Health insurance in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
5 insurers sell 63 marketplace plans here, and 8.8% 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 Caddo Parish with 63 plans between them, about 13 plans each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 4.
How many people here have no coverage
8.8% of Caddo Parish's 173,151 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 15,219 people. That is close to the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Caddo Parish in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1273rd).
How much the marketplace is used
12,714 Caddo Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 73 per thousand under-65 residents, 1195th of 1,817. That is close to the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,478 of them — 12% — were new rather than renewing.
Caddo Parish against Louisiana
Caddo Parish is the 6th largest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Louisiana. Marketplace use is close to the Louisiana rate.
| Caddo Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 63 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 73 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 12% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcasieu Parish | 167,995 | 8.7% | 4 | 44 |
| Lafayette Parish | 209,784 | 8.8% | 3 | 32 |
| Livingston Parish | 129,875 | 8.8% | 3 | 35 |
| Ouachita Parish | 124,300 | 8.0% | 3 | 32 |
| Minnehaha County (South Dakota) | 175,330 | 9.4% | 2 | 41 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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