How is Medicare Advantage developing in Greene County, North Carolina?
Greene County's MA penetration is 44.8% — below the 57.8% national share by 13 points, with 0.022M MA enrollees of 0.05M Medicare beneficiaries as of Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history. It ranks 6 of 6 North Carolina counties by penetration.
Moderate base: figures carry a ±0.22 pt band; small year-to-year moves may be noise rather than trend.
Penetration trajectory, 2023–2026
MA share of all Medicare beneficiaries in the county, plan years 2023–2026. Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history.
Market structure in Greene County
| Top carrier | Centene |
| Carriers competing | 2 |
| MA enrollees | 0.022M |
| Total Medicare beneficiaries | 0.05M |
| D-SNP share of MA | 26% |
| Market type | Conversion (sub-50% penetration) |
County carrier and D-SNP figures are the CPSC county extract (Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history). Carrier-level enrollment and stars are tracked at the state level.
So what / Now what
Greene County still has conversion runway — at 44.8% penetration, growth can come from Original Medicare ageing-in and first-time switchers rather than head-to-head share fights.
- Compare to the rest of North Carolina on the state page; with D-SNP at 26% of MA, review D-SNP deployment gaps
- Check 2026 plan exits for orphaned membership contestable in North Carolina.
- Sales teams: see how North Carolina ranks on the growth runway index and which competitive facts apply on the carrier battlecards.
Neighboring North Carolina counties
Provenance — County-level MA market snapshot (76 tracked counties)
- Source file
- CMS MA Enrollment by State/County/Plan (CPSC monthly files)
- Vintage
- Plan year 2026, with 2023–2026 penetration history
- Last updated
- May 1, 2026
- Refresh cadence
- Monthly (pipeline pending; currently a curated extract)
- Method
- Penetration, D-SNP share, carrier count and top carrier per county compiled from CPSC files for 76 high-signal counties.
- Known limitations
- Covers 76 tracked counties, not all ~3,100. Velocity = simple YoY penetration point change.