CMS Marketplace state · 93 counties
Nebraska ACA marketplace premiums
Statewide aggregates from CMS Public Use Files. Listed rates are age-27 premiums unless a row notes another age band.
Data updated 2026-08-30
- $729
- Avg premium (age 27)
- 93
- Counties
- 5
- Issuers
- #4 of 30
- Premium rank (30 states)
Top quartile, highest
Nebraska lists 164 ACA marketplace plans across 93 counties from 5 issuers. Average age-27 premium is $729/mo (age 40: $890/mo; age 60: $1,889/mo), ranging $405 to $1,197/mo. Source: CMS Marketplace Public Use Files.
- State premium corpus place #4 of 30 (highest = #1)
- Costliest county Silver: Arthur at $882/mo
- Cheapest county Silver: Burt at $655/mo
Premium rank is not plan-count rank
According to CMS Marketplace Public Use Files, Nebraska ranks #4 of 30 federal-marketplace states by average age-27 premium ($729/mo) and #8 of 30 by plan count (164 plans).
- #4 of 30
- Age-27 premium among 30 states
- $729
- Average listed premium /mo (age 27)
- #8 of 30
- Plan count among 30 states
- 164
- Listed ACA plans in this state
Highest listed average premium = #1. Most listed plans = #1. Federal-marketplace states only; state-based exchanges are outside this corpus.
Network inventory · plans
How 164 listed Nebraska plans split by CMS network type
Exclusive HMO / EPO / PPO / POS counts by distinct CMS plan_id for this state (same basis as the statewide plan total) - orthogonal to the average-premium and plan-count ranks above.
High-premium band
Nebraska in the high-premium third
$729/mo age-27 avg sits in the top third of tracked federal-marketplace states. Corpus place #4 of 30 (highest premium = #1).
Age-40 / age-60 averages are $890 and $1,889/mo. Inside the state, Silver still spans $227 from Burt to Arthur.
Source: CMS Marketplace Public Use Files. Informational only; confirm options at HealthCare.gov. How we place states.
Where Nebraska sits by plan inventory
Nebraska lists 164 ACA marketplace plans among 30 federal-marketplace states (inventory signal, not a quality ranking).
Nebraska vs all states by ACA plan count
Where this state's disclosed CMS Marketplace plan inventory sits among every tracked federal-marketplace state
164 8th of 30 higher than 22 of 30 states
States, banded by ACA marketplace plan count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more states. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source CMS Marketplace Public Use Files · 2026-08-30
Nationwide similar states
Similar average premium
Similar issuer count
Source: CMS Health Insurance Marketplace Public Use Files (Plan Year 2026) Nebraska ACA marketplace premiums by county and metal tier (Plan Year 2026) · 2026 CMS publishes the Marketplace Public Use Files annually, covering the federal exchange and participating state-based exchanges. Premiums shown are pre-subsidy and reflect age-27 Silver averages.
Most Expensive Counties
| # | County | Silver Avg | Plans | Issuers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur | $882/mo | 58 | 5 |
| 2 | Banner | $882/mo | 58 | 5 |
| 3 | Box Butte | $882/mo | 58 | 5 |
| 4 | Brown | $882/mo | 58 | 5 |
| 5 | Chase | $882/mo | 58 | 5 |
Most Affordable Counties
| # | County | Silver Avg | Plans | Issuers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burt | $655/mo | 72 | 5 |
| 2 | Dodge | $658/mo | 81 | 5 |
| 3 | Douglas | $658/mo | 81 | 5 |
| 4 | Sarpy | $658/mo | 81 | 5 |
| 5 | Saunders | $658/mo | 81 | 5 |
Reading high-premium markets: see how APTC subsidies offset list rates.
All Counties in Nebraska
| County | Silver Avg | Bronze Avg | Gold Avg | Plans | Issuers | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | $738 | $563 | $759 | 72 | 5 | +25.8% |
| Antelope | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Arthur | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Banner | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Blaine | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Boone | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Box Butte | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Boyd | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Brown | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Buffalo | $748 | $570 | $767 | 81 | 5 | +27.3% |
| Burt | $655 | $506 | $677 | 72 | 5 | +20.9% |
| Butler | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Cass | $680 | $519 | $703 | 72 | 5 | +23.5% |
| Cedar | $813 | $612 | $836 | 58 | 5 | +29.4% |
| Chase | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Cherry | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Cheyenne | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Clay | $785 | $593 | $804 | 61 | 5 | +31.2% |
| Colfax | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Cuming | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Custer | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Dakota | $813 | $612 | $836 | 58 | 5 | +29.4% |
| Dawes | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Dawson | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Deuel | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Dixon | $813 | $612 | $836 | 58 | 5 | +29.4% |
| Dodge | $658 | $506 | $676 | 81 | 5 | +22.2% |
| Douglas | $658 | $506 | $676 | 81 | 5 | +22.2% |
| Dundy | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Fillmore | $688 | $523 | $708 | 81 | 5 | +25.4% |
| Franklin | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Frontier | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Furnas | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Gage | $695 | $530 | $722 | 69 | 5 | +23.1% |
| Garden | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Garfield | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Gosper | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Grant | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Greeley | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Hall | $748 | $570 | $767 | 81 | 5 | +27.3% |
| Hamilton | $792 | $596 | $807 | 70 | 5 | +32.2% |
| Harlan | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Hayes | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Hitchcock | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Holt | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Hooker | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Howard | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Jefferson | $695 | $530 | $722 | 69 | 5 | +23.1% |
| Johnson | $680 | $519 | $703 | 72 | 5 | +23.5% |
| Kearney | $748 | $570 | $767 | 81 | 5 | +27.3% |
| Keith | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Keya Paha | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Kimball | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Knox | $813 | $612 | $836 | 58 | 5 | +29.4% |
| Lancaster | $679 | $517 | $701 | 84 | 5 | +24.0% |
| Lincoln | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Logan | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Loup | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Madison | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| McPherson | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Merrick | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Morrill | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Nance | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Nemaha | $680 | $519 | $703 | 72 | 5 | +23.5% |
| Nuckolls | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Otoe | $680 | $519 | $703 | 72 | 5 | +23.5% |
| Pawnee | $680 | $519 | $703 | 72 | 5 | +23.5% |
| Perkins | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Phelps | $762 | $582 | $788 | 69 | 5 | +25.4% |
| Pierce | $813 | $612 | $836 | 58 | 5 | +29.4% |
| Platte | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Polk | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Red Willow | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Richardson | $695 | $530 | $722 | 69 | 5 | +23.1% |
| Rock | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Saline | $688 | $523 | $708 | 81 | 5 | +25.4% |
| Sarpy | $658 | $506 | $676 | 81 | 5 | +22.2% |
| Saunders | $658 | $506 | $676 | 81 | 5 | +22.2% |
| Scotts Bluff | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Seward | $688 | $523 | $708 | 81 | 5 | +25.4% |
| Sheridan | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Sherman | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Sioux | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Stanton | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Thayer | $680 | $519 | $703 | 72 | 5 | +23.5% |
| Thomas | $882 | $658 | $903 | 58 | 5 | +30.1% |
| Thurston | $670 | $518 | $696 | 69 | 5 | +20.6% |
| Valley | $793 | $599 | $813 | 61 | 5 | +31.1% |
| Washington | $658 | $506 | $676 | 81 | 5 | +22.2% |
| Wayne | $813 | $612 | $836 | 58 | 5 | +29.4% |
| Webster | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| Wheeler | $817 | $615 | $841 | 58 | 5 | +31.0% |
| York | $674 | $514 | $696 | 72 | 5 | +23.6% |
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Disclaimer: This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute insurance or financial advice. Premiums shown are base rates for a 27-year-old non-tobacco user unless otherwise noted. Actual premiums vary by age, location, tobacco use, and subsidy eligibility. Source: CMS Marketplace PUF.
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