Health insurance in Bradley County, Tennessee
5 insurers sell 59 marketplace plans here, and 12.0% 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 Bradley County with 59 plans between them, about 12 plans each. It gained 2 since the previous plan year, up from 3.
How many people here have no coverage
12.0% of Bradley County's 91,647 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 11,029 people. That is close to the Tennessee rate of 11.3%, and puts Bradley County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (699th).
Some of those 11,029 are in the Tennessee coverage gap: under $15,960 a year, too little for a subsidy and no expanded Medicaid to fall back on.
How much the marketplace is used
8,774 Bradley County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 96 per thousand under-65 residents, 836th of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,412 of them — 16% — were new rather than renewing.
Bradley County against Tennessee
Bradley County is the smallest of the 11 Tennessee counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 0.7 points higher than Tennessee overall and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Tennessee. Marketplace use is close to the Tennessee rate.
| Bradley County | Tennessee | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 12.0% | 11.3% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 3–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 59 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 96 | 98 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 16% | 16% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maury County | 92,541 | 9.6% | 4 | 55 |
| Sullivan County | 124,812 | 10.6% | 4 | 50 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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