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2026 Medicare County Benchmark Explorer

Compare 2,127 counties by Medicare beneficiaries, state share and Medicare Advantage penetration using HealthPlan Connect's CMS-derived evidence corpus.

CountyStateRankBeneficiariesState shareMA %Vs state
Los Angeles CountyCalifornia#11,710,69423.67%57.2%+5.7 pts
Cook CountyIllinois#1888,19135.77%44.9%+1 pts
Maricopa CountyArizona#1814,28552.28%51.2%-0.3 pts
Harris CountyTexas#1662,18113.23%61%+6.2 pts
San Diego CountyCalifornia#2623,9968.63%53.5%+2 pts
Orange CountyCalifornia#3604,5608.37%55.7%+4.2 pts
Miami-Dade CountyFlorida#1523,6579.84%75.3%+18.1 pts
Riverside CountyCalifornia#4453,6516.28%63.1%+11.6 pts
Queens CountyNew York#1422,15810.43%61%+7.4 pts
Kings CountyNew York#2413,07410.21%57.6%+4 pts
Broward CountyFlorida#2379,2747.12%64.9%+7.7 pts
Palm Beach CountyFlorida#3370,0186.95%48.1%-9.1 pts
Dallas CountyTexas#2365,8187.31%54.8%0 pts
Wayne CountyMichigan#1352,78515.2%64.6%+1 pts
San Bernardino CountyCalifornia#5349,5824.84%67.3%+15.8 pts
Bexar CountyTexas#3341,2256.82%58.7%+3.9 pts
Suffolk CountyNew York#3335,5528.29%30.1%-23.5 pts
Tarrant CountyTexas#4325,2666.5%55.8%+1 pts
Santa Clara CountyCalifornia#6312,7864.33%50.3%-1.2 pts
Nassau CountyNew York#4303,8667.51%33.4%-20.2 pts
New York CountyNew York#5299,6417.4%47.3%-6.3 pts
Sacramento CountyCalifornia#7295,1464.08%62.2%+10.7 pts
Allegheny CountyPennsylvania#1283,4299.35%68.7%+14.1 pts
Cuyahoga CountyOhio#1281,11710.71%57.5%+0.9 pts
Oakland CountyMichigan#2278,61712.01%55.6%-8 pts
Alameda CountyCalifornia#8278,0523.85%52.5%+1 pts
Hillsborough CountyFlorida#4274,9265.16%62.3%+5.1 pts
Philadelphia CountyPennsylvania#2266,2638.78%60.4%+5.8 pts
Pinellas CountyFlorida#5263,6164.95%60.5%+3.3 pts
Pima CountyArizona#2262,92616.88%57.5%+6 pts
Bronx CountyNew York#6233,3875.77%71.2%+17.6 pts
Contra Costa CountyCalifornia#9228,6563.16%52%+0.5 pts
St. Louis CountyMissouri#1227,89416.64%57.4%+2.8 pts
Orange CountyFlorida#6227,5704.27%61.5%+4.3 pts
Lee CountyFlorida#7225,7684.24%50.2%-7 pts
Erie CountyNew York#7217,8205.38%71.5%+17.9 pts
Franklin CountyOhio#2210,7098.03%56%-0.6 pts
Montgomery CountyMaryland#1199,01316.64%22.5%-2.5 pts
Westchester CountyNew York#8198,7934.91%39%-14.6 pts
Macomb CountyMichigan#3198,7028.56%60.2%-3.4 pts
Duval CountyFlorida#8195,6723.68%53.3%-3.9 pts
Bergen CountyNew Jersey#1194,49810.58%36.6%-4.9 pts
Montgomery CountyPennsylvania#3192,7716.36%37.1%-17.5 pts
Wake CountyNorth Carolina#1191,3618.26%52.4%-5.5 pts
Dupage CountyIllinois#2186,6267.52%37.9%-6 pts
Fairfax CountyVirginia#1185,28010.57%31.9%-7.7 pts
Polk CountyFlorida#9183,1253.44%68.5%+11.3 pts
Brevard CountyFlorida#10183,1173.44%51%-6.2 pts
Ventura CountyCalifornia#10177,5112.46%41.2%-10.3 pts
Monroe CountyNew York#9175,6094.34%76.8%+23.2 pts
Baltimore CountyMaryland#2174,48214.58%25.9%+0.9 pts
Volusia CountyFlorida#11173,2603.25%60.8%+3.6 pts
Ocean CountyNew Jersey#2169,2489.21%38.5%-3 pts
Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina#2168,2307.26%55.3%-2.6 pts
Shelby CountyTennessee#1167,57810.98%48.1%-5.5 pts
Sarasota CountyFlorida#12166,4913.13%42.8%-14.4 pts
Milwaukee CountyWisconsin#1165,71712.09%67.7%+10.2 pts
Hamilton CountyOhio#3164,6586.28%56.5%-0.1 pts
Fulton CountyGeorgia#1163,8798.09%54.1%-2.1 pts
Jefferson CountyKentucky#1162,26516.09%50.4%-5.1 pts
Fresno CountyCalifornia#11161,3142.23%48.5%-3 pts
Collin CountyTexas#5160,8863.21%43.1%-11.7 pts
Travis CountyTexas#6160,7913.21%47.7%-7.1 pts
Marion CountyIndiana#1159,68511.22%57.7%+6.8 pts
San Francisco CountyCalifornia#12159,5772.21%51.4%-0.1 pts
Bucks CountyPennsylvania#4159,4015.26%41%-13.6 pts
Middlesex CountyNew Jersey#3157,5788.57%41.3%-0.2 pts
Prince George'S CountyMaryland#3155,62813.01%31.6%+6.6 pts
El Paso CountyTexas#7153,8983.08%74.5%+19.7 pts
Pasco CountyFlorida#13153,1092.88%67.3%+10.1 pts
Monmouth CountyNew Jersey#4148,3798.07%31.2%-10.3 pts
Oklahoma CountyOklahoma#1147,03117.75%45.5%+3 pts
San Mateo CountyCalifornia#13143,4571.98%50.9%-0.6 pts
Jefferson CountyAlabama#1138,94812.17%66.9%+5.4 pts
Horry CountySouth Carolina#1137,61310.73%45.5%-1.2 pts
Jackson CountyMissouri#2136,6249.98%56.4%+1.8 pts
Fort Bend CountyTexas#8136,5492.73%55.7%+0.9 pts
Denton CountyTexas#9136,2442.72%44.8%-10 pts
Lake CountyIllinois#3135,9165.47%34.3%-9.6 pts
Kern CountyCalifornia#14135,2791.87%47.5%-4 pts
Marion CountyFlorida#14135,2782.54%60.9%+3.7 pts
Gwinnett CountyGeorgia#2132,3826.54%58.4%+2.2 pts
El Paso CountyColorado#1130,93912.05%51%-1.3 pts
Essex CountyNew Jersey#5129,5967.05%49.8%+8.3 pts
San Joaquin CountyCalifornia#15129,1451.79%54.8%+3.3 pts
Tulsa CountyOklahoma#2128,90615.56%52.1%+9.6 pts
Lake CountyFlorida#15127,4582.39%57.3%+0.1 pts
Summit CountyOhio#4126,6044.83%63.5%+6.9 pts
Lancaster CountyPennsylvania#5126,5784.17%51.7%-2.9 pts
Kent CountyMichigan#4126,0755.43%73.4%+9.8 pts
Hidalgo CountyTexas#10125,4142.51%77.4%+22.6 pts
Will CountyIllinois#4124,7415.02%41.8%-2.1 pts
Jefferson CountyColorado#2124,37411.45%61.9%+9.6 pts
Manatee CountyFlorida#16124,2582.33%48.8%-8.4 pts
Cobb CountyGeorgia#3123,6286.11%49.1%-7.1 pts
Collier CountyFlorida#17123,1622.31%37.5%-19.7 pts
Sonoma CountyCalifornia#16122,3941.69%53.2%+1.7 pts
Delaware CountyPennsylvania#6122,0494.02%40.6%-14 pts
Montgomery CountyTexas#11121,7792.43%52.4%-2.4 pts
Greenville CountySouth Carolina#2120,6029.4%49%+2.3 pts
Montgomery CountyOhio#5120,3584.59%61%+4.4 pts
DeKalb CountyGeorgia#4120,2725.94%59.6%+3.4 pts
Chester CountyPennsylvania#7114,8523.79%32.6%-22 pts
Guilford CountyNorth Carolina#3112,1474.84%70.7%+12.8 pts
Anne Arundel CountyMaryland#4110,0239.2%20%-5 pts
Arapahoe CountyColorado#3108,2959.97%57.5%+5.2 pts
Pinal CountyArizona#3107,7756.92%57.1%+5.6 pts
York CountyPennsylvania#8107,1783.53%52.6%-2 pts
Morris CountyNew Jersey#6106,8435.81%32.9%-8.6 pts
Camden CountyNew Jersey#7106,4335.79%45.7%+4.2 pts
Davidson CountyTennessee#2106,4246.97%55.7%+2.1 pts
Waukesha CountyWisconsin#2106,0647.74%60.1%+2.6 pts
Williamson CountyTexas#12105,9062.12%46.8%-8 pts
Dane CountyWisconsin#3105,8787.72%38.7%-18.8 pts
Lake CountyIndiana#2105,6757.42%46.1%-4.8 pts
Onondaga CountyNew York#10104,8222.59%62.9%+9.3 pts
Baltimore CityMaryland#5104,3348.72%36.6%+11.6 pts
Burlington CountyNew Jersey#8103,8575.65%42.4%+0.9 pts
Westmoreland CountyPennsylvania#9102,5423.38%71.8%+17.2 pts
Placer CountyCalifornia#17102,4981.42%56.3%+4.8 pts
St. Lucie CountyFlorida#18100,2581.88%56.6%-0.6 pts
Richmond CountyNew York#1199,7322.46%47.2%-6.4 pts
Knox CountyTennessee#399,4566.52%53.6%0 pts
Denver CountyColorado#497,7068.99%60%+7.7 pts
Genesee CountyMichigan#597,4474.2%69%+5.4 pts
Union CountyNew Jersey#997,3595.3%46.7%+5.2 pts
Stanislaus CountyCalifornia#1896,4321.33%57.9%+6.4 pts
Yavapai CountyArizona#496,2146.18%42%-9.5 pts
Stark CountyOhio#695,7833.65%67.9%+11.3 pts
Berks CountyPennsylvania#1094,7603.12%46.8%-7.8 pts
Jefferson ParishLouisiana#194,5089.79%71.5%+13.6 pts
Kane CountyIllinois#594,3853.8%40.4%-3.5 pts
Lucas CountyOhio#793,9313.58%58.2%+1.6 pts
Passaic CountyNew Jersey#1093,6725.1%48.9%+7.4 pts
Solano CountyCalifornia#1992,6081.28%55.5%+4 pts
Seminole CountyFlorida#1990,7721.71%54.1%-3.1 pts
Mobile CountyAlabama#290,6097.94%70.9%+9.4 pts
Sumter CountyFlorida#2090,4471.7%56.7%-0.5 pts
Hudson CountyNew Jersey#1189,0034.84%55.2%+13.7 pts
Virginia Beach cityVirginia#287,7685.01%35.7%-3.9 pts
St. Charles CountyMissouri#387,0756.36%60.7%+6.1 pts
Santa Barbara CountyCalifornia#2086,4311.2%20.3%-31.2 pts
Charleston CountySouth Carolina#386,1676.72%36.5%-10.2 pts
Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina#485,2253.68%68.1%+10.2 pts
East Baton Rouge ParishLouisiana#283,8658.69%65.2%+7.3 pts
Hamilton CountyTennessee#482,8625.43%56.4%+2.8 pts
Lehigh CountyPennsylvania#1181,6942.69%48.1%-6.5 pts
Charlotte CountyFlorida#2181,3651.53%52.4%-4.8 pts
Madison CountyAlabama#380,4947.05%46.4%-15.1 pts
Northampton CountyPennsylvania#1280,0322.64%44.5%-10.1 pts
St. Johns CountyFlorida#2279,9371.5%38.6%-18.6 pts
Mohave CountyArizona#578,1105.02%53%+1.5 pts
Luzerne CountyPennsylvania#1377,9092.57%45.6%-9 pts
Richland CountySouth Carolina#477,8646.07%43.5%-3.2 pts
Lorain CountyOhio#877,8122.97%58.3%+1.7 pts
Larimer CountyColorado#577,7647.16%47.8%-4.5 pts
Escambia CountyFlorida#2377,1741.45%49.7%-7.5 pts
Allen CountyIndiana#376,6285.38%64.2%+13.3 pts
Butler CountyOhio#976,6202.92%56%-0.6 pts
Osceola CountyFlorida#2476,3371.43%71.7%+14.5 pts
Chesterfield CountyVirginia#376,1724.35%38.6%-1 pts
Spartanburg CountySouth Carolina#576,0225.93%54.4%+7.7 pts
Monterey CountyCalifornia#2174,8721.04%17%-34.5 pts
San Luis Obispo CountyCalifornia#2274,0651.02%24.4%-27.1 pts
Cameron CountyTexas#1373,3631.47%74.5%+19.7 pts
Orange CountyNew York#1272,9681.8%38.2%-15.4 pts
Mercer CountyNew Jersey#1272,4653.94%45.8%+4.3 pts
Adams CountyColorado#672,0306.63%64.6%+12.3 pts
Tulare CountyCalifornia#2371,0530.98%37.3%-14.2 pts
Galveston CountyTexas#1470,6211.41%56.2%+1.4 pts
Orleans ParishLouisiana#369,7217.22%68.6%+10.7 pts
Dutchess CountyNew York#1368,8351.7%41.7%-11.9 pts
Washtenaw CountyMichigan#668,6252.96%59.9%-3.7 pts
Brunswick CountyNorth Carolina#568,0402.94%44.5%-13.4 pts
Lexington CountySouth Carolina#667,9555.3%41.5%-5.2 pts
Henrico CountyVirginia#467,5983.86%40.9%+1.3 pts
Nueces CountyTexas#1567,5311.35%65.2%+10.4 pts
Citrus CountyFlorida#2567,3481.27%58.4%+1.2 pts
Mchenry CountyIllinois#667,1952.71%36.5%-7.4 pts
Buncombe CountyNorth Carolina#667,1802.9%48.6%-9.3 pts
Baldwin CountyAlabama#466,9765.87%57.9%-3.6 pts
Albany CountyNew York#1466,9361.65%56.8%+3.2 pts
Atlantic CountyNew Jersey#1366,6813.63%43.9%+2.4 pts
Somerset CountyNew Jersey#1466,5493.62%35.6%-5.9 pts
Douglas CountyColorado#766,1676.09%51.1%-1.2 pts
Erie CountyPennsylvania#1465,9092.17%65.3%+10.7 pts
Prince William CountyVirginia#565,7203.75%36.9%-2.7 pts
Gloucester CountyNew Jersey#1565,0403.54%43.3%+1.8 pts
Marin CountyCalifornia#2464,8720.9%45.1%-6.4 pts
Greene CountyMissouri#464,8344.73%61.9%+7.3 pts
Brazoria CountyTexas#1664,7171.29%58.4%+3.6 pts
Bell CountyTexas#1764,4411.29%52.2%-2.6 pts
Hamilton CountyIndiana#463,7564.48%43.1%-7.8 pts
Winnebago CountyIllinois#763,6532.56%58.7%+14.8 pts
Hernando CountyFlorida#2663,4921.19%67.9%+10.7 pts
Beaufort CountySouth Carolina#763,3514.94%32.4%-14.3 pts
Dauphin CountyPennsylvania#1563,1532.08%61.3%+6.7 pts
Ottawa CountyMichigan#763,1112.72%77.2%+13.6 pts
Indian River CountyFlorida#2763,0681.18%42.9%-14.3 pts
Boulder CountyColorado#862,9125.79%48.5%-3.8 pts
St. Tammany ParishLouisiana#462,8416.51%61.9%+4 pts
Cumberland CountyPennsylvania#1662,5122.06%53.3%-1.3 pts
Cumberland CountyNorth Carolina#761,5282.66%57.6%-0.3 pts
Lake CountyOhio#1061,1582.33%55.1%-1.5 pts
Mahoning CountyOhio#1160,8322.32%64.4%+7.8 pts
Rockland CountyNew York#1560,3801.49%32.7%-20.9 pts
Santa Cruz CountyCalifornia#2560,0180.83%25.1%-26.4 pts
Madison CountyIllinois#859,7762.41%55.4%+11.5 pts
Howard CountyMaryland#659,1284.94%19.6%-5.4 pts
Weld CountyColorado#958,9295.42%55.8%+3.5 pts
Saratoga CountyNew York#1658,7041.45%58.3%+4.7 pts
York CountySouth Carolina#857,8694.51%46.6%-0.1 pts
Chatham CountyGeorgia#557,3352.83%55%-1.2 pts
Brown CountyWisconsin#457,2174.17%71.4%+13.9 pts
Harford CountyMaryland#757,1214.77%25%0 pts
Cherokee CountyGeorgia#656,7772.8%47.2%-9 pts
Durham CountyNorth Carolina#856,3462.43%51.8%-6.1 pts
Washington CountyPennsylvania#1756,0561.85%69%+14.4 pts
Fayette CountyKentucky#255,8185.53%54.2%-1.3 pts
Oneida CountyNew York#1755,7641.38%55.8%+2.2 pts
Lackawanna CountyPennsylvania#1855,7061.84%45.1%-9.5 pts
Niagara CountyNew York#1855,1521.36%72.8%+19.2 pts
New Hanover CountyNorth Carolina#955,0632.38%45.6%-12.3 pts
St. Joseph CountyIndiana#554,8143.85%54.8%+3.9 pts
Loudoun CountyVirginia#654,6463.12%33.1%-6.5 pts
Kalamazoo CountyMichigan#854,5282.35%66.5%+2.9 pts
Alachua CountyFlorida#2854,4721.02%41.8%-15.4 pts
Lubbock CountyTexas#1854,4081.09%52.3%-2.5 pts
St. Clair CountyIllinois#954,2552.18%56%+12.1 pts
Trumbull CountyOhio#1253,6312.04%63%+6.4 pts
Rutherford CountyTennessee#553,6273.51%51.3%-2.3 pts
Frederick CountyMaryland#853,6274.48%20.4%-4.6 pts
Leon CountyFlorida#2953,6231.01%60.5%+3.3 pts
Cleveland CountyOklahoma#353,6236.47%40.9%-1.6 pts
Ingham CountyMichigan#953,5772.31%67.4%+3.8 pts
Smith CountyTexas#1952,8651.06%49.7%-5.1 pts
Martin CountyFlorida#3052,8230.99%40.8%-16.4 pts
Caddo ParishLouisiana#552,7055.46%55.3%-2.6 pts
El Dorado CountyCalifornia#2652,4190.73%42.2%-9.3 pts
Clay CountyFlorida#3152,2340.98%43.2%-14 pts
Butler CountyPennsylvania#1951,4401.7%69.3%+14.7 pts
McLennan CountyTexas#2050,3971.01%54.1%-0.7 pts
Jefferson CountyMissouri#549,9023.64%67.5%+12.9 pts
Gaston CountyNorth Carolina#1049,6602.14%63.7%+5.8 pts
Berkeley CountySouth Carolina#949,5293.86%43.5%-3.2 pts
Shasta CountyCalifornia#2749,2610.68%8.3%-43.2 pts
Anderson CountySouth Carolina#1049,2463.84%54.5%+7.8 pts
Clermont CountyOhio#1348,8751.86%58.4%+1.8 pts
Butte CountyCalifornia#2848,8280.68%12.4%-39.1 pts
Clay CountyMissouri#648,7963.56%48.3%-6.3 pts

Showing the 250 largest counties for readability; the underlying research corpus covers all 2,127 counties. Source: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment data.