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

Scott County had the highest uninsured rate, under 65 (US model-based estimate) of 82 counties in 2017, at 20.5%. DeSoto County had the lowest, at 10.4%. The median was 15.3% and the figure for Mississippi was 14.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.5Scott County
Lowest10.4DeSoto County
Median15.382 counties
Mississippi14.5History

Map of counties, 2017

Adams County: 15 %Alcorn County: 14.4 %Amite County: 18.4 %Attala County: 14.5 %Benton County: 15.6 %Bolivar County: 15.6 %Calhoun County: 18.8 %Carroll County: 16.1 %Chickasaw County: 17.3 %Choctaw County: 13.6 %Claiborne County: 14.5 %Clarke County: 14.7 %Clay County: 14.8 %Coahoma County: 13.6 %Copiah County: 15.6 %Covington County: 16 %DeSoto County: 10.4 %Forrest County: 15.4 %Franklin County: 14.4 %George County: 14.7 %Greene County: 15.4 %Grenada County: 14.7 %Hancock County: 15.6 %Harrison County: 15.8 %Hinds County: 14.2 %Holmes County: 14.4 %Humphreys County: 15.4 %Issaquena County: 18 %Itawamba County: 15.3 %Jackson County: 13.8 %Jasper County: 15.3 %Jefferson County: 14.9 %Jefferson Davis County: 17.1 %Jones County: 17 %Kemper County: 20.1 %Lafayette County: 13.8 %Lamar County: 13.1 %Lauderdale County: 12.6 %Lawrence County: 15.5 %Leake County: 19 %Lee County: 14.1 %Leflore County: 14.5 %Lincoln County: 14.7 %Lowndes County: 14.3 %Madison County: 10.6 %Marion County: 16 %Marshall County: 14.4 %Monroe County: 14.8 %Montgomery County: 15.1 %Neshoba County: 18 %Newton County: 16.8 %Noxubee County: 17.7 %Oktibbeha County: 15.6 %Panola County: 14.3 %Pearl River County: 15.1 %Perry County: 16.8 %Pike County: 15.2 %Pontotoc County: 17.6 %Prentiss County: 15.5 %Quitman County: 16 %Rankin County: 10.7 %Scott County: 20.5 %Sharkey County: 16.4 %Simpson County: 15.4 %Smith County: 15.7 %Stone County: 13.3 %Sunflower County: 15.1 %Tallahatchie County: 14.6 %Tate County: 15.5 %Tippah County: 15.3 %Tishomingo County: 17 %Tunica County: 12.8 %Union County: 17.5 %Walthall County: 18.1 %Warren County: 14.1 %Washington County: 16.2 %Wayne County: 16.4 %Webster County: 14 %Wilkinson County: 16.2 %Winston County: 16.8 %Yalobusha County: 14.3 %Yazoo County: 14.7 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Scott County: 20.5 %Scott County20.5Kemper County: 20.1 %Kemper County20.1Leake County: 19 %Leake County19Calhoun County: 18.8 %Calhoun County18.8Amite County: 18.4 %Amite County18.4Walthall County: 18.1 %Walthall County18.1Issaquena County: 18 %Issaquena County18Neshoba County: 18 %Neshoba County18Noxubee County: 17.7 %Noxubee County17.7Pontotoc County: 17.6 %Pontotoc County17.6Union County: 17.5 %Union County17.5Chickasaw County: 17.3 %Chickasaw County17.3Jefferson Davis County: 17.1 %Jefferson Davis County17.1Jones County: 17 %Jones County17Tishomingo County: 17 %Tishomingo County17Newton County: 16.8 %Newton County16.8Perry County: 16.8 %Perry County16.8Winston County: 16.8 %Winston County16.8Sharkey County: 16.4 %Sharkey County16.4Wayne County: 16.4 %Wayne County16.4Washington County: 16.2 %Washington County16.2Wilkinson County: 16.2 %Wilkinson County16.2Carroll County: 16.1 %Carroll County16.1Covington County: 16 %Covington County16Marion County: 16 %Marion County16Quitman County: 16 %Quitman County16Harrison County: 15.8 %Harrison County15.8Smith County: 15.7 %Smith County15.7Benton County: 15.6 %Benton County15.6Bolivar County: 15.6 %Bolivar County15.6Copiah County: 15.6 %Copiah County15.6Hancock County: 15.6 %Hancock County15.6Oktibbeha County: 15.6 %Oktibbeha County15.6Lawrence County: 15.5 %Lawrence County15.5Prentiss County: 15.5 %Prentiss County15.5Tate County: 15.5 %Tate County15.5Forrest County: 15.4 %Forrest County15.4Greene County: 15.4 %Greene County15.4Humphreys County: 15.4 %Humphreys County15.4Simpson County: 15.4 %Simpson County15.4Scott County: 20.5 %Scott County20.5Kemper County: 20.1 %Kemper County20.1Leake County: 19 %Leake County19Calhoun County: 18.8 %Calhoun County18.8Amite County: 18.4 %Amite County18.4Walthall County: 18.1 %Walthall County18.1Issaquena County: 18 %Issaquena County18Neshoba County: 18 %Neshoba County18Noxubee County: 17.7 %Noxubee County17.7Pontotoc County: 17.6 %Pontotoc County17.6Union County: 17.5 %Union County17.5Chickasaw County: 17.3 %Chickasaw County17.3Jefferson Davis County: 17.1 %Jefferson Davis County17.1Jones County: 17 %Jones County17Tishomingo County: 17 %Tishomingo County17Newton County: 16.8 %Newton County16.8Perry County: 16.8 %Perry County16.8Winston County: 16.8 %Winston County16.8Sharkey County: 16.4 %Sharkey County16.4Wayne County: 16.4 %Wayne County16.4Washington County: 16.2 %Washington County16.2Wilkinson County: 16.2 %Wilkinson County16.2Carroll County: 16.1 %Carroll County16.1Covington County: 16 %Covington County16Marion County: 16 %Marion County16Quitman County: 16 %Quitman County16Harrison County: 15.8 %Harrison County15.8Smith County: 15.7 %Smith County15.7Benton County: 15.6 %Benton County15.6Bolivar County: 15.6 %Bolivar County15.6Copiah County: 15.6 %Copiah County15.6Hancock County: 15.6 %Hancock County15.6Oktibbeha County: 15.6 %Oktibbeha County15.6Lawrence County: 15.5 %Lawrence County15.5Prentiss County: 15.5 %Prentiss County15.5Tate County: 15.5 %Tate County15.5Forrest County: 15.4 %Forrest County15.4Greene County: 15.4 %Greene County15.4Humphreys County: 15.4 %Humphreys County15.4Simpson County: 15.4 %Simpson County15.4
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Scott County20.5+1.3 pts
2Kemper County20.1+1.1 pts
3Leake County19-0.3 pts
4Calhoun County18.8-0.1 pts
5Amite County18.4+1.2 pts
6Walthall County18.1+0.5 pts
7Issaquena County18+0.2 pts
7Neshoba County18+0.7 pts
9Noxubee County17.7-1.8 pts
10Pontotoc County17.6+1.5 pts
11Union County17.5+0.9 pts
12Chickasaw County17.30 pts
13Jefferson Davis County17.1-0.8 pts
14Jones County17+1.1 pts
14Tishomingo County17+1.7 pts
16Newton County16.8+0.5 pts
16Perry County16.8-0.3 pts
16Winston County16.8+0.3 pts
19Sharkey County16.4+0.9 pts
19Wayne County16.4+1.3 pts
21Washington County16.2+2 pts
21Wilkinson County16.2+1 pts
23Carroll County16.1+0.3 pts
24Covington County16-0.6 pts
24Marion County16+0.1 pts
24Quitman County16-0.5 pts
27Harrison County15.8+0.4 pts
28Smith County15.7+0.8 pts
29Benton County15.6+0.8 pts
29Bolivar County15.6+1.5 pts
29Copiah County15.6+1.2 pts
29Hancock County15.6+0.5 pts
29Oktibbeha County15.6+1.4 pts
34Lawrence County15.5+0.1 pts
34Prentiss County15.5-0.1 pts
34Tate County15.5+1.1 pts
37Forrest County15.4-0.1 pts
37Greene County15.4+0.3 pts
37Humphreys County15.4+0.5 pts
37Simpson County15.4+0.8 pts
41Itawamba County15.3-0.2 pts
41Jasper County15.3-0.6 pts
41Tippah County15.3-0.3 pts
44Pike County15.2+0.7 pts
45Montgomery County15.1-0.7 pts
45Pearl River County15.1+0.8 pts
45Sunflower County15.1-0.2 pts
48Adams County15+0.9 pts
49Jefferson County14.9-2.2 pts
50Clay County14.8-0.9 pts
50Monroe County14.8+1.3 pts
52Clarke County14.7-0.1 pts
52George County14.7+0.9 pts
52Grenada County14.7-0.3 pts
52Lincoln County14.7+0.4 pts
52Yazoo County14.7-0.4 pts
57Tallahatchie County14.6-1.5 pts
58Attala County14.5+0.7 pts
58Claiborne County14.5+0.5 pts
58Leflore County14.5+0.6 pts
61Alcorn County14.4+0.2 pts
61Franklin County14.4+0.6 pts
61Holmes County14.4-1.3 pts
61Marshall County14.4+0.5 pts
65Lowndes County14.3+0.1 pts
65Panola County14.3-0.4 pts
65Yalobusha County14.3+0.5 pts
68Hinds County14.2+0.4 pts
69Lee County14.1+1.4 pts
69Warren County14.1+1.9 pts
71Webster County14+0.1 pts
72Jackson County13.8+0.4 pts
72Lafayette County13.80 pts
74Choctaw County13.6-0.1 pts
74Coahoma County13.6+0.5 pts
76Stone County13.3-0.2 pts
77Lamar County13.1+0.6 pts
78Tunica County12.8+1.3 pts
79Lauderdale County12.6-0.2 pts
80Rankin County10.7+0.5 pts
81Madison County10.6+1.1 pts
82DeSoto County10.4+0.1 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-2017-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), 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-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), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 6 Aug. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/mississippi-counties?period=2017. 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), 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/mississippi-counties?period=2017.

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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), 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/sahie/datasets/time-series/estimates-acs/sahie-2017-csv.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/uninsured-rate-under-65/mississippi-counties?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Scott County, with 20.5% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

DeSoto County, with 10.4% in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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