At 18.9%, the uninsured rate among under-65 residents in Tarrant County is effectively the Texas average of 19.1% — about 361,795 people out of 1,909,922. It is the 111th lowest of the 254 counties in Texas. A county sitting on its state's average is the most ordinary case there is, which makes the state's own rules the thing worth reading rather than anything local.
Tarrant County against Texas, and against the counties we cover
| Tarrant County | Texas | Covered counties | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 18.9% | 19.1% | 13.0% |
| Marketplace enrollees per 1,000 | 124 | — | 127 |
| Insurers selling here | 9 | 6 (median) | 5 |
| Individual plans offered | 128 | — | 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
9 insurers sell into Tarrant County. This is a crowded market by national standards. Crowded markets are cheaper on average and much harder to shop, because the plan names stop meaning anything by the third carrier and the differences that matter get buried in documents nobody opens. Between them they offer 128 plans, about 14 for each insurer, which is a normal-sized list to work through once you know which network you need. The count is unchanged from last year, so the networks you compared previously still stand.
236,647 people here bought marketplace coverage for 2026, about 124 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. 44,776 of them were new consumers and 191,871 were renewals — a 19% 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 Tarrant County. Worth a look if you are comparing across a county line or moving.
| County | Uninsured | Insurers | Enrollees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaufman County | 18.7% | 3 | 15,607 |
| Nueces County | 19.1% | 4 | 37,566 |
| McLennan County | 18.3% | 3 | 20,502 |
| Johnson County | 19.6% | 6 | 18,398 |
| Bexar County | 18.1% | 9 | 299,950 |
| Jefferson County | 20.3% | 6 | 29,547 |
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Common questions
How many people are uninsured in Tarrant County?
About 361,795 people under 65, out of 1,909,922 in that age group — 18.9%, the 111th 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 Tarrant County?
9 insurers offer individual marketplace plans in Tarrant County for 2026, unchanged from the year before, and between them they sell 128 individual medical plans. The median across the counties covered on this site is 5 insurers and 84 plans.
How many people in Tarrant County buy marketplace coverage?
236,647 plan selections for 2026 — 44,776 new consumers and 191,871 renewals. That works out at 124 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