Health insurance in Marion County, Oregon
6 insurers sell 56 marketplace plans here, and 9.1% 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
6 insurers compete in Marion County with 56 plans between them, about 9 plans each. It gained 3 since the previous plan year, up from 3.
How many people here have no coverage
9.1% of Marion County's 282,821 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 25,815 people. That is above the Oregon rate of 6.4%, and puts Marion County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1221st).
A thin marketplace
6,389 Marion County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 23 per thousand under-65 residents, 1814th of 1,817. That is light use against the 78 per thousand typical here, and thin markets attract fewer insurers. 983 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Marion County against Oregon
Marion County is the 5th largest of the 6 Oregon counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.7 points higher than Oregon overall and with 6 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Oregon. Marketplace use is well under the Oregon rate.
| Marion County | Oregon | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.1% | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 6 | 5–6 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 56 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 23 | 36 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 15% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lane County | 295,184 | 6.9% | 6 | 50 |
| Clackamas County | 342,026 | 5.1% | 6 | 59 |
| Deschutes County | 166,304 | 5.9% | 5 | 41 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 6, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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