Health insurance in Rapides Parish, Louisiana
3 insurers sell 28 marketplace plans here, and 9.3% 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 Rapides Parish, offering 28 plans between them, roughly 9 each. It gained 1 since the previous plan year, up from 2.
How many people here have no coverage
9.3% of Rapides Parish's 99,930 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 9,293 people. That is close to the Louisiana rate of 9.2%, and puts Rapides Parish in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1190th).
How much the marketplace is used
6,344 Rapides Parish residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 63 per thousand under-65 residents, 1347th of 1,817. That is under the 78 per thousand typical of published counties. Only 9% were new rather than renewing: a settled market.
Rapides Parish against Louisiana
Rapides Parish is the smallest of the 12 Louisiana counties we publish a page for. 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.
| Rapides Parish | Louisiana | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.3% | 9.2% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 3 | 2–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 28 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 63 | 82 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 9% | 11% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tangipahoa Parish | 112,303 | 9.4% | 3 | 32 |
| Ascension Parish | 113,481 | 7.0% | 5 | 59 |
| Ouachita Parish | 124,300 | 8.0% | 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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