Health insurance in Salt Lake County, Utah
5 insurers sell 49 marketplace plans here, and 9.6% 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 Salt Lake County with 49 plans between them, about 10 plans each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
9.6% of Salt Lake County's 1,056,468 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 101,879 people. That is close to the Utah rate of 9.3%, and puts Salt Lake County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1141st).
How much the marketplace is used
137,941 Salt Lake County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 131 per thousand under-65 residents, 457th of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 17,004 of them — 12% — were new rather than renewing.
Salt Lake County against Utah
Salt Lake County is the largest of the 6 Utah counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Utah. Marketplace use is close to the Utah rate.
| Salt Lake County | Utah | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.6% | 9.3% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 49 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 131 | 127 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 12% | 12% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah County | 677,755 | 8.1% | 5 | 43 |
| Davis County | 336,342 | 6.8% | 4 | 44 |
| Weber County | 239,264 | 10.5% | 4 | 38 |
| Washington County | 159,568 | 12.7% | 3 | 22 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.