Mississippi Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Mississippi had a population of 2,868,083 in 2004, of whom 489,084 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 17.1% of Mississippi's population.
In addition, Mississippi ranked number 41 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 59.2%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
19.5% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 15.5% and 4.4% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Mississippi ranked 49, 3, 11, and 25 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Mississippi excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Professional and business services.
On the other hand, Mississippi lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Under 10 employees , Service occupations, Sales and related occupations, Professional and related occupations, Educational and health services,
1000+ employees, 100-499 employees.
In terms of the uninsured, Mississippi excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
Other race.
On the other hand, Mississippi lagged in insurance coverage for the following socioeconomic groups:
Under 15, Some college but no degree, Never married, Female, Bachelor's degree or higher,
35 to 44 years, 15 to 24 years, $60,000 to $69,999, $50,000 to $59,999, $100,000 and over.
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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
Mississippi 2,868,083 489,084 17.1 41 1,697,661 59.2 49 558,442 19.5 3 443,134 15.5 11 126,025 4.4 25
Family income: Under $10,000 390,308 102,593 26.3 19 87,416 22.4 37 186,726 47.8 5 88,848 22.8 8 6,341 1.6 34
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 417,032 100,405 24.1 31 141,231 33.9 43 141,527 33.9 10 138,229 33.1 18 11,111 2.7 35
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 362,449 88,109 24.3 34 151,532 41.8 47 82,608 22.8 11 69,983 19.3 37 20,683 5.7 10
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 327,808 57,294 17.5 26 204,454 62.4 41 57,462 17.5 8 59,891 18.3 16 10,569 3.2 34
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 246,609 25,023 10.1 14 176,871 71.7 37 40,375 16.4 4 15,250 6.2 49 18,470 7.5 9
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 172,521 25,574 14.8 41 126,551 73.4 43 2,450 1.4 48 14,650 8.5 37 12,311 7.1 10
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 222,513 39,424 17.7 46 172,790 77.7 43 3,475 1.6 44 13,484 6.1 39 6,273 2.8 35
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 177,033 11,002 6.2 16 149,242 84.3 31 20,788 11.7 1 15,020 8.5 8 16,478 9.3 6
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 121,573 5,849 4.8 17 107,689 88.6 25 10,631 8.7 1 8,327 6.8 16 11,358 9.3 7
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 97,869 8,767 9 29 89,102 91 14 1,455 1.5 27 0 0 42 0 0 38
Family income: $100,000 and over 332,368 25,044 7.5 40 290,783 87.5 40 10,945 3.3 9 19,452 5.9 21 12,431 3.7 24
Education: Children 617,100 76,218 12.4 42 307,694 49.9 51 266,020 43.1 3 5,854 0.9 13 22,596 3.7 20
Education: High school dropout 582,326 126,887 21.8 30 235,470 40.4 48 165,442 28.4 3 181,627 31.2 9 27,156 4.7 9
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 660,005 128,808 19.5 32 391,079 59.3 41 73,705 11.2 11 143,661 21.8 17 29,611 4.5 25
Education: Some college but no degree 576,057 112,601 19.5 46 396,338 68.8 47 43,892 7.6 10 74,986 13 22 30,093 5.2 26
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 432,595 44,570 10.3 45 367,080 84.9 39 9,383 2.2 26 37,006 8.6 48 16,569 3.8 27
Race: White only 1,735,840 243,544 14 33 1,195,088 68.8 38 203,179 11.7 15 309,659 17.8 5 97,430 5.6 13
Race: Black only 1,046,389 235,682 22.5 35 451,068 43.1 37 331,901 31.7 6 123,193 11.8 12 25,645 2.5 25
Race: Other 85,854 9,858 11.5 7 51,505 60 25 23,362 27.2 7 10,282 12 5 2,950 3.4 24
Marital Status: Married 1,173,764 146,869 12.5 35 834,259 71.1 47 98,115 8.4 5 221,892 18.9 16 66,692 5.7 26
Marital Status: Widowed 149,927 5,537 3.7 13 75,719 50.5 30 24,929 16.6 7 119,573 79.8 18 9,860 6.6 8
Marital Status: Divorced 205,732 48,782 23.7 36 111,422 54.2 43 28,860 14 10 39,045 19 9 11,204 5.4 8
Marital Status: Never married 1,290,243 274,552 21.3 44 657,808 51 50 390,652 30.3 2 45,860 3.6 9 37,364 2.9 22
Sex: Male 1,389,475 242,670 17.5 37 796,670 57.3 50 267,936 19.3 2 213,259 15.3 3 70,217 5.1 25
Sex: Female 1,478,608 246,414 16.7 43 900,991 60.9 48 290,506 19.6 3 229,875 15.5 27 55,808 3.8 25
Age: Under 15 617,100 76,218 12.4 42 307,694 49.9 51 266,020 43.1 3 5,854 0.9 13 22,596 3.7 20
Age: 15 to 24 years 439,634 128,954 29.3 43 243,004 55.3 44 74,120 16.9 17 2,904 0.7 24 13,363 3 25
Age: 25 to 34 years 361,898 92,798 25.6 38 216,218 59.7 46 59,818 16.5 4 10,359 2.9 1 2,612 0.7 48
Age: 35 to 44 years 411,714 95,770 23.3 43 284,699 69.1 42 27,700 6.7 25 12,986 3.2 9 21,278 5.2 10
Age: 45 to 54 years 380,349 56,156 14.8 30 301,956 79.4 25 20,692 5.4 26 13,684 3.6 29 13,388 3.5 26
Age: 55 to 64 years 303,324 37,422 12.3 29 203,979 67.2 49 39,148 12.9 3 47,923 15.8 4 17,176 5.7 29
Age: 65 plus 354,064 1,766 0.5 24 140,111 39.6 50 70,944 20 1 349,424 98.7 2 35,612 10.1 11
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 1,489,941 195,511 13.1 39 692,189 46.5 51 488,788 32.8 2 399,889 26.8 19 82,295 5.5 25
Class of worker: Private 962,841 232,172 24.1 45 672,103 69.8 44 52,478 5.5 17 33,011 3.4 16 26,677 2.8 25
Class of worker: Government 262,540 26,549 10.1 45 232,917 88.7 33 4,179 1.6 40 828 0.3 51 11,475 4.4 24
Class of worker: Self-employed 140,805 34,852 24.8 30 98,431 69.9 24 3,062 2.2 31 9,406 6.7 36 5,578 4 11
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 2,612,082 446,716 17.1 40 1,493,004 57.2 50 551,295 21.1 3 437,027 16.7 12 118,137 4.5 25
Union membership: Not Union member 241,613 42,368 17.5 31 191,956 79.4 23 5,460 2.3 44 5,279 2.2 36 6,594 2.7 25
Industry: Not in universe, or children 1,501,897 195,511 13 38 694,210 46.2 51 498,723 33.2 2 399,889 26.6 19 82,295 5.5 25
Industry: Construction 98,813 41,465 42 35 45,743 46.3 37 6,931 7 7 2,572 2.6 15 2,102 2.1 8
Industry: Manufacturing 243,332 36,929 15.2 30 195,982 80.5 32 17,984 7.4 3 2,775 1.1 34 6,039 2.5 16
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 202,425 42,595 21 36 147,449 72.8 35 12,179 6 16 12,251 6.1 7 5,996 3 24
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 75,152 20,540 27.3 35 53,590 71.3 34 0 0 32 1,805 2.4 19 1,022 1.4 26
Industry: Financial activities 54,149 12,487 23.1 37 41,662 76.9 36 0 0 35 4,097 7.6 2 3,430 6.3 4
Industry: Professional and business services 79,877 10,835 13.6 3 60,228 75.4 23 5,683 7.1 7 3,226 4 24 10,464 13.1 1
Industry: Educational and health services 302,126 47,234 15.6 48 248,684 82.3 40 4,720 1.6 49 4,180 1.4 49 4,387 1.5 41
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 114,850 40,779 35.5 31 67,906 59.1 24 5,435 4.7 37 1,514 1.3 36 2,912 2.5 19
Industry: Other services 70,346 23,689 33.7 31 37,763 53.7 32 3,128 4.4 20 7,923 11.3 3 3,127 4.4 6
Industry: Public Administration 67,534 3,430 5.1 22 64,104 94.9 8 2,081 3.1 8 828 1.2 26 4,251 6.3 12
Occupation: Not in universe or children 1,501,897 195,511 13 38 694,210 46.2 51 498,723 33.2 2 399,889 26.6 19 82,295 5.5 25
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 151,180 15,705 10.4 34 131,679 87.1 35 1,722 1.1 31 2,074 1.4 46 0 0 49
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 248,583 32,571 13.1 50 211,216 85 48 3,002 1.2 38 4,226 1.7 40 7,339 3 24
Occupation: Service occupations 229,436 77,310 33.7 40 130,754 57 38 19,969 8.7 25 14,764 6.4 5 9,874 4.3 15
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 151,180 35,007 23.2 40 103,988 68.8 40 12,254 8.1 7 8,125 5.4 19 7,897 5.2 10
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 171,084 24,604 14.4 34 146,480 85.6 14 1,043 0.6 47 6,804 4 20 6,502 3.8 19
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 86,569 38,923 45 31 36,041 41.6 32 6,931 8 5 2,572 3 8 2,102 2.4 5
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 66,870 8,919 13.3 11 56,949 85.2 9 0 0 28 0 0 23 1,002 1.5 22
Occupation: Production occupations 147,270 26,206 17.8 16 106,658 72.4 27 14,798 10 3 2,875 2 21 5,728 3.9 5
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 90,271 23,619 26.2 22 66,652 73.8 10 0 0 38 1,805 2 35 3,286 3.6 13
Firm size: Not in universe 1,464,128 195,137 13.3 37 657,373 44.9 51 502,702 34.3 2 393,232 26.9 22 73,756 5 25
Firm size: Under 10 employees 289,861 96,652 33.3 41 166,538 57.5 44 14,346 4.9 22 20,841 7.2 30 13,086 4.5 11
Firm size: 10-24 employees 112,075 30,619 27.3 28 70,776 63.2 36 6,424 5.7 16 5,290 4.7 17 4,862 4.3 8
Firm size: 25-99 employees 193,810 42,283 21.8 39 138,211 71.3 43 6,461 3.3 29 10,329 5.3 8 10,342 5.3 4
Firm size: 100-499 employees 206,359 47,166 22.9 46 156,085 75.6 43 7,291 3.5 25 1,805 0.9 46 5,427 2.6 26
Firm size: 500-999 employees 93,057 8,054 8.7 11 85,003 91.3 2 3,768 4 14 1,858 2 24 0 0 32
Firm size: 1000+ employees 508,793 69,173 13.6 44 423,675 83.3 32 17,450 3.4 35 9,779 1.9 44 18,552 3.6 31