Brazos County is better covered than Texas as a whole: 17.3% of under-65 residents uninsured against a state average of 19.1%, or roughly 34,644 people. It is the 62nd lowest of the 254 counties in Texas. Where employer coverage is this widespread, losing it tends to arrive as more of a shock — most people here have never bought their own plan.
Brazos County against Texas, and against the counties we cover
| Brazos County | Texas | Covered counties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 17.3% | 19.1% | 13.0% |
| Marketplace enrollees per 1,000 | 92 | — | 127 |
| Insurers selling here | 4 | 6 (median) | 5 |
| Individual plans offered | 55 | — | 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
4 insurers compete here. That is thin enough that switching carrier usually means switching hospital system too, and wide enough that the premiums genuinely differ. Both things are worth checking before either is dismissed. Between them they offer 55 plans, about 14 for each insurer, 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.
18,404 people here bought marketplace coverage for 2026, about 92 per thousand under-65 residents. That sits near the middle of the counties covered on this site: a working individual market, but most local coverage still arrives through an employer. 2,700 of them were new consumers and 15,704 were renewals — a 15% new share, close to the national pattern. Roughly one in six enrollees here arrived within the year.
Nearest counties on coverage
The counties we cover in Texas whose uninsured rate sits closest to Brazos County. Worth a look if you are comparing across a county line or moving.
| County | Uninsured | Insurers | Enrollees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | 17.4% | 8 | 75,204 |
| Midland County | 17.0% | 4 | 26,713 |
| Lubbock County | 16.6% | 5 | 53,334 |
| Bexar County | 18.1% | 9 | 299,950 |
| McLennan County | 18.3% | 3 | 20,502 |
| Parker County | 16.3% | 5 | 14,340 |
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Common questions
How many people are uninsured in Brazos County?
About 34,644 people under 65, out of 200,739 in that age group — 17.3%, the 62nd lowest of the 254 counties in Texas. The Texas average is 19.1%. Census Bureau estimates for 2024, the most recent published.
How many health insurers sell in Brazos County?
4 insurers offer individual marketplace plans in Brazos County for 2026, unchanged from the year before, and between them they sell 55 individual medical plans. The median across the counties covered on this site is 5 insurers and 84 plans.
How many people in Brazos County buy marketplace coverage?
18,404 plan selections for 2026 — 2,700 new consumers and 15,704 renewals. That works out at 92 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.
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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