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Highest Medicaid coverage, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). This list covers the 104 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 32.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Gardere, LA, up 39 places to #33.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAIDVS 2020

01▲1Tallulah, LALA5,51764.0%+10.1 pts

02▲2Bastrop, LALA8,90862.8%+10.4 pts

03▲5Bogalusa, LALA10,32157.6%+13.3 pts

04▲1Donaldsonville, LALA7,09456.7%+10.0 pts

05▲17Crowley, LALA11,22354.4%+15.2 pts

06▲14Abbeville, LALA10,86152.8%+12.6 pts

07Rayne, LALA6,99550.6%+5.1 pts

08▼7Patterson, LALA5,56550.6%−6.8 pts

09▼3Franklin, LALA6,22450.3%+4.1 pts

10Gray, LALA5,15450.1%+6.0 pts

11▲27Opelousas, LALA15,09849.9%+16.2 pts

12▼9Ville Platte, LALA6,17249.4%−3.6 pts

13▼4Leesville, LALA5,21048.9%+4.7 pts

14▲3New Iberia, LALA26,53348.1%+7.6 pts

15▼1Eunice, LALA9,03547.8%+6.8 pts

16▲16St. Martinville, LALA5,22947.4%+12.0 pts

17▲27Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65245.8%+14.7 pts

18▲6Grambling, LALA5,31445.7%+8.3 pts

19▲7Marrero, LALA32,54045.7%+8.5 pts

20▲1Waggaman, LALA11,33045.5%+6.1 pts

21▲7Oakdale, LALA6,52644.8%+7.8 pts

22▲11Woodmere, LALA11,87944.6%+9.7 pts

23▼10Monroe, LALA46,86044.2%+1.2 pts

24▼6Minden, LALA11,10343.9%+3.6 pts

25▼6Merrydale, LALA9,49043.5%+3.3 pts

26▼11Chalmette, LALA22,61643.4%+2.5 pts

27▲3Alexandria, LALA42,93843.3%+7.2 pts

28▼17Westwego, LALA8,31741.4%−2.6 pts

29▼2Natchitoches, LALA17,14640.5%+3.4 pts

30▼5Timberlane, LALA10,88640.3%+2.9 pts

31▲3Hammond, LALA24,03240.1%+5.3 pts

32▲21Carencro, LALA13,22439.8%+10.5 pts

33▲39Gardere, LALA12,22339.8%+18.7 pts

34▼22Bridge City, LALA7,29739.4%−3.7 pts

35▲4Shreveport, LALA175,90239.4%+5.9 pts

36▲24Baker, LALA12,13639.3%+12.1 pts

37▼6Morgan City, LALA10,75739.2%+3.4 pts

38▲21Terrytown, LALA24,72639.2%+11.8 pts

39▲24Laplace, LALA28,34338.8%+12.4 pts

40▼5Jennings, LALA9,23538.7%+4.0 pts

41▼18West Monroe, LALA12,47838.1%−0.3 pts

42▼1Galliano, LALA5,90638.0%+5.8 pts

43▲27Bayou Blue, LALA12,21837.9%+15.6 pts

44▼15Reserve, LALA7,79136.4%0.0 pts

45▼9Plaquemine, LALA5,89135.8%+1.2 pts

46▼30Raceland, LALA9,58534.5%−6.3 pts

47▲9Larose, LALA5,51534.1%+5.7 pts

48▲10Gretna, LALA17,36034.0%+6.2 pts

49▲2Pineville, LALA13,96733.4%+3.8 pts

50▼1Baton Rouge, LALA222,79533.1%+3.1 pts

51▼3Lake Charles, LALA82,67632.5%+2.1 pts

52▼12Schriever, LALA6,69032.3%0.0 pts

53▲4Estelle, LALA16,34132.2%+4.0 pts

54▲11Ruston, LALA22,39732.1%+6.4 pts

55▼12Harvey, LALA20,91531.9%+0.4 pts

56▼14New Orleans, LALA362,15431.7%−0.2 pts

57▼20Ponchatoula, LALA7,75531.7%−2.3 pts

58▼8DeRidder, LALA9,50331.4%+1.8 pts

59▲5Bossier City, LALA63,25930.8%+4.4 pts

60▼6Meraux, LALA7,91830.4%+1.1 pts

61Sulphur, LALA20,49229.8%+2.8 pts

62▼10Bayou Cane, LALA21,25329.8%+0.5 pts

63▲16Destrehan, LALA11,61929.3%+11.5 pts

64▼9Kenner, LALA65,13629.0%0.0 pts

65▲9Lacombe, LALA6,31029.0%+9.0 pts

66▲20Cut Off, LALA5,39828.6%+13.2 pts

67▼20Houma, LALA31,73528.5%−2.3 pts

68▲14Scott, LALA9,63528.0%+10.8 pts

69▼24Port Allen, LALA5,01528.0%−3.1 pts

70▼24Thibodaux, LALA15,57328.0%−3.1 pts

71▲13Walker, LALA6,47627.9%+11.4 pts

72▼6Slidell, LALA28,34126.3%+1.0 pts

73▼11Gonzales, LALA13,93026.2%−0.7 pts

74▼3Lafayette, LALA123,31125.4%+3.8 pts

75▼7Jefferson, LALA9,70323.9%−0.1 pts

76▲11Old Jefferson, LALA7,86023.9%+8.7 pts

77▲13Claiborne, LALA13,30822.3%+8.4 pts

78Covington, LALA11,72121.6%+2.8 pts

79▲4Eden Isle, LALA7,68320.9%+3.8 pts

80▲14Zachary, LALA20,62120.8%+7.6 pts

81▲12Inniswold, LALA6,35720.7%+7.5 pts

82▼2Metairie, LALA139,72920.6%+3.0 pts

83▲15Denham Springs, LALA9,37819.7%+7.8 pts

84▼11Luling, LALA13,96019.0%−1.4 pts

85▼10Belle Chasse, LALA10,93418.7%−1.0 pts

86▲10Addis, LALA7,67918.3%+5.6 pts

87▲10Prien, LALA7,11918.3%+5.9 pts

88▼7Village St. George, LALA8,27317.2%−0.4 pts

89▼12Broussard, LALA15,79917.2%−1.6 pts

90▲2Youngsville, LALA19,98016.9%+3.0 pts

91▲8Shenandoah, LALA17,99816.9%+5.1 pts

92▼1Red Chute, LALA6,52616.5%+2.6 pts

93▼17Chackbay, LALA5,43616.2%−3.2 pts

94▼25St. Rose, LALA7,64415.8%−7.7 pts

95▼7Harahan, LALA8,91615.7%+1.2 pts

96▲4Elmwood, LALA6,07714.8%+3.2 pts

97▲6Prairieville, LALA35,23814.5%+7.3 pts

98▼31St. Gabriel, LALA6,98714.5%−10.3 pts

99▼10Moss Bluff, LALA12,48214.2%−0.2 pts

100▼15River Ridge, LALA13,31213.7%−1.8 pts

101Central, LALA30,31312.7%+1.7 pts

102▼7Mandeville, LALA12,91812.5%−0.5 pts

103▼1Oak Hills Place, LALA9,0387.5%−1.5 pts

104Fort Polk South, LALA7,8695.7%+1.9 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES