Counties in Mississippi by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)

Leake County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 82 counties in 2015, at 20.9%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 10.7%. The median was 15.8% and the figure for Mississippi was 14.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.9Leake County
Lowest10.7DeSoto County
Median15.882 counties
Mississippi14.8History

Map of counties, 2015

Adams County: 15.9 %Alcorn County: 15.3 %Amite County: 18.8 %Attala County: 16.1 %Benton County: 16.2 %Bolivar County: 14.7 %Calhoun County: 18.9 %Carroll County: 17.7 %Chickasaw County: 18 %Choctaw County: 13.8 %Claiborne County: 14.5 %Clarke County: 15.4 %Clay County: 15.6 %Coahoma County: 14.7 %Copiah County: 15.4 %Covington County: 17.2 %DeSoto County: 10.7 %Forrest County: 15.5 %Franklin County: 15.1 %George County: 15.1 %Greene County: 15.3 %Grenada County: 14.5 %Hancock County: 16.7 %Harrison County: 16.8 %Hinds County: 12.9 %Holmes County: 15.3 %Humphreys County: 16.9 %Issaquena County: 18.3 %Itawamba County: 15 %Jackson County: 14.5 %Jasper County: 15.8 %Jefferson County: 15.7 %Jefferson Davis County: 17.7 %Jones County: 16.3 %Kemper County: 19.9 %Lafayette County: 14.2 %Lamar County: 13.2 %Lauderdale County: 13.9 %Lawrence County: 14.3 %Leake County: 20.9 %Lee County: 13.8 %Leflore County: 16.4 %Lincoln County: 15.8 %Lowndes County: 14.7 %Madison County: 10.9 %Marion County: 17.3 %Marshall County: 15.6 %Monroe County: 15.7 %Montgomery County: 15.8 %Neshoba County: 18.1 %Newton County: 16 %Noxubee County: 19.2 %Oktibbeha County: 16.3 %Panola County: 15.6 %Pearl River County: 16.5 %Perry County: 17.2 %Pike County: 15.5 %Pontotoc County: 15.9 %Prentiss County: 16 %Quitman County: 17.1 %Rankin County: 11.4 %Scott County: 20.6 %Sharkey County: 17.1 %Simpson County: 16.8 %Smith County: 15.4 %Stone County: 14 %Sunflower County: 16 %Tallahatchie County: 16.4 %Tate County: 15.9 %Tippah County: 16.9 %Tishomingo County: 16.7 %Tunica County: 12.6 %Union County: 17.5 %Walthall County: 19 %Warren County: 12.7 %Washington County: 16.7 %Wayne County: 16.6 %Webster County: 15 %Wilkinson County: 14.5 %Winston County: 17.3 %Yalobusha County: 14.1 %Yazoo County: 14.8 %
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%, 2015. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2015

Leake County: 20.9 %Leake County20.9Scott County: 20.6 %Scott County20.6Kemper County: 19.9 %Kemper County19.9Noxubee County: 19.2 %Noxubee County19.2Walthall County: 19 %Walthall County19Calhoun County: 18.9 %Calhoun County18.9Amite County: 18.8 %Amite County18.8Issaquena County: 18.3 %Issaquena County18.3Neshoba County: 18.1 %Neshoba County18.1Chickasaw County: 18 %Chickasaw County18Carroll County: 17.7 %Carroll County17.7Jefferson Davis County: 17.7 %Jefferson Davis County17.7Union County: 17.5 %Union County17.5Marion County: 17.3 %Marion County17.3Winston County: 17.3 %Winston County17.3Covington County: 17.2 %Covington County17.2Perry County: 17.2 %Perry County17.2Quitman County: 17.1 %Quitman County17.1Sharkey County: 17.1 %Sharkey County17.1Humphreys County: 16.9 %Humphreys County16.9Tippah County: 16.9 %Tippah County16.9Harrison County: 16.8 %Harrison County16.8Simpson County: 16.8 %Simpson County16.8Hancock County: 16.7 %Hancock County16.7Tishomingo County: 16.7 %Tishomingo County16.7Washington County: 16.7 %Washington County16.7Wayne County: 16.6 %Wayne County16.6Pearl River County: 16.5 %Pearl River County16.5Leflore County: 16.4 %Leflore County16.4Tallahatchie County: 16.4 %Tallahatchie County16.4Jones County: 16.3 %Jones County16.3Oktibbeha County: 16.3 %Oktibbeha County16.3Benton County: 16.2 %Benton County16.2Attala County: 16.1 %Attala County16.1Newton County: 16 %Newton County16Prentiss County: 16 %Prentiss County16Sunflower County: 16 %Sunflower County16Adams County: 15.9 %Adams County15.9Pontotoc County: 15.9 %Pontotoc County15.9Tate County: 15.9 %Tate County15.9Leake County: 20.9 %Leake County20.9Scott County: 20.6 %Scott County20.6Kemper County: 19.9 %Kemper County19.9Noxubee County: 19.2 %Noxubee County19.2Walthall County: 19 %Walthall County19Calhoun County: 18.9 %Calhoun County18.9Amite County: 18.8 %Amite County18.8Issaquena County: 18.3 %Issaquena County18.3Neshoba County: 18.1 %Neshoba County18.1Chickasaw County: 18 %Chickasaw County18Carroll County: 17.7 %Carroll County17.7Jefferson Davis County: 17.7 %Jefferson Davis County17.7Union County: 17.5 %Union County17.5Marion County: 17.3 %Marion County17.3Winston County: 17.3 %Winston County17.3Covington County: 17.2 %Covington County17.2Perry County: 17.2 %Perry County17.2Quitman County: 17.1 %Quitman County17.1Sharkey County: 17.1 %Sharkey County17.1Humphreys County: 16.9 %Humphreys County16.9Tippah County: 16.9 %Tippah County16.9Harrison County: 16.8 %Harrison County16.8Simpson County: 16.8 %Simpson County16.8Hancock County: 16.7 %Hancock County16.7Tishomingo County: 16.7 %Tishomingo County16.7Washington County: 16.7 %Washington County16.7Wayne County: 16.6 %Wayne County16.6Pearl River County: 16.5 %Pearl River County16.5Leflore County: 16.4 %Leflore County16.4Tallahatchie County: 16.4 %Tallahatchie County16.4Jones County: 16.3 %Jones County16.3Oktibbeha County: 16.3 %Oktibbeha County16.3Benton County: 16.2 %Benton County16.2Attala County: 16.1 %Attala County16.1Newton County: 16 %Newton County16Prentiss County: 16 %Prentiss County16Sunflower County: 16 %Sunflower County16Adams County: 15.9 %Adams County15.9Pontotoc County: 15.9 %Pontotoc County15.9Tate County: 15.9 %Tate County15.9
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Leake County20.9-1.3 pts
2Scott County20.6-1.6 pts
3Kemper County19.9-2.2 pts
4Noxubee County19.2-3 pts
5Walthall County19-1.9 pts
6Calhoun County18.9-3 pts
7Amite County18.8-2.1 pts
8Issaquena County18.3-2.2 pts
9Neshoba County18.1-3 pts
10Chickasaw County18-2 pts
11Carroll County17.7-2.1 pts
11Jefferson Davis County17.7-3.4 pts
13Union County17.5-1.6 pts
14Marion County17.3-1.7 pts
14Winston County17.3-1 pts
16Covington County17.2-2.3 pts
16Perry County17.2-2.1 pts
18Quitman County17.1-3.3 pts
18Sharkey County17.1-1 pts
20Humphreys County16.9-3.3 pts
20Tippah County16.9-2.1 pts
22Harrison County16.8-1.5 pts
22Simpson County16.8-1.2 pts
24Hancock County16.7-3.3 pts
24Tishomingo County16.7-1.9 pts
24Washington County16.7-2.2 pts
27Wayne County16.6-2.2 pts
28Pearl River County16.5-1.5 pts
29Leflore County16.4-2.8 pts
29Tallahatchie County16.4-2.3 pts
31Jones County16.3-0.9 pts
31Oktibbeha County16.3-2 pts
33Benton County16.2-2.7 pts
34Attala County16.1-1.6 pts
35Newton County16-2.3 pts
35Prentiss County16-2.3 pts
35Sunflower County16-2.5 pts
38Adams County15.9-1.7 pts
38Pontotoc County15.9-2.1 pts
38Tate County15.9-2 pts
41Jasper County15.8-2.5 pts
41Lincoln County15.8-1.2 pts
41Montgomery County15.8-2.6 pts
44Jefferson County15.7-2.2 pts
44Monroe County15.7-3.4 pts
46Clay County15.6-2.3 pts
46Marshall County15.6-3.5 pts
46Panola County15.6-2.4 pts
49Forrest County15.5-2 pts
49Pike County15.5-2.2 pts
51Clarke County15.4-2 pts
51Copiah County15.4-2.8 pts
51Smith County15.4-1.7 pts
54Alcorn County15.3-2.5 pts
54Greene County15.3-3 pts
54Holmes County15.3-3.1 pts
57Franklin County15.1-2.3 pts
57George County15.1-1.6 pts
59Itawamba County15-2.4 pts
59Webster County15-3.1 pts
61Yazoo County14.8-2.9 pts
62Bolivar County14.7-2.6 pts
62Coahoma County14.7-2 pts
62Lowndes County14.7-1.1 pts
65Claiborne County14.5-3.1 pts
65Grenada County14.5-2.4 pts
65Jackson County14.5-2.4 pts
65Wilkinson County14.5-2.8 pts
69Lawrence County14.3-3 pts
70Lafayette County14.2-2.6 pts
71Yalobusha County14.1-3.4 pts
72Stone County14-3.5 pts
73Lauderdale County13.9-2.7 pts
74Choctaw County13.8-3.5 pts
74Lee County13.8-2.2 pts
76Lamar County13.2-1.5 pts
77Hinds County12.9-3.4 pts
78Warren County12.7-3.1 pts
79Tunica County12.6-2 pts
80Rankin County11.4-0.8 pts
81Madison County10.9-2.1 pts
82DeSoto County10.7-3.4 pts

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About this ranking

People under 65 without health insurance coverage of any kind, as a percentage of all people under 65. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for states and counties, all races, both sexes and all income levels.

A model-based single-year estimate that combines the American Community Survey with administrative records and population estimates, so every county gets a figure. Covers states and counties only, because the SAHIE dataset files have no national row. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2008 on only; 2013 is the updated release. People 65 and over are left out because nearly all of them have Medicare.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties (Counties in Mississippi by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip

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Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/mississippi-counties?period=2015. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties. Counties in Mississippi by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/mississippi-counties?period=2015.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE): percent uninsured, under 65, all races, both sexes, all income levels, states and counties, Counties in Mississippi by uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate), 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2015-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/mississippi-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?

Leake County, with 20.9% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate)?

DeSoto County, with 10.7% in 2015.

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