Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Number of People and Percentage of Population With No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Updated on October 27, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of the Mississippi population without a health insurance coverage was 12.09% (i.e. 350,775 people). Percentagewise, among all Mississippi counties, Claiborne County had the highest percentage of its population with no health insurance coverage (18.85%), followed by Sharkey County (18.28%), and Tunica County (17.34%).
In numerical terms, Hinds County had the highest number of people without a health insurance coverage (29,912), followed by Harrison County (28,544), and Jackson County (18,721).
The charts below shows the top 10 counties by the number of people and percentage of the population without a health insurance coverage. The tables below shows the ranking for all Mississippi counties.
You can see similar information for other types of health insurance coverages.
You can also see similar information for other states.
Related Topics: Mississippi ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Percentage of Population With
No Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Population (%) |
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| 1 | Claiborne County | 18.85 |
| 2 | Sharkey County | 18.28 |
| 3 | Tunica County | 17.34 |
| 4 | Quitman County | 16.59 |
| 5 | Noxubee County | 16.38 |
| 6 | Wayne County | 16.17 |
| 7 | Leflore County | 16.13 |
| 8 | Bolivar County | 15.68 |
| 9 | Tishomingo County | 15.30 |
| 10 | Lawrence County | 15.10 |
| 11 | Clarke County | 14.94 |
| 12 | Washington County | 14.90 |
| 13 | Humphreys County | 14.88 |
| 14 | Smith County | 14.83 |
| 15 | Leake County | 14.56 |
| 16 | Adams County | 14.51 |
| 17 | Simpson County | 14.48 |
| 18 | Marion County | 14.42 |
| 19 | Greene County | 14.36 |
| 20 | Harrison County | 14.30 |
| 21 | Tallahatchie County | 14.29 |
| 22 | Lincoln County | 14.24 |
| 23 | Kemper County | 14.17 |
| 24 | George County | 14.09 |
| 25 | Perry County | 13.96 |
| 26 | Panola County | 13.84 |
| 27 | Jefferson County | 13.78 |
| 27 | Scott County | 13.78 |
| 28 | Copiah County | 13.75 |
| 29 | Holmes County | 13.74 |
| 30 | Stone County | 13.73 |
| 31 | Newton County | 13.62 |
| 32 | Issaquena County | 13.44 |
| 33 | Jackson County | 13.29 |
| 34 | Benton County | 13.11 |
| 35 | Hinds County | 13.08 |
| 35 | Jefferson Davis County | 13.08 |
| 36 | Yazoo County | 13.01 |
| 37 | Tippah County | 12.99 |
| 38 | Coahoma County | 12.98 |
| 39 | Lamar County | 12.87 |
| 40 | Pontotoc County | 12.84 |
| 41 | Pearl River County | 12.76 |
| 41 | Yalobusha County | 12.76 |
| 42 | Marshall County | 12.70 |
| 43 | Webster County | 12.66 |
| 44 | Winston County | 12.61 |
| 45 | Alcorn County | 12.56 |
| 46 | Forrest County | 12.55 |
| 47 | Tate County | 12.41 |
| 48 | Grenada County | 12.40 |
| 49 | Warren County | 12.37 |
| 50 | Chickasaw County | 12.32 |
| 51 | Neshoba County | 12.29 |
| 52 | Jasper County | 11.95 |
| 53 | Lowndes County | 11.85 |
| 54 | Pike County | 11.83 |
| 55 | Sunflower County | 11.66 |
| 56 | Lee County | 11.64 |
| 57 | Calhoun County | 11.61 |
| 58 | Hancock County | 11.60 |
| 59 | Amite County | 11.59 |
| 60 | Clay County | 11.34 |
| 61 | Union County | 11.28 |
| 62 | Walthall County | 11.15 |
| 63 | Franklin County | 11.11 |
| 64 | Jones County | 11.02 |
| 65 | Itawamba County | 10.57 |
| 66 | Covington County | 10.20 |
| 67 | Choctaw County | 10.07 |
| 68 | Wilkinson County | 9.93 |
| 69 | Lafayette County | 9.83 |
| 70 | Lauderdale County | 9.64 |
| 71 | Monroe County | 9.50 |
| 72 | Rankin County | 9.34 |
| 73 | Attala County | 9.23 |
| 74 | Oktibbeha County | 8.85 |
| 75 | Prentiss County | 8.47 |
| 76 | DeSoto County | 8.36 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 7.81 |
| 78 | Madison County | 7.47 |
| 79 | Carroll County | 7.46 |
Ranking of Mississippi Counties By Number of People With
NO Health Insurance Coverage in 2021
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| Rank | County | Number of People |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds County | 29912 |
| 2 | Harrison County | 28544 |
| 3 | Jackson County | 18721 |
| 4 | DeSoto County | 15215 |
| 5 | Rankin County | 14090 |
| 6 | Forrest County | 9682 |
| 7 | Lee County | 9587 |
| 8 | Lamar County | 8076 |
| 9 | Madison County | 8019 |
| 10 | Jones County | 7351 |
| 11 | Pearl River County | 7070 |
| 12 | Lauderdale County | 6788 |
| 13 | Lowndes County | 6739 |
| 14 | Washington County | 6723 |
| 15 | Warren County | 5525 |
| 16 | Lafayette County | 5426 |
| 17 | Hancock County | 5276 |
| 18 | Lincoln County | 4915 |
| 19 | Bolivar County | 4822 |
| 20 | Pike County | 4696 |
| 21 | Panola County | 4571 |
| 22 | Leflore County | 4533 |
| 23 | Oktibbeha County | 4511 |
| 24 | Alcorn County | 4302 |
| 25 | Marshall County | 4147 |
| 26 | Adams County | 4012 |
| 27 | Pontotoc County | 3971 |
| 28 | Copiah County | 3896 |
| 29 | Scott County | 3831 |
| 30 | Simpson County | 3692 |
| 31 | Neshoba County | 3529 |
| 32 | Marion County | 3437 |
| 33 | Tate County | 3435 |
| 34 | George County | 3329 |
| 35 | Monroe County | 3234 |
| 36 | Wayne County | 3190 |
| 37 | Union County | 3105 |
| 38 | Leake County | 3052 |
| 39 | Yazoo County | 2945 |
| 40 | Newton County | 2882 |
| 41 | Tishomingo County | 2864 |
| 42 | Tippah County | 2828 |
| 43 | Coahoma County | 2799 |
| 44 | Grenada County | 2647 |
| 45 | Sunflower County | 2635 |
| 46 | Itawamba County | 2494 |
| 47 | Stone County | 2430 |
| 48 | Holmes County | 2348 |
| 49 | Clarke County | 2327 |
| 50 | Winston County | 2191 |
| 51 | Smith County | 2135 |
| 52 | Clay County | 2103 |
| 53 | Prentiss County | 2098 |
| 54 | Chickasaw County | 2044 |
| 55 | Jasper County | 1950 |
| 56 | Covington County | 1862 |
| 57 | Lawrence County | 1820 |
| 58 | Tallahatchie County | 1737 |
| 59 | Tunica County | 1710 |
| 60 | Claiborne County | 1709 |
| 61 | Noxubee County | 1677 |
| 62 | Attala County | 1640 |
| 63 | Perry County | 1585 |
| 64 | Yalobusha County | 1577 |
| 65 | Walthall County | 1545 |
| 66 | Calhoun County | 1537 |
| 67 | Jefferson Davis County | 1476 |
| 68 | Amite County | 1463 |
| 69 | Greene County | 1393 |
| 70 | Webster County | 1249 |
| 71 | Kemper County | 1235 |
| 72 | Humphreys County | 1166 |
| 73 | Quitman County | 1025 |
| 74 | Benton County | 999 |
| 75 | Jefferson County | 935 |
| 76 | Franklin County | 849 |
| 77 | Choctaw County | 819 |
| 78 | Montgomery County | 769 |
| 79 | Wilkinson County | 748 |
| 80 | Sharkey County | 744 |
| 81 | Carroll County | 727 |
| 82 | Issaquena County | 105 |