Mississippi Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on October 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, 47.49% of Mississippi's population were covered by Employer-Based health insurance, 23.65% were covered by Medicaid health insurance, and 19.48% were covered by Medicare health insurance.

Also, there were 350,775 people in Mississippi with No Health Insurance coverage (i.e. 12.09% of Mississippi's population).

The chart below shows the percentage of Mississippi's population by the type of health insurance coverage. The table shows both the number of people and percentage for the different types of health insurance coverages.

You can see similar information for other states, and for the United States.

Mississippi Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
Employer-Based
Medicaid
Medicare
Direct-Purchase
No Health Insurance Coverage
Tricare or Military
VA
Mississippi Population By Type of Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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Health Insurance Coverage Num. of People Percentage of Total Population (%)
Employer-Based 1378313 47.49
Medicaid 686468 23.65
Medicare 565249 19.48
Direct-Purchase 382886 13.19
Tricare or Military 116684 4.02
VA 74717 2.58
No Health Insurance Coverage 350775 12.09