Health insurance in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana
3 insurers sell 32 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
3 insurers sell marketplace plans in Lafayette Parish, offering 32 plans between them, roughly 11 each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 2.
How many people here have no coverage
8.8% of Lafayette Parish's 209,784 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 18,409 people. That is close to the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Lafayette Parish in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1274th).
How much the marketplace is used
16,105 Lafayette Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 77 per thousand under-65 residents, 1143rd of 1,817. That is close to the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. 1,696 of them — 11% — were new rather than renewing.
Lafayette Parish against Louisiana
Lafayette Parish is the 5th largest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish. Its uninsured rate tracks the state almost exactly and its 3 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Louisiana rate.
| Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.8% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 32 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 77 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 11% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Tammany Parish | 222,703 | 8.2% | 4 | 51 |
| Caddo Parish | 173,151 | 8.8% | 5 | 63 |
| Calcasieu Parish | 167,995 | 8.7% | 4 | 44 |
| Orleans Parish | 274,370 | 9.0% | 3 | 38 |
Caddo 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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