Medicare in Louisiana by parish

Most people with Medicare

Across Louisiana, 968,091 people had Medicare in July 2026, 58% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The parishes with the most:

1. Jefferson Parish 94,699 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. East Baton Rouge Parish 84,148 with Medicare · 65% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. Orleans Parish 69,930 with Medicare · 68% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. St. Tammany Parish 63,147 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. Caddo Parish 52,802 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Lafayette Parish 48,115 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Calcasieu Parish 40,396 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Ouachita Parish 31,313 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. Rapides Parish 28,970 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Tangipahoa Parish 28,229 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 64 parishes, A to Z

• Acadia Parish13,899 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Allen Parish4,796 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ascension Parish21,954 with Medicare · 69% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Assumption Parish5,187 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Avoyelles Parish9,354 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Beauregard Parish8,078 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bienville Parish3,521 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bossier Parish24,152 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Caddo Parish52,802 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Calcasieu Parish40,396 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Caldwell Parish2,401 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Cameron Parish1,021 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Catahoula Parish2,422 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Claiborne Parish3,407 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Concordia Parish4,307 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 11 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• De Soto Parish6,657 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• East Baton Rouge Parish84,148 with Medicare · 65% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• East Carroll Parish1,354 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• East Feliciana Parish4,880 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Evangeline Parish7,201 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Franklin Parish4,638 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grant Parish4,686 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Iberia Parish16,061 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Iberville Parish6,768 with Medicare · 73% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jackson Parish3,803 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson Davis Parish6,994 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson Parish94,699 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lafayette Parish48,115 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lafourche Parish20,457 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• LaSalle Parish3,163 with Medicare · 35% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lincoln Parish8,147 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Livingston Parish25,595 with Medicare · 70% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Madison Parish2,024 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Morehouse Parish6,602 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Natchitoches Parish8,031 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Orleans Parish69,930 with Medicare · 68% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Ouachita Parish31,313 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Plaquemines Parish4,169 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pointe Coupee Parish5,294 with Medicare · 66% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rapides Parish28,970 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Red River Parish1,849 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Richland Parish4,805 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sabine Parish5,661 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Bernard Parish7,653 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Charles Parish10,725 with Medicare · 75% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Helena Parish2,356 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. James Parish4,997 with Medicare · 71% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. John the Baptist Parish9,088 with Medicare · 76% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Landry Parish20,180 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Martin Parish11,689 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Mary Parish11,452 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• St. Tammany Parish63,147 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tangipahoa Parish28,229 with Medicare · 64% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tensas Parish1,205 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Terrebonne Parish22,949 with Medicare · 60% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Union Parish5,785 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 12 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Vermilion Parish12,394 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Vernon Parish8,128 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Washington Parish10,902 with Medicare · 62% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Webster Parish9,817 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• West Baton Rouge Parish5,622 with Medicare · 69% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• West Carroll Parish2,723 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• West Feliciana Parish2,498 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Winn Parish2,841 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage

Sources: CMS Medicare Monthly Enrollment, July 2026, and the CMS 2027 plan landscape. Medicare Advantage here includes other Medicare health plans, such as cost plans and PACE. Before you meet any agent, check their Louisiana license.

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