Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Insurance: Percent uninsured in demographic group, people at or below 138% of poverty
Ages <65, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2023 Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Data
Sorted by Percent
Parish
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Uninsured)
|
Rank within US (of 3133 parishes)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 15.7 | 7,699,167 | N/A |
| Louisiana | N/A | 11.8 | 114,542 | 20 of 51 |
| Jefferson Parish | Urban | 17.1 | 14,304 | 2,081 |
| Lafayette Parish | Urban | 15.2 | 7,444 | 1,762 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Urban | 13.6 | 5,269 | 1,496 |
| Livingston Parish | Urban | 13.3 | 3,344 | 1,443 |
| St. Helena Parish | Urban | 12.9 | 358 | 1,387 |
| Assumption Parish | Urban | 12.8 | 484 | 1,367 |
| Ascension Parish | Urban | 12.5 | 2,135 | 1,305 |
| St. Charles Parish | Urban | 12.5 | 850 | 1,305 |
| Bossier Parish | Urban | 12.4 | 3,122 | 1,284 |
| Cameron Parish | Urban | 12.3 | 82 | 1,259 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 12.2 | 11,531 | 1,240 |
| Plaquemines Parish | Urban | 11.9 | 455 | 1,170 |
| Union Parish | Urban | 11.9 | 568 | 1,170 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Urban | 11.7 | 1,404 | 1,116 |
| Lincoln Parish | Rural | 11.6 | 1,462 | 1,072 |
| Pointe Coupee Parish | Urban | 11.4 | 431 | 1,020 |
| Rapides Parish | Urban | 11.4 | 3,189 | 1,020 |
| Vermilion Parish | Urban | 11.4 | 1,454 | 1,020 |
| Jackson Parish | Rural | 11.2 | 356 | 978 |
| St. Martin Parish | Urban | 11.2 | 1,272 | 978 |
| West Feliciana Parish | Urban | 11.2 | 176 | 978 |
| Grant Parish | Urban | 11.0 | 428 | 915 |
| Calcasieu Parish | Urban | 10.9 | 4,415 | 891 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish | Urban | 10.9 | 729 | 891 |
| Bienville Parish | Rural | 10.8 | 370 | 861 |
| La Salle Parish | Rural | 10.8 | 265 | 861 |
| Orleans Parish | Urban | 10.8 | 9,110 | 861 |
| Caddo Parish | Urban | 10.7 | 6,060 | 831 |
| Caldwell Parish | Rural | 10.7 | 242 | 831 |
| Richland Parish | Urban | 10.7 | 577 | 831 |
| Evangeline Parish | Rural | 10.6 | 936 | 793 |
| Ouachita Parish | Urban | 10.6 | 4,255 | 793 |
| St. John the Baptist Parish | Urban | 10.6 | 911 | 793 |
| Tangipahoa Parish | Urban | 10.6 | 3,328 | 793 |
| Acadia Parish | Urban | 10.5 | 1,586 | 773 |
| Claiborne Parish | Rural | 10.5 | 353 | 773 |
| De Soto Parish | Urban | 10.5 | 573 | 773 |
| Iberia Parish | Rural | 10.5 | 1,840 | 773 |
| Tensas Parish | Rural | 10.5 | 120 | 773 |
| East Feliciana Parish | Urban | 10.4 | 310 | 745 |
| Iberville Parish | Urban | 10.4 | 598 | 745 |
| West Carroll Parish | Rural | 10.4 | 234 | 745 |
| Catahoula Parish | Rural | 10.3 | 221 | 718 |
| LaFourche Parish | Urban | 10.3 | 1,856 | 718 |
| Webster Parish | Rural | 10.3 | 943 | 718 |
| St. Mary Parish | Rural | 10.2 | 1,181 | 687 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish | Urban | 10.2 | 469 | 687 |
| Franklin Parish | Rural | 10.1 | 599 | 657 |
| Sabine Parish | Rural | 10.1 | 512 | 657 |
| St. James Parish | Urban | 10.0 | 316 | 631 |
| Avoyelles Parish | Rural | 9.9 | 1,012 | 600 |
| St. Landry Parish | Rural | 9.9 | 2,334 | 600 |
| Beauregard Parish | Rural | 9.8 | 630 | 568 |
| Natchitoches Parish | Rural | 9.8 | 917 | 568 |
| Vernon Parish | Rural | 9.8 | 988 | 568 |
| Washington Parish | Rural | 9.8 | 1,193 | 568 |
| Red River Parish | Rural | 9.7 | 177 | 545 |
| Terrebonne Parish | Urban | 9.6 | 1,974 | 519 |
| Winn Parish | Rural | 9.6 | 269 | 519 |
| East Carroll Parish | Rural | 9.4 | 191 | 456 |
| Madison Parish | Rural | 9.4 | 329 | 456 |
| Concordia Parish | Rural | 9.1 | 461 | 367 |
| Allen Parish | Rural | 9.0 | 401 | 344 |
| Morehouse Parish | Urban | 8.8 | 639 | 288 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 11:23 pm.
Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and Small Area Health Insurance Estimates.
The race categorization for this statistic does not include individuals who responded with two more races.
For more information about Insurance: Percent uninsured in demographic group, people at or below 138% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.