Health insurance in Parker County, Texas
5 insurers sell 66 marketplace plans here, and 16.3% 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
5 insurers compete in Parker County with 66 plans between them, about 13 plans each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
One in six has no coverage
16.3% of Parker County's 151,054 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 24,608 people. That is below the Texas rate of 19.1%, and puts Parker County in the top quarter of the 1,817 counties on this site (269th).
Some of those 24,608 are in the Texas 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
14,340 Parker County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 95 per thousand under-65 residents, 844th of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 2,211 of them — 15% — were new rather than renewing.
Parker County against Texas
Parker County is the 31st largest of the 43 Texas counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.8 points lower than Texas overall and its 5 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 10. Marketplace use is well under the Texas rate.
| Parker County | Texas | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 16.3% | 19.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 1–10 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 66 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 95 | 159 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 15% | 18% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ector County | 150,463 | 24.4% | 4 | 54 |
| Midland County | 162,576 | 17.0% | 4 | 54 |
| Comal County | 164,094 | 12.5% | 7 | 115 |
| Guadalupe County | 164,584 | 14.6% | 7 | 96 |
Comal County has 7 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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