Health insurance in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
3 insurers sell 38 marketplace plans here, and 13.0% 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
3 insurers sell marketplace plans in Jefferson Parish, offering 38 plans between them, roughly 13 each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 2.
How many people here have no coverage
13.0% of Jefferson Parish's 337,381 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 43,863 people. That is above the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Jefferson Parish in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (536th).
How much the marketplace is used
32,498 Jefferson Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 96 per thousand under-65 residents, 829th of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 3,971 of them — 12% — were new rather than renewing.
Jefferson Parish against Louisiana
Jefferson Parish is the 2nd largest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 3.8 points higher than Louisiana overall and its 3 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Louisiana rate.
| Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 13.0% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 38 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 96 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 12% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | 357,493 | 9.2% | 5 | 59 |
| Orleans Parish | 274,370 | 9.0% | 3 | 38 |
| St. Tammany Parish | 222,703 | 8.2% | 4 | 51 |
| Lafayette Parish | 209,784 | 8.8% | 3 | 32 |
| Hillsborough County (New Hampshire) | 347,466 | 5.7% | 4 | 46 |
East Baton Rouge Parish has 5 insurers against this county's 3 — a reminder that the county line, not the state line, is what decides your options.
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