Health insurance in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
3 insurers sell 35 marketplace plans here, and 8.4% 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
3 insurers sell marketplace plans in Milwaukee County, offering 35 plans between them, roughly 12 each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
How many people here have no coverage
8.4% of Milwaukee County's 755,695 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 63,501 people. That is above the Wisconsin rate of 6.4%, and puts Milwaukee County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1347th).
How much the marketplace is used
46,908 Milwaukee County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 62 per thousand under-65 residents, 1378th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 7,319 of them — 16% — were new rather than renewing.
Milwaukee County against Wisconsin
Milwaukee County is the largest of the 12 Wisconsin counties we publish, by under-65 population. Its uninsured rate runs 2.0 points higher than Wisconsin overall and its 3 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Wisconsin rate.
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.4% | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 1–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 35 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 62 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 16% | 14% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane County | 487,201 | 4.6% | 3 | 49 |
| Waukesha County | 328,203 | 3.9% | 5 | 62 |
| Brown County | 220,923 | 6.3% | 5 | 57 |
| Outagamie County | 159,101 | 5.3% | 3 | 30 |
Waukesha County has 5 insurers against this county's 3 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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