Health insurance in Washington County, Wisconsin
4 insurers sell 53 marketplace plans here, and 4.6% 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
4 insurers sell marketplace plans in Washington County, offering 53 plans between them, roughly 13 each. The number has not changed since the previous plan year.
Comparatively few people go uncovered
4.6% of Washington County's 109,569 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 4,986 people. That is below the Wisconsin rate of 6.4%, and puts Washington County in the bottom 10% of the 1,817 counties on this site (1804th).
How much the marketplace is used
6,639 Washington County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 61 per thousand under-65 residents, 1404th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 954 of them — 14% — were new rather than renewing.
Washington County against Wisconsin
Washington County is the 9th largest of the 12 Wisconsin counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.8 points lower than Wisconsin overall and its 4 insurers sit between the state's 1 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Wisconsin rate.
| Washington County | Wisconsin | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 4.6% | 6.4% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 4 | 1–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 53 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 61 | 62 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 14% | 14% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marathon County | 110,447 | 6.4% | 4 | 46 |
| La Crosse County | 94,808 | 4.5% | 3 | 37 |
| Sheboygan County | 91,659 | 5.8% | 3 | 31 |
| Eau Claire County | 86,185 | 5.9% | 3 | 34 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 4, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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