RANKING · 2024 ACS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Highest Medicare coverage, Louisiana cities

Louisiana cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2024 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 104 cities in Louisiana that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 104 is 19.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Old Jefferson, LA, up 96 places to #5.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS 2020

01▲2St. Martinville, LALA5,22931.9%+2.0 pts

02Eden Isle, LALA7,68329.7%−0.4 pts

03▲16Harahan, LALA8,91626.7%+4.4 pts

04▲3River Ridge, LALA13,31226.3%+1.0 pts

05▲96Old Jefferson, LALA7,86025.7%+17.4 pts

06▼1Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03825.5%−1.0 pts

07▲14Bogalusa, LALA10,32125.2%+3.5 pts

08▼7Oakdale, LALA6,52625.0%−6.5 pts

09▲6Jennings, LALA9,23524.8%+1.8 pts

10▼1Port Allen, LALA5,01524.5%−0.3 pts

11▲20Westwego, LALA8,31724.4%+4.6 pts

12▲37Denham Springs, LALA9,37824.2%+6.7 pts

13▼2Jefferson, LALA9,70324.0%0.0 pts

14Ville Platte, LALA6,17223.8%+0.1 pts

15▼5Abbeville, LALA10,86123.7%−0.9 pts

16▼12Lacombe, LALA6,31023.5%−6.1 pts

17▲3Marrero, LALA32,54023.3%+1.3 pts

18▲60Merrydale, LALA9,49022.4%+7.5 pts

19▲7New Iberia, LALA26,53322.4%+1.3 pts

20▲5Metairie, LALA139,72922.3%+1.1 pts

21▲21Chackbay, LALA5,43622.2%+3.9 pts

22▼16Raceland, LALA9,58522.2%−4.2 pts

23▼10Slidell, LALA28,34122.2%−1.5 pts

24▲64Plaquemine, LALA5,89122.1%+8.9 pts

25▲2Ponchatoula, LALA7,75522.1%+1.2 pts

26▲48Moss Bluff, LALA12,48221.8%+6.6 pts

27▼11Leesville, LALA5,21021.8%−0.7 pts

28▲7Galliano, LALA5,90621.7%+3.1 pts

29▼12Crowley, LALA11,22321.4%−1.1 pts

30▼7Opelousas, LALA15,09821.3%−0.3 pts

31▲22DeRidder, LALA9,50321.2%+3.9 pts

32▲60Scott, LALA9,63521.0%+8.5 pts

33▲13Sulphur, LALA20,49220.7%+2.8 pts

34▲48Larose, LALA5,51520.4%+6.1 pts

35▼11Covington, LALA11,72120.4%−1.1 pts

36▼3Eunice, LALA9,03520.4%+1.2 pts

37▲25Kenner, LALA65,13620.4%+3.9 pts

38▲47Pineville, LALA13,96720.4%+6.3 pts

39▲19Thibodaux, LALA15,57320.2%+3.5 pts

40▼3Alexandria, LALA42,93820.0%+1.5 pts

41▼5Shreveport, LALA175,90220.0%+1.5 pts

42▲9Mandeville, LALA12,91819.8%+2.4 pts

43▲25Shenandoah, LALA17,99819.7%+4.0 pts

44▼32Gretna, LALA17,36019.7%−4.1 pts

45West Monroe, LALA12,47819.7%+1.6 pts

46▼28Franklin, LALA6,22419.6%−2.7 pts

47▲14Reserve, LALA7,79119.5%+3.0 pts

48▲25Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65219.5%+4.2 pts

49▼1New Orleans, LALA362,15419.4%+1.8 pts

50▼21Tallulah, LALA5,51719.4%−0.7 pts

51▼7Lake Charles, LALA82,67619.2%+1.1 pts

52▼22Woodmere, LALA11,87919.2%−0.6 pts

53▲24Laplace, LALA28,34319.1%+4.1 pts

54▼15Minden, LALA11,10318.9%+0.5 pts

55▲32Harvey, LALA20,91518.8%+4.9 pts

56▼2Monroe, LALA46,86018.8%+1.5 pts

57▼1Lafayette, LALA123,31118.7%+1.7 pts

58▼1Central, LALA30,31318.6%+1.7 pts

59▼19Houma, LALA31,73518.6%+0.2 pts

60▼22Gray, LALA5,15418.5%+0.1 pts

61▼18Walker, LALA6,47618.3%0.0 pts

62▲24Luling, LALA13,96018.0%+4.0 pts

63▼16Bossier City, LALA63,25917.9%+0.3 pts

64▼42Cut Off, LALA5,39817.8%−3.8 pts

65▼31Donaldsonville, LALA7,09417.5%−1.2 pts

66▲15Gonzales, LALA13,93017.4%+3.0 pts

67▲3St. Rose, LALA7,64417.0%+1.5 pts

68▼36Belle Chasse, LALA10,93416.9%−2.7 pts

69▲3Destrehan, LALA11,61916.8%+1.5 pts

70▼42Waggaman, LALA11,33016.8%−3.6 pts

71▼63Morgan City, LALA10,75716.5%−8.7 pts

72▼20Claiborne, LALA13,30816.2%−1.1 pts

73▲10Prien, LALA7,11916.2%+2.1 pts

74▼19Bastrop, LALA8,90816.1%−1.0 pts

75▼12Schriever, LALA6,69015.9%−0.4 pts

76▼10Baton Rouge, LALA222,79515.9%0.0 pts

77▲18Red Chute, LALA6,52615.8%+4.2 pts

78▲13Natchitoches, LALA17,14615.8%+3.1 pts

79▲10Estelle, LALA16,34115.7%+2.8 pts

80▼11Village St. George, LALA8,27315.4%−0.1 pts

81▼1Hammond, LALA24,03215.2%+0.5 pts

82▼32Rayne, LALA6,99515.0%−2.5 pts

83▼8Bayou Cane, LALA21,25314.9%−0.2 pts

84▼5Bridge City, LALA7,29714.9%+0.1 pts

85▲9Chalmette, LALA22,61614.8%+3.1 pts

86▼45Bayou Blue, LALA12,21814.5%−3.8 pts

87▼16Inniswold, LALA6,35714.5%−0.9 pts

88▼28Patterson, LALA5,56514.3%−2.2 pts

89▼5Terrytown, LALA24,72614.2%+0.1 pts

90▼14Elmwood, LALA6,07714.0%−1.1 pts

91▼24Meraux, LALA7,91814.0%−1.7 pts

92▼33Carencro, LALA13,22414.0%−2.6 pts

93▲5Zachary, LALA20,62113.9%+4.1 pts

94▼1Ruston, LALA22,39713.3%+1.3 pts

95▲4Youngsville, LALA19,98013.1%+3.4 pts

96▼31Baker, LALA12,13613.0%−2.9 pts

97▲3Addis, LALA7,67912.9%+3.5 pts

98▼2Prairieville, LALA35,23811.8%+1.0 pts

99▼9Timberlane, LALA10,88611.1%−1.8 pts

100▼36St. Gabriel, LALA6,98710.1%−5.9 pts

101▲1Broussard, LALA15,7999.9%+2.0 pts

102▼5Grambling, LALA5,3149.6%−1.0 pts

103Gardere, LALA12,2237.2%+0.7 pts

104Fort Polk South, LALA7,8690.7%+0.5 pts

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