Louisiana Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Louisiana had a population of 4,421,958 in 2004, of whom 761,422 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 17.2% of Louisiana's population.
In addition, Louisiana ranked number 43 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 61.6%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
16.1% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 14.3% and 2.9% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Louisiana ranked 47, 11, 25, and 36 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Louisiana excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Mining, Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations, Financial activities.
On the other hand, Louisiana lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Service occupations, Management, business, and financial occupations, Leisure and hospitality, Educational and health services, 1000+ employees,
10-24 employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Louisiana excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Separated, Other race, $90,000 to $99,999, $80,000 to $89,999, $70,000 to $79,999,
$60,000 to $69,999, $40,000 to $49,999, $30,000 to $39,999.
On the other hand, Louisiana lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
Widowed, Under $10,000, Married, High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent, High school dropout,
Female, Divorced, 55 to 64 years, 45 to 54 years, 35 to 44 years,
25 to 34 years, $50,000 to $59,999, $20,000 to $29,999.
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  Population Uninsured Private Health Insurance Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare Health Insurance Champus/Tricare Health Insurance
Category   Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank
Louisiana 4,421,958 761,422 17.2 43 2,725,908 61.6 47 710,555 16.1 11 631,465 14.3 25 129,380 2.9 36
Family income: Under $10,000 593,323 217,440 36.6 40 147,691 24.9 30 209,552 35.3 28 87,620 14.8 42 7,711 1.3 37
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 506,668 131,235 25.9 34 182,168 36 37 123,433 24.4 28 152,563 30.1 32 23,144 4.6 12
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 615,932 182,606 29.6 46 208,100 33.8 50 168,753 27.4 6 144,730 23.5 26 8,740 1.4 44
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 589,230 77,121 13.1 10 418,857 71.1 13 78,890 13.4 16 95,071 16.1 28 6,504 1.1 48
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 477,144 42,837 9 8 351,459 73.7 29 65,683 13.8 9 42,672 8.9 44 13,706 2.9 36
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 346,759 51,962 15 42 262,268 75.6 37 24,013 6.9 18 33,006 9.5 23 16,196 4.7 20
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 244,629 10,109 4.1 3 217,558 88.9 10 4,185 1.7 42 21,205 8.7 19 11,030 4.5 25
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 219,416 8,223 3.7 8 191,628 87.3 25 5,319 2.4 35 15,924 7.3 13 12,586 5.7 19
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 173,653 6,405 3.7 7 163,903 94.4 3 3,345 1.9 28 6,759 3.9 32 0 0 44
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 117,648 3,496 3 5 102,781 87.4 28 12,010 10.2 1 4,232 3.6 36 15,186 12.9 2
Family income: $100,000 and over 537,556 29,988 5.6 24 479,495 89.2 33 15,372 2.9 13 27,683 5.1 31 14,577 2.7 31
Education: Children 966,848 63,215 6.5 11 556,539 57.6 43 396,348 41 6 7,716 0.8 19 22,619 2.3 31
Education: High school dropout 869,766 222,178 25.5 40 354,012 40.7 47 199,838 23 14 216,449 24.9 20 12,468 1.4 44
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 1,282,724 314,525 24.5 46 766,431 59.8 40 75,446 5.9 46 250,621 19.5 37 38,303 3 40
Education: Some college but no degree 713,327 113,763 15.9 36 543,873 76.2 24 26,831 3.8 44 98,416 13.8 12 37,187 5.2 27
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 589,293 47,741 8.1 30 505,053 85.7 31 12,092 2.1 29 58,263 9.9 40 18,803 3.2 33
Race: White only 2,856,075 401,602 14.1 34 2,020,343 70.7 33 259,223 9.1 30 449,759 15.7 16 89,427 3.1 34
Race: Black only 1,446,923 353,909 24.5 37 617,527 42.7 38 431,876 29.8 9 168,784 11.7 14 35,710 2.5 24
Race: Other 118,960 5,911 5 1 88,038 74 6 19,456 16.4 24 12,922 10.9 7 4,243 3.6 23
Marital Status: Married 1,769,154 255,586 14.4 46 1,263,059 71.4 46 67,498 3.8 31 362,766 20.5 7 81,500 4.6 33
Marital Status: Widowed 245,823 28,242 11.5 42 114,619 46.6 37 25,024 10.2 21 170,851 69.5 41 8,283 3.4 26
Marital Status: Divorced 341,958 95,428 27.9 43 211,582 61.9 25 19,353 5.7 46 55,857 16.3 31 6,517 1.9 38
Marital Status: Separated 98,156 14,147 14.4 4 68,688 70 2 17,786 18.1 11 6,053 6.2 23 0 0 18
Marital Status: Never married 1,966,867 368,019 18.7 35 1,067,960 54.3 47 580,894 29.5 4 35,938 1.8 38 33,080 1.7 39
Sex: Male 2,127,191 344,534 16.2 28 1,332,175 62.6 41 345,924 16.3 5 285,303 13.4 17 66,140 3.1 40
Sex: Female 2,294,767 416,888 18.2 47 1,393,733 60.7 49 364,631 15.9 13 346,162 15.1 33 63,240 2.8 35
Age: Under 15 966,848 63,215 6.5 11 556,539 57.6 43 396,348 41 6 7,716 0.8 19 22,619 2.3 31
Age: 15 to 24 years 644,682 161,205 25 34 358,664 55.6 42 141,623 22 4 3,283 0.5 34 11,612 1.8 39
Age: 25 to 34 years 594,527 163,601 27.5 41 386,117 64.9 33 40,880 6.9 35 8,174 1.4 21 10,217 1.7 34
Age: 35 to 44 years 617,068 145,279 23.5 44 437,872 71 36 27,954 4.5 41 9,758 1.6 35 9,164 1.5 43
Age: 45 to 54 years 582,857 114,852 19.7 47 419,856 72 43 31,185 5.4 28 25,532 4.4 15 11,182 1.9 42
Age: 55 to 64 years 459,386 108,201 23.6 51 276,852 60.3 51 26,486 5.8 26 67,349 14.7 5 25,043 5.5 32
Age: 65 plus 556,590 5,069 0.9 34 290,008 52.1 46 46,079 8.3 23 509,653 91.6 48 39,543 7.1 31
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 2,347,123 306,306 13.1 38 1,222,307 52.1 47 612,330 26.1 9 548,418 23.4 39 93,404 4 34
Class of worker: Private 1,510,295 349,228 23.1 41 1,064,468 70.5 41 82,115 5.4 18 56,358 3.7 11 27,240 1.8 35
Class of worker: Government 380,441 52,455 13.8 49 317,154 83.4 49 10,916 2.9 20 14,895 3.9 10 6,339 1.7 45
Class of worker: Self-employed 172,311 50,140 29.1 41 117,085 67.9 30 1,593 0.9 42 11,794 6.8 33 2,397 1.4 36
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 3,949,116 682,694 17.3 41 2,355,932 59.7 48 692,296 17.5 9 614,522 15.6 28 118,420 3 37
Union membership: Not Union member 434,883 73,853 17 25 336,892 77.5 32 18,259 4.2 24 16,943 3.9 9 10,960 2.5 27
Industry: Not in universe, or children 2,355,629 309,599 13.1 39 1,223,919 52 47 615,931 26.1 9 548,418 23.3 39 93,404 4 35
Industry: Mining 88,984 8,210 9.2 1 80,774 90.8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1
Industry: Construction 193,222 70,837 36.7 29 103,376 53.5 33 14,026 7.3 5 7,389 3.8 4 0 0 35
Industry: Manufacturing 222,850 26,470 11.9 17 192,301 86.3 13 1,457 0.7 38 7,412 3.3 7 8,419 3.8 4
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 323,135 61,471 19 25 243,727 75.4 24 14,218 4.4 31 18,829 5.8 11 3,565 1.1 42
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 108,676 27,185 25 34 74,687 68.7 35 6,804 6.3 3 6,294 5.8 4 3,414 3.1 17
Industry: Financial activities 105,649 4,365 4.1 2 94,251 89.2 11 3,517 3.3 12 6,245 5.9 8 5,116 4.8 10
Industry: Professional and business services 136,459 31,101 22.8 38 96,123 70.4 37 9,006 6.6 10 4,830 3.5 27 4,914 3.6 18
Industry: Educational and health services 416,788 68,992 16.6 49 325,629 78.1 49 21,104 5.1 10 14,749 3.5 24 2,397 0.6 50
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 203,549 90,537 44.5 40 95,449 46.9 41 16,713 8.2 20 6,309 3.1 23 5,015 2.5 20
Industry: Other services 74,329 21,598 29.1 25 49,644 66.8 20 1,751 2.4 31 3,995 5.4 25 0 0 28
Industry: Public Administration 132,346 23,490 17.7 35 108,856 82.3 34 1,771 1.3 22 2,641 2 18 3,136 2.4 25
Occupation: Not in universe or children 2,355,629 309,599 13.1 39 1,223,919 52 47 615,931 26.1 9 548,418 23.3 39 93,404 4 35
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 222,889 26,192 11.8 41 189,908 85.2 40 7,934 3.6 7 15,038 6.7 12 9,278 4.2 13
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 321,049 26,119 8.1 25 284,809 88.7 29 5,327 1.7 31 2,659 0.8 49 4,794 1.5 39
Occupation: Service occupations 379,719 154,689 40.7 48 188,012 49.5 50 32,902 8.7 26 15,946 4.2 25 11,722 3.1 28
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 246,774 49,829 20.2 28 187,551 76 22 8,858 3.6 34 7,289 3 36 1,658 0.7 44
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 304,392 44,562 14.6 35 242,410 79.6 37 14,879 4.9 16 26,975 8.9 1 3,414 1.1 43
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 168,437 53,892 32 16 103,406 61.4 16 9,973 5.9 10 3,572 2.1 13 3,203 1.9 11
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 60,744 7,204 11.9 8 53,540 88.1 4 0 0 28 3,411 5.6 1 0 0 29
Occupation: Production occupations 175,162 32,641 18.6 19 138,190 78.9 15 3,203 1.8 35 1,128 0.6 34 1,907 1.1 26
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 169,092 46,905 27.7 25 110,170 65.2 26 8,606 5.1 19 5,683 3.4 24 0 0 35
Firm size: Not in universe 2,314,028 346,226 15 43 1,151,543 49.8 48 617,143 26.7 12 535,129 23.1 41 77,265 3.3 39
Firm size: Under 10 employees 425,612 139,934 32.9 38 253,646 59.6 35 18,365 4.3 30 23,840 5.6 45 11,467 2.7 27
Firm size: 10-24 employees 188,554 65,346 34.7 40 115,135 61.1 38 9,362 5 20 2,880 1.5 43 0 0 44
Firm size: 25-99 employees 297,801 49,849 16.7 26 234,296 78.7 22 2,942 1 46 15,003 5 12 0 0 47
Firm size: 100-499 employees 212,413 35,081 16.5 39 158,888 74.8 45 14,686 6.9 8 16,731 7.9 1 8,026 3.8 12
Firm size: 500-999 employees 90,783 16,095 17.7 31 74,688 82.3 28 1,771 2 29 0 0 34 0 0 32
Firm size: 1000+ employees 892,767 108,891 12.2 41 737,712 82.6 40 46,286 5.2 12 37,882 4.2 4 32,622 3.7 30