Health insurance in Rankin County, Mississippi
5 insurers sell 48 marketplace plans here, and 9.9% 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 Rankin 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
9.9% of Rankin County's 128,750 under-65 residents have no health coverage — 12,733 people. That is below the Mississippi rate of 12.1%, and puts Rankin County in the middle half of the 1,817 counties on this site (1069th).
Some of those 12,733 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
27,305 Rankin County residents selected a marketplace plan for 2026: 212 per thousand under-65 residents, 93rd of 1,817. That is 2.7× the 78 per thousand typical here. 19,175 — 70% — were new rather than renewing, an unusually high share.
Rankin County against Mississippi
Rankin County is the smallest of the 4 Mississippi counties we publish a page for. Its uninsured rate runs 2.2 points lower than Mississippi overall and with 5 insurers it is as well served as anywhere in Mississippi. Marketplace use is about 1.5 times the Mississippi rate.
| Rankin County | Mississippi | Published median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uninsured, under 65 | 9.9% | 12.1% | 9.9% |
| Insurers selling | 5 | 3–5 | 4 |
| Plans offered | 48 | — | 57 |
| Selections per 1,000 | 212 | 137 | 78 |
| New rather than renewing | 70% | 20% | 15% |
Counties of a similar size nearby
| County | Under 65 | Uninsured | Insurers | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinds County | 161,566 | 13.3% | 5 | 48 |
| DeSoto County | 166,554 | 9.1% | 5 | 48 |
Every one of them has the same number of insurers, so this is a consistent regional market.
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