4,999
2026 Marketplace plan selections reported by CMS.
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ACA Marketplace in Chester County, South Carolina: 2026 plan data
Quick answer · plan year 2026 data
In Chester County, South Carolina, 5 insurers offered 68 individual-market medical plans for plan year 2026 (3 Bronze, 18 Expanded Bronze, 22 Gold, 25 Silver). The benchmark plan (second-lowest-cost silver) was $596 a month for a 40-year-old before tax credits, and the lowest-cost bronze (Bronze or Expanded Bronze tier) was $462. CMS counted 4,999 plan selections in Chester County.
Insurers in the 2026 data: Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, First Choice Next, Molina Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare.
These are plan-year 2026 figures from CMS, not a 2027 plan list or a personal quote. What you pay depends on your age, household income and the plan you choose.
Use verified 2026 CMS county evidence as a local benchmark when comparing Marketplace coverage. Historical averages are context, not a personal quote or current plan list.
93.1%
of selections received advance premium tax credits (APTC).
$716 → $101
Average monthly premium and average after APTC among the CMS county measures.
Local premium benchmark
How the CMS averages compare
These county averages describe 2026 Marketplace selections; they are not a personal quote.
Average premium$716
Average after APTC$101
$615 lower on average among the reported measures (86% difference).
What this means when comparing coverage
CMS reports 4,656 APTC recipients in the county, with average APTC of $661. These are county-level historical Marketplace measures, not a quote or guarantee of your eligibility, premium, savings, plan availability, or provider network.
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Local evidence
What stands out in Chester County's 2026 ACA Marketplace data?
CMS reports 4,999 plan selections in Chester County. That ranks #26 of 46 South Carolina counties in this CoveragePath CMS dataset by Marketplace selections. This is enrollment context, not an estimate of how many county residents are eligible.
93.1% of reported selections received APTC. The average premium was $716 and the average after APTC was $101 — a $615 difference in these county-level CMS averages. These averages are not a personal quote or subsidy estimate.
For separate population context, the 2024 ACS uninsured estimate is 11.7%. ACS population insurance statistics and ACA Marketplace eligibility are different measures.
Local marketplace facts
What is available in Chester County?
- Plan selections by age
- Under 35: 32.5% · 35-54: 42.8% · 55-64: 23.6% · 65+: 1.2% Source: CMS 2026 Open Enrollment Period County-Level Public Use File (2026-oep-county-level-public-use-file.zip, sha256 020e6531b06497f0)
- Benchmark (second-lowest-cost) silver, monthly, age 40, before tax credits
- $596 Source: CMS QHP Landscape PUF, plan year 2026, individual market medical (individual_market_medical.zip, sha256 4ae312a4e2fc9b41)
- Consumers eligible for cost-sharing reductions
- 2,220 of 4,999 (44.4%) Source: CMS 2026 Open Enrollment Period County-Level Public Use File (2026-oep-county-level-public-use-file.zip, sha256 020e6531b06497f0)
- New, returning and auto-renewed consumers
- 13.7% new to the Marketplace, 86.3% returning; 2,381 (47.6% of all) were automatically re-enrolled Source: CMS 2026 Open Enrollment Period County-Level Public Use File (2026-oep-county-level-public-use-file.zip, sha256 020e6531b06497f0)
- Insurers offering Marketplace plans
- Ambetter from Absolute Total Care, BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, First Choice Next, Molina Healthcare, UnitedHealthcare Source: CMS QHP Landscape PUF, plan year 2026, individual market medical (individual_market_medical.zip, sha256 4ae312a4e2fc9b41)
- Lowest-cost bronze, monthly, age 40, before tax credits
- $462 Source: CMS QHP Landscape PUF, plan year 2026, individual market medical (individual_market_medical.zip, sha256 4ae312a4e2fc9b41)
- Plan selections by metal level
- Bronze 51.0% · Silver 47.9% · Gold 1.0% · Platinum, catastrophic and other 0.0% (of 4,999 selections) Source: CMS 2026 Open Enrollment Period County-Level Public Use File (2026-oep-county-level-public-use-file.zip, sha256 020e6531b06497f0)
- Plans by metal level
- Bronze: 3 · Expanded Bronze: 18 · Gold: 22 · Silver: 25 Source: CMS QHP Landscape PUF, plan year 2026, individual market medical (individual_market_medical.zip, sha256 4ae312a4e2fc9b41)
How Chester County compares with South Carolina
Chester County accounts for about 0.9% of the 2026 Marketplace selections in this South Carolina county dataset. These comparisons use the same sourced county inventory shown on this page.
The county average premium is +$61 versus the selection-weighted South Carolina county benchmark of $655.
The county average after APTC is -$38 versus the selection-weighted benchmark of $139.
The ACS county uninsured estimate is +2.1 points versus the population-weighted South Carolina county benchmark of 9.6%.
Method: premium benchmarks are weighted by Marketplace plan selections; the ACS uninsured benchmark is weighted by the ACS county population universe. Suppressed CMS values are not estimated.
Population coverage context
Health coverage context in Chester County
11.7%
ACS estimate for the uninsured share of the Census S2701 population universe.
31,993
People in the ACS health-insurance coverage population universe for this county.
The U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 ACS 5-Year estimate describes population health-insurance coverage in Chester County. It is useful local context, but it does not measure ACA Marketplace eligibility, enrollment, premiums, subsidies, or plan availability. The Marketplace figures above come separately from CMS.
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Population context source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020-2024 ACS 5-Year Subject Table S2701 · County FIPS 45023
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2026 OEP County-Level Public Use File · Verified September 17, 2026 · County FIPS 45023