RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 104 SHOWN OF 104

Highest Medicare coverage, Louisiana cities · 2020

Louisiana cities ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 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 17.3%.

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SAME RANKING BYCounties States Metros ZIP codes

YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDICAREVS –

01Oakdale, LALA6,52631.5%–

02Eden Isle, LALA7,68330.1%–

03St. Martinville, LALA5,22929.9%–

04Lacombe, LALA6,31029.6%–

05Oak Hills Place, LALA9,03826.5%–

06Raceland, LALA9,58526.4%–

07River Ridge, LALA13,31225.3%–

08Morgan City, LALA10,75725.2%–

09Port Allen, LALA5,01524.8%–

10Abbeville, LALA10,86124.6%–

11Jefferson, LALA9,70324.0%–

12Gretna, LALA17,36023.8%–

13Slidell, LALA28,34123.7%–

14Ville Platte, LALA6,17223.7%–

15Jennings, LALA9,23523.0%–

16Leesville, LALA5,21022.5%–

17Crowley, LALA11,22322.5%–

18Franklin, LALA6,22422.3%–

19Harahan, LALA8,91622.3%–

20Marrero, LALA32,54022.0%–

21Bogalusa, LALA10,32121.7%–

22Cut Off, LALA5,39821.6%–

23Opelousas, LALA15,09821.6%–

24Covington, LALA11,72121.5%–

25Metairie, LALA139,72921.2%–

26New Iberia, LALA26,53321.1%–

27Ponchatoula, LALA7,75520.9%–

28Waggaman, LALA11,33020.4%–

29Tallulah, LALA5,51720.1%–

30Woodmere, LALA11,87919.8%–

31Westwego, LALA8,31719.8%–

32Belle Chasse, LALA10,93419.6%–

33Eunice, LALA9,03519.2%–

34Donaldsonville, LALA7,09418.7%–

35Galliano, LALA5,90618.6%–

36Shreveport, LALA175,90218.5%–

37Alexandria, LALA42,93818.5%–

38Gray, LALA5,15418.4%–

39Minden, LALA11,10318.4%–

40Houma, LALA31,73518.4%–

41Bayou Blue, LALA12,21818.3%–

42Chackbay, LALA5,43618.3%–

43Walker, LALA6,47618.3%–

44Lake Charles, LALA82,67618.1%–

45West Monroe, LALA12,47818.1%–

46Sulphur, LALA20,49217.9%–

47Bossier City, LALA63,25917.6%–

48New Orleans, LALA362,15417.6%–

49Denham Springs, LALA9,37817.5%–

50Rayne, LALA6,99517.5%–

51Mandeville, LALA12,91817.4%–

52Claiborne, LALA13,30817.3%–

53DeRidder, LALA9,50317.3%–

54Monroe, LALA46,86017.3%–

55Bastrop, LALA8,90817.1%–

56Lafayette, LALA123,31117.0%–

57Central, LALA30,31316.9%–

58Thibodaux, LALA15,57316.7%–

59Carencro, LALA13,22416.6%–

60Patterson, LALA5,56516.5%–

61Reserve, LALA7,79116.5%–

62Kenner, LALA65,13616.5%–

63Schriever, LALA6,69016.3%–

64St. Gabriel, LALA6,98716.0%–

65Baker, LALA12,13615.9%–

66Baton Rouge, LALA222,79515.9%–

67Meraux, LALA7,91815.7%–

68Shenandoah, LALA17,99815.7%–

69Village St. George, LALA8,27315.5%–

70St. Rose, LALA7,64415.5%–

71Inniswold, LALA6,35715.4%–

72Destrehan, LALA11,61915.3%–

73Breaux Bridge, LALA7,65215.3%–

74Moss Bluff, LALA12,48215.2%–

75Bayou Cane, LALA21,25315.1%–

76Elmwood, LALA6,07715.1%–

77Laplace, LALA28,34315.0%–

78Merrydale, LALA9,49014.9%–

79Bridge City, LALA7,29714.8%–

80Hammond, LALA24,03214.7%–

81Gonzales, LALA13,93014.4%–

82Larose, LALA5,51514.3%–

83Prien, LALA7,11914.1%–

84Terrytown, LALA24,72614.1%–

85Pineville, LALA13,96714.1%–

86Luling, LALA13,96014.0%–

87Harvey, LALA20,91513.9%–

88Plaquemine, LALA5,89113.2%–

89Estelle, LALA16,34112.9%–

90Timberlane, LALA10,88612.9%–

91Natchitoches, LALA17,14612.7%–

92Scott, LALA9,63512.5%–

93Ruston, LALA22,39712.0%–

94Chalmette, LALA22,61611.7%–

95Red Chute, LALA6,52611.6%–

96Prairieville, LALA35,23810.8%–

97Grambling, LALA5,31410.6%–

98Zachary, LALA20,6219.8%–

99Youngsville, LALA19,9809.7%–

100Addis, LALA7,6799.4%–

101Old Jefferson, LALA7,8608.3%–

102Broussard, LALA15,7997.9%–

103Gardere, LALA12,2236.5%–

104Fort Polk South, LALA7,8690.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS