Health insurance in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
4 insurers sell 44 marketplace plans here, and 8.7% 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
4 insurers sell marketplace plans in Calcasieu Parish, offering 44 plans between them, roughly 11 each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 3.
How many people here have no coverage
8.7% of Calcasieu Parish's 167,995 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 14,635 people. That is close to the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Calcasieu Parish in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1293rd).
How much the marketplace is used
10,783 Calcasieu Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 64 per thousand under-65 residents, 1337th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,384 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Calcasieu Parish against Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish is the 7th largest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its 4 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Louisiana rate.
| Calcasieu Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.7% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 4 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 44 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 64 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caddo Parish | 173,151 | 8.8% | 5 | 63 |
| Livingston Parish | 129,875 | 8.8% | 3 | 35 |
| Lafayette Parish | 209,784 | 8.8% | 3 | 32 |
| Ouachita Parish | 124,300 | 8.0% | 3 | 32 |
| Cass County (North Dakota) | 166,524 | 6.0% | 3 | 40 |
Caddo Parish has 5 insurers against this county's 4 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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