Mississippi Public Health Insurance Coverage
In Mississippi, an estimated 1,160,955 of 2,885,936 people rely on public health insurance.
In Mississippi, an estimated 1,724,981 people do not use any form of public health insurance.
Population
Mississippi
2021
40.2% of 2.9 million people
- Age
Medicare coverage or in combination
Mississippi
2021
20.4% of -888.9 million people
Under 19
Mississippi
2021
0.9% of 736 thousand people
19 to 64 years
Mississippi
2021
6.4% of 1.7 million people
65 years and over
Mississippi
2021
97.6% of 486 thousand people
Medicaid/means-tested public coverage or in combination
Mississippi
2021
24.1% of -888.9 million people
Under 19
Mississippi
2021
49.3% of 736 thousand people
19 to 64 years
Mississippi
2021
14.6% of 1.7 million people
65 years and over
Mississippi
2021
18.9% of 486 thousand people
VA health care coverage or in combination
Mississippi
2021
2.7% of -888.9 million people
Under 19
Mississippi
2021
0.2% of 736 thousand people
19 to 64 years
Mississippi
2021
2.4% of 1.7 million people
65 years and over
Mississippi
2021
7.6% of 486 thousand people
- Default
Below 138 percent of the poverty threshold
Mississippi
2021
63.5% of 789 thousand people
At or above 138 percent of the poverty threshold
Mississippi
2021
31.6% of 2.1 million people
Worked full-time, year-round (19-64 years)
Mississippi
2021
6.5% of 874 thousand people
Under 6
Mississippi
2021
55% of 207 thousand people
6 to 18 years
Mississippi
2021
47.7% of 528 thousand people
19 to 25 years
Mississippi
2021
16.5% of 271 thousand people
26 to 34 years
Mississippi
2021
15.8% of 306 thousand people
35 to 44 years
Mississippi
2021
15.2% of 369 thousand people
45 to 54 years
Mississippi
2021
18.2% of 347 thousand people
55 to 64 years
Mississippi
2021
28.8% of 371 thousand people
65 to 74 years
Mississippi
2021
96.9% of 305 thousand people
75 years and over
Mississippi
2021
99% of 181 thousand people
- Age
Public health insurance
Mississippi
2021
23.8% of -888.9 million people
Medicare coverage
Mississippi
2021
6.8% of -888.9 million people
Medicaid/means tested coverage
Mississippi
2021
16.7% of -888.9 million people
VA health care coverage
Mississippi
2021
0.3% of -888.9 million people