Health insurance in Deschutes County, Oregon
5 insurers sell 41 marketplace plans here, and 5.9% 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.
Who sells here, and how much choice that gives
5 insurers compete in Deschutes County with 41 plans between them, about 8 plans each. It gained 4 since the previous plan year, up from 1.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
5.9% of Deschutes County's 166,304 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,894 people. That is close to the Oregon rate of 6.4%, and puts Deschutes County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1720th).
How much the marketplace is used
10,427 Deschutes County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 63 per thousand under-65 residents, 1367th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,370 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Deschutes County against Oregon
Deschutes County is the smallest of the 6 Oregon counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and with 5 it has the fewest insurers of any Oregon county. Marketplace use is about 1.8 times the Oregon rate.
| Deschutes County | Oregon | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 5.9% | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 5–6 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 41 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 63 | 36 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 15% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County | 282,821 | 9.1% | 6 | 56 |
| Lane County | 295,184 | 6.9% | 6 | 50 |
Marion County has 6 insurers against this county's 5 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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