15.3% of under-65 residents in Yuma County were uninsured in 2024 — about 25,125 people — which is modestly above the Arizona average of 12.9% and makes it the 4th highest of the 15 counties in Arizona. Close enough to the state figure that the county is not an outlier; far enough that coverage gaps here are a real feature rather than a rounding artifact.
Yuma County against Arizona, and against the counties we cover
| Yuma County | Arizona | Covered counties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 15.3% | 12.9% | 13.0% |
| Marketplace enrollees per 1,000 | 41 | — | 127 |
| Insurers selling here | 2 | 4 (median) | 5 |
| Individual plans offered | 14 | — | 84 |
State uninsured rate from the Census SAHIE series; the final column is the median across the 104 counties covered on this site. Enrollment density is CMS plan selections per 1,000 under-65 residents.
What you can actually buy here
Two insurers sell individual plans in Yuma County, and that is the whole market. When there are only two, they rarely overlap: the hospital systems each one contracts with tend to be the ones the other does not. So the practical question is not which company has the better reputation — it is which of the two networks contains the doctors you already see. Between them they offer 14 plans, roughly 7 apiece, a short list by national standards. Short lists are easier to compare properly, which is a real advantage as long as one of them fits your doctors. The count is unchanged from last year, so the networks you compared previously still stand.
6,720 marketplace plan selections were recorded in Yuma County for 2026 — only 41 per thousand under-65 residents, against a typical 127 across the counties covered here. Employer coverage dominates locally, which has a specific consequence: when it goes, fewer people around you have any experience of what to do next. Only 868 were new consumers against 5,852 renewals — a 13% new share. A settled, returning population like that means the plans on offer have been chosen by the same people repeatedly, which is a reasonable signal that the networks hold up.
Nearest counties on coverage
The counties we cover in Arizona whose uninsured rate sits closest to Yuma County. Worth a look if you are comparing across a county line or moving.
| County | Uninsured | Insurers | Enrollees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yavapai County | 15.2% | 3 | 12,376 |
| Mohave County | 13.9% | 2 | 12,387 |
| Pinal County | 13.9% | 6 | 19,698 |
| Maricopa County | 12.6% | 7 | 235,665 |
| Pima County | 11.8% | 7 | 46,020 |
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Common questions
How many people are uninsured in Yuma County?
About 25,125 people under 65, out of 164,488 in that age group — 15.3%, the 4th highest of the 15 counties in Arizona. The Arizona average is 12.9%. Census Bureau estimates for 2024, the most recent published.
How many health insurers sell in Yuma County?
2 insurers offer individual marketplace plans in Yuma County for 2026, unchanged from the year before, and between them they sell 14 individual medical plans. The median across the counties covered on this site is 5 insurers and 84 plans.
How many people in Yuma County buy marketplace coverage?
6,720 plan selections for 2026 — 868 new consumers and 5,852 renewals. That works out at 41 per thousand under-65 residents, against a median of 127 across the counties covered here. New consumers are the group most likely to have lost a job during the year.
Talk it through with a licensed agent
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Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2024 (released August 2026)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment County-Level Public Use File
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2026 Service Area Public Use File
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2026 Plan Attributes Public Use File
- U.S. Department of Labor, FAQs on COBRA Continuation Health Coverage for Workers