurance in Wood County, Ohio
7 insurers sell 106 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 Wood County — 106 plans in total, around 15 each. Few people compare 106 plans properly without help. It gained 2 since the previous plan year, up from 5.
How many people here have no coverage
6.2% of Wood County's 105,567 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 6,501 people. That is below the Ohio rate of 8.1%, and puts Wood County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1681st).
How much the marketplace is used
4,604 Wood County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 44 per thousand under-65 residents, 1713th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 782 of them — 17% — were new rather than renewing.
Wood County against Ohio
Wood County is the 19th 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.
| Wood County | Ohio | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.2% | 8.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 7 | 3–9 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 106 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 44 | 50 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 17% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clark County | 106,240 | 8.5% | 8 | 130 |
| Richland County | 92,782 | 9.7% | 4 | 66 |
| Wayne County | 90,989 | 13.4% | 7 | 113 |
| Miami County | 89,701 | 7.1% | 8 | 130 |
Clark 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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