Health insurance in Beaufort County, South Carolina
3 insurers sell 52 marketplace plans here, and 11.3% 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
3 insurers sell marketplace plans in Beaufort County, offering 52 plans between them, roughly 17 each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 2.
How many people here have no coverage
11.3% of Beaufort County's 135,242 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 15,324 people. That is close to the South Carolina rate of 11.2%, and puts Beaufort County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (814th).
Some of those 15,324 are in the South Carolina coverage gap: under $15,960 a year, too little for a subsidy and no expanded Medicaid to fall back on.
The marketplace is used heavily here
23,656 Beaufort County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 175 per thousand under-65 residents, 219th of 1,817. That is 2.2× the 78 per thousand typical here. 4,770 — 20% — were new rather than renewing, an unusually high share.
Beaufort County against South Carolina
Beaufort County is the 10th largest of the 12 South Carolina counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its 3 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the South Carolina rate.
| Beaufort County | South Carolina | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 11.3% | 11.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 52 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 175 | 138 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 20% | 14% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken County | 138,502 | 10.4% | 3 | 43 |
| Florence County | 107,661 | 10.1% | 4 | 57 |
| Pickens County | 104,996 | 12.0% | 3 | 48 |
Florence County has 4 insurers against this county's 3 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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