Vermont will have the highest average monthly premiums for the lowest-cost Bronze-tier marketplace plan in 2026, while Maryland will have the lowest, according to KFF.
The national average is $456. Premiums were analyzed using the lowest-cost premium for a 40-year-old in each county and weighted by county plan selections.
States ranked by average lowest-cost Bronze-tier premiums in 2026:
- Vermont: $824
- Wyoming: $785
- West Virginia: $775
- Alaska: $669
- Connecticut: $623
- New York: $610
- Mississippi: $589
- Nebraska: $545
- Delaware: $542
- Maine: $525
- Utah: $510
- Kansas: $508
- Tennessee: $508
- District of Columbia: $505
- Florida: $505
- North Carolina: $489
- Georgia: $485
- South Dakota: $484
- Kentucky: $481
- New Mexico: $473
- Missouri: $465
- Oklahoma: $462
- Montana: $455
- Oregon: $453
- New Jersey: $451
- Arkansas: $447
- Louisiana: $447
- Wisconsin: $443
- California: $440
- Illinois: $436
- Alabama: $433
- Arizona: $430
- Texas: $426
- Colorado: $422
- Hawaii: $414
- South Carolina: $410
- Indiana: $405
- Ohio: $400
- North Dakota: $398
- Nevada: $396
- Massachusetts: $393
- Michigan: $384
- Minnesota: $384
- Rhode Island: $367
- Pennsylvania: $364
- Washington: $364
- Iowa: $359
- Virginia: $351
- Idaho: $346
- New Hampshire: $318
- Maryland: $283
