Health insurance in Ascension Parish, Louisiana
5 insurers sell 59 marketplace plans here, and 7.0% of under-65 residents have no coverage at all.
Source: CMS Marketplace Open Enrollment Public Use Files and US Census Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, 2026 release.
Who sells here, and how much choice that gives
5 insurers compete in Ascension Parish with 59 plans between them, about 12 plans each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 4.
How many people here have no coverage
7.0% of Ascension Parish's 113,481 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 7,915 people. That is below the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Ascension Parish in the bottom quarter of the 1,817 counties on this site (1551st).
How much the marketplace is used
7,029 Ascension Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 62 per thousand under-65 residents, 1380th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 743 of them — 11% — were new rather than renewing.
Ascension Parish against Louisiana
Ascension Parish is the 10th largest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 2.2 points lower than Louisiana overall and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Louisiana. Marketplace use is close to the Louisiana rate.
| Ascension Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 7.0% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 59 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 62 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 11% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangipahoa Parish | 112,303 | 9.4% | 3 | 32 |
| Ouachita Parish | 124,300 | 8.0% | 3 | 32 |
| Rapides Parish | 99,930 | 9.3% | 3 | 28 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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