Uninsurance in Mississippi Counties
Data from 2017 to 2020
Thursday, May 18th, 2023
This fact sheet provides the number and percentage of adults ages 18 – 64 without health insurance at the county level in Mississippi and compares rates for years 2017 and 2020, the most recent data.
2017-2020 UNINSURED ADULTS AT OR BELOW FPL 138% BY COUNTY
| County Name | Number of Uninsured | Rate of Uninsured | Change in Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 1,425 | 27.9% | -9.5% |
| Alcorn | 1,507 | 27.2% | -19.8% |
| Amite | 551 | 33% | -26.2% |
| Attala | 829 | 30.7% | -13.4% |
| Benton | 442 | 32.6% | -14.0% |
| Bolivar | 1,714 | 29.1% | -18.3% |
| Calhoun | 765 | 35.7% | -22.3% |
| Carroll | 369 | 32% | -20.3% |
| Chickasaw | 790 | 31.6% | -27.4% |
| Choctaw | 351 | 31.7% | -10.0% |
| Claiborne | 440 | 29.2% | -17.6% |
| Clarke | 631 | 31.2% | -14.7% |
| Clay | 934 | 29% | -13.7% |
| Coahoma | 1,207 | 25.8% | -9.2% |
| Copiah | 1,250 | 29% | -26.4% |
| Covington | 925 | 32.4% | -13.9% |
| DeSoto | 5,125 | 33.2% | 1.8% |
| Forrest | 3,947 | 28.3% | -14.6% |
| Franklin | 341 | 33.1% | -9.8% |
| George | 1,004 | 31.7% | -3.9% |
| Greene | 458 | 29.8% | -12.9% |
| Grenada | 868 | 28.5% | -16.9% |
| Hancock | 1,792 | 27.6% | -25.1% |
| Harrison | 8,902 | 30.6% | -16.4% |
| Hinds | 8,024 | 23.3% | -34.8% |
| Holmes | 897 | 23.1% | -26.3% |
| Humphreys | 511 | 28.9% | -12.2% |
| Issaquena | 58 | 24.6% | -20.5% |
| Itawamba | 972 | 36.2% | -12.4% |
| Jackson | 5,640 | 33% | -7.3% |
| Jasper | 716 | 31.8% | -20.4% |
| Jefferson | 381 | 28.1% | -15.3% |
| Jefferson Davis | 552 | 29.7% | -29.9% |
| Jones | 2,830 | 29.9% | -29.9% |
| Kemper | 564 | 36.3% | -13.1% |
| Lafayette | 2,784 | 35% | 2.5% |
| Lamar | 2,974 | 36.9% | 6.3% |
| Lauderdale | 2,977 | 29.2% | -4.2% |
| Lawrence | 574 | 32.2% | -13.2% |
| Leake | 1,386 | 40.7% | -4.2% |
| Lee | 3,107 | 31.7% | -15.0% |
| Leflore | 1,420 | 25.5% | -24.7% |
| Lincoln | 1,395 | 31.6% | -16.4% |
| Lowndes | 2,233 | 28.1% | -24.2% |
| Madison | 2,559 | 33.3% | -18.0% |
| Marion | 1,257 | 31.9% | -12.2% |
| Marshall | 1,444 | 29.6% | -11.2% |
| Monroe | 1,430 | 31.7% | -15.3% |
| Montgomery | 448 | 32.1% | -14.5% |
| Neshoba | 1,788 | 38.9% | 2.9% |
| Newton | 1,020 | 34.1% | -10.4% |
| Noxubee | 527 | 27.8% | -30.6% |
| Oktibbeha | 3,083 | 28% | -9.2% |
| Panola | 1,886 | 32.6% | 2.6% |
| Pearl River | 2,083 | 28.9% | -17.8% |
| Perry | 599 | 32.5% | -18.6% |
| Pike | 2,022 | 28.2% | -11.5% |
| Pontotoc | 1,602 | 39.3% | -10.1% |
| Prentiss | 1,287 | 32.2% | -9.0% |
| Quitman | 395 | 26.5% | -27.8% |
| Rankin | 4,004 | 32.7% | -4.6% |
| Scott | 1,681 | 36.7% | -27.5% |
| Sharkey | 247 | 30.7% | -12.1% |
| Simpson | 1,138 | 29.7% | -27.0% |
| Smith | 707 | 37.7% | -14.1% |
| Stone | 746 | 31.6% | 3.5% |
| Sunflower | 1,062 | 23.4% | -26.6% |
| Tallahatchie | 564 | 25.4% | -21.1% |
| Tate | 1,106 | 31.1% | -17.5% |
| Tippah | 1,122 | 33.2% | -3.4% |
| Tishomingo | 888 | 32.1% | -20.5% |
| Tunica | 557 | 28.2% | -12.6% |
| Union | 1,307 | 37.5% | -20.5% |
| Walthall | 710 | 30.4% | -23.7% |
| Warren | 1,981 | 31.2% | -19.1% |
| Washington | 2,404 | 27.2% | -22.6% |
| Wayne | 1,027 | 34.4% | -12.3% |
| Webster | 418 | 32.4% | -13.5% |
| Wilkinson | 389 | 29.2% | -22.0% |
| Winston | 838 | 33.2% | -17.9% |
| Yalobusha | 491 | 27.4% | -29.5% |
| Yazoo | 1,115 | 24.7% | -18.1% |
2017-2020 UNINSURED ADULTS AT OR BELOW FPL 400% BY COUNTY
| County Name | Number of Uninsured | Rate of Uninsured | Change in Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 2,693 | 22.1% | -5.1% |
| Alcorn | 3,154 | 20.9% | -11.1% |
| Amite | 1,104 | 24.5% | -22.1% |
| Attala | 1,707 | 23.6% | -4.2% |
| Benton | 893 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| Bolivar | 2,957 | 23.7% | -11.3% |
| Calhoun | 1,585 | 25.3% | -12.3% |
| Carroll | 787 | 22.8% | -18.0% |
| Chickasaw | 1,657 | 23.7% | -17.5% |
| Choctaw | 694 | 21.9% | -3.7% |
| Claiborne | 734 | 21.1% | -9.5% |
| Clarke | 1,326 | 21.8% | -11.1% |
| Clay | 1,793 | 22.2% | -7.6% |
| Coahoma | 2,046 | 21.5% | -7.3% |
| Copiah | 2,468 | 21.2% | -18.8% |
| Covington | 1,831 | 22.9% | -10.6% |
| DeSoto | 13,149 | 20.6% | 4.2% |
| Forrest | 7,307 | 22.4% | -11.1% |
| Franklin | 657 | 22.5% | -9.4% |
| George | 2,126 | 22.8% | -5.3% |
| Greene | 902 | 20.9% | -17.2% |
| Grenada | 1,790 | 21.6% | -14.1% |
| Hancock | 3,940 | 20.9% | -18.0% |
| Harrison | 19,203 | 23.4% | -13.0% |
| Hinds | 17,350 | 18.5% | -27.0% |
| Holmes | 1,438 | 18.9% | -19.1% |
| Humphreys | 844 | 23.9% | -6.7% |
| Issaquena | 102 | 21.5% | -21.5% |
| Itawamba | 2,382 | 25.6% | 2.8% |
| Jackson | 12,135 | 22.2% | -8.2% |
| Jasper | 1,385 | 21.7% | -16.6% |
| Jefferson | 662 | 21.6% | -8.3% |
| Jefferson Davis | 1,009 | 21.7% | -20.8% |
| Jones | 5,889 | 21.9% | -22.5% |
| Kemper | 1,048 | 27.4% | -11.1% |
| Lafayette | 5,057 | 24.6% | 6.0% |
| Lamar | 6,030 | 26.1% | 9.6% |
| Lauderdale | 6,019 | 22% | -1.9% |
| Lawrence | 1,157 | 23.2% | -10.7% |
| Leake | 2,734 | 30.1% | 0.1% |
| Lee | 7,415 | 22.9% | -9.1% |
| Leflore | 2,531 | 21.2% | -13.6% |
| Lincoln | 2,970 | 22.9% | -10.2% |
| Lowndes | 4,745 | 20.9% | -17.6% |
| Madison | 6,291 | 21.4% | -11.3% |
| Marion | 2,474 | 24.9% | -5.8% |
| Marshall | 3,031 | 21.3% | -8.8% |
| Monroe | 3,151 | 22.8% | -10.6% |
| Montgomery | 911 | 23.7% | -6.9% |
| Neshoba | 3,600 | 29.6% | 1.9% |
| Newton | 2,111 | 25.2% | -7.9% |
| Noxubee | 1,033 | 22.3% | -22.2% |
| Oktibbeha | 4,749 | 21.5% | -9.4% |
| Panola | 3,552 | 24.1% | 4.1% |
| Pearl River | 4,726 | 21.9% | -9.4% |
| Perry | 1,166 | 23.3% | -14.8% |
| Pike | 3,702 | 22.1% | -9.4% |
| Pontotoc | 3,583 | 26.3% | -6.4% |
| Prentiss | 2,496 | 23.7% | -4.1% |
| Quitman | 707 | 21.9% | -15.4% |
| Rankin | 10,443 | 21.1% | 2.3% |
| Scott | 3,227 | 27.1% | -21.8% |
| Sharkey | 446 | 24.7% | -8.6% |
| Simpson | 2,370 | 21.9% | -15.6% |
| Smith | 1,546 | 26.1% | -5.2% |
| Stone | 1,695 | 23.5% | 12.9% |
| Sunflower | 1,909 | 20% | -20.1% |
| Tallahatchie | 1,041 | 20.5% | -12.7% |
| Tate | 2,385 | 22.1% | -16.6% |
| Tippah | 2,279 | 23.7% | -0.7% |
| Tishomingo | 1,830 | 23.1% | -15.9% |
| Tunica | 916 | 20.6% | -6.7% |
| Union | 3,111 | 26.3% | -9.5% |
| Walthall | 1,371 | 22.7% | -21.3% |
| Warren | 4,012 | 23.1% | -10.5% |
| Washington | 4,312 | 22.9% | -17.0% |
| Wayne | 2,075 | 25% | -7.8% |
| Webster | 859 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| Wilkinson | 704 | 22.3% | -16.5% |
| Winston | 1,784 | 25.2% | -8.6% |
| Yalobusha | 1,011 | 19.9% | -16.2% |
| Yazoo | 1,998 | 20.6% | -15.1% |