Health insurance in Hinds County, Mississippi
5 insurers sell 48 marketplace plans here, and 13.3% 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
5 insurers compete in Hinds County with 48 plans between them, about 10 plans each. It gained 2 since the previous plan year, up from 3.
How many people here have no coverage
13.3% of Hinds County's 161,566 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 21,522 people. That is close to the Mississippi rate of 12.1%, and puts Hinds County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (497th).
Some of those 21,522 are in the Mississippi coverage gap: under $15,960 a year, too little for a subsidy and no expanded Medicaid to fall back on.
The marketplace is used heavily here
26,592 Hinds County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 165 per thousand under-65 residents, 274th of 1,817. That is 2.1× the 78 per thousand typical here. 3,371 of them — 13% — were new rather than renewing.
Hinds County against Mississippi
Hinds County is the 3rd largest of the 4 Mississippi counties we publish. Its uninsured rate runs 1.2 points higher than Mississippi overall and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Mississippi. Marketplace use is close to the Mississippi rate.
| Hinds County | Mississippi | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 13.3% | 12.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 3–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 48 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 165 | 137 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 13% | 20% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeSoto County | 166,554 | 9.1% | 5 | 48 |
| Harrison County | 171,375 | 12.7% | 4 | 41 |
| Rankin County | 128,750 | 9.9% | 5 | 48 |
All of them have fewer insurers than this county's 5, which makes it the stronger market locally.
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