Health insurance in Potter County, Texas
4 insurers sell 54 marketplace plans here, and 23.0% 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
4 insurers sell marketplace plans in Potter County, offering 54 plans between them, roughly 14 each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
One in six has no coverage
23.0% of Potter County's 91,283 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 20,984 people. That is above the Texas rate of 19.1%, and puts Potter County in the top 5% of the 1,817 counties on this site (57th).
Some of those 20,984 are in the Texas 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
16,258 Potter County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 178 per thousand under-65 residents, 206th of 1,817. That is 2.3× the 78 per thousand typical here. 2,243 of them — 14% — were new rather than renewing.
Potter County against Texas
Potter County is the smallest of the 43 Texas counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 3.9 points higher than Texas overall and its 4 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 10. Marketplace use is close to the Texas rate.
| Potter County | Texas | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 23.0% | 19.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 4 | 1–10 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 54 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 178 | 159 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 14% | 18% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bastrop County | 94,713 | 23.2% | 4 | 47 |
| Tom Green County | 95,790 | 18.4% | 3 | 45 |
| Liberty County | 96,077 | 24.1% | 5 | 60 |
| Hunt County | 97,787 | 19.4% | 5 | 74 |
| Flathead County (Montana) | 90,206 | 12.1% | 3 | 39 |
Liberty County has 5 insurers against this county's 4 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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