Health insurance in Brown County, Wisconsin
5 insurers sell 57 marketplace plans here, and 6.3% 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 Brown County with 57 plans between them, about 11 plans each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
6.3% of Brown County's 220,923 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 13,857 people. That is close to the Wisconsin rate of 6.4%, and puts Brown County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1667th).
How much the marketplace is used
13,235 Brown County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 60 per thousand under-65 residents, 1416th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,742 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Brown County against Wisconsin
Brown County is the 4th largest of the 12 Wisconsin counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Wisconsin. Marketplace use is close to the Wisconsin rate.
| Brown County | Wisconsin | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 6.3% | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 1–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 57 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 60 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 14% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outagamie County | 159,101 | 5.3% | 3 | 30 |
| Racine County | 157,415 | 7.0% | 3 | 35 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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