Health insurance in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
3 insurers sell 32 marketplace plans here, and 8.0% 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 Ouachita 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
8.0% of Ouachita Parish's 124,300 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,957 people. That is close to the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Ouachita Parish in the bottom quarter of the 1,817 counties on this site (1405th).
How much the marketplace is used
11,429 Ouachita Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 92 per thousand under-65 residents, 883rd of 1,817. That is above the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. Only 10% were new rather than renewing: a settled market.
Ouachita Parish against Louisiana
Ouachita Parish is the 9th largest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.2 points lower than Louisiana overall and its 3 insurers sit between the state's 2 and 5. Marketplace use is close to the Louisiana rate.
| Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 8.0% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 32 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 92 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 10% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Parish | 129,875 | 8.8% | 3 | 35 |
| Ascension Parish | 113,481 | 7.0% | 5 | 59 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | 112,303 | 9.4% | 3 | 32 |
Ascension 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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