Medicare in Mississippi by county

Most people with Medicare

Across Mississippi, 658,125 people had Medicare in July 2026, 45% of them in Medicare Advantage or another Medicare health plan. The counties with the most:

1. Harrison County 47,480 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
2. Hinds County 45,769 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
3. DeSoto County 33,301 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
4. Jackson County 31,518 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
5. Rankin County 31,169 with Medicare · 35% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
6. Madison County 23,335 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
7. Lee County 19,137 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
8. Forrest County 16,241 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
9. Lauderdale County 16,024 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
10. Jones County 15,134 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage

All 82 counties, A to Z

• Adams County7,762 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Alcorn County8,960 with Medicare · 24% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Amite County3,360 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 14 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Attala County4,397 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Benton County1,919 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Bolivar County7,370 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Calhoun County3,608 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Carroll County2,633 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Chickasaw County4,434 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Choctaw County2,029 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Claiborne County1,986 with Medicare · 61% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clarke County4,321 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Clay County4,759 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Coahoma County4,995 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Copiah County6,718 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 27 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Covington County4,710 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• DeSoto County33,301 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Forrest County16,241 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Franklin County2,003 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• George County5,777 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Greene County2,445 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Grenada County5,559 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 16 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hancock County11,917 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Harrison County47,480 with Medicare · 50% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Hinds County45,769 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Holmes County4,267 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Humphreys County2,073 with Medicare · 58% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Issaquena County259 with Medicare · 46% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Itawamba County5,848 with Medicare · 32% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jackson County31,518 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jasper County4,311 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson County1,743 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jefferson Davis County2,943 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Jones County15,134 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 25 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Kemper County2,220 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lafayette County9,568 with Medicare · 22% in Medicare Advantage · 11 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lamar County10,528 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lauderdale County16,024 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lawrence County3,398 with Medicare · 47% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Leake County4,748 with Medicare · 48% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lee County19,137 with Medicare · 37% in Medicare Advantage · 8 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Leflore County6,029 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lincoln County7,974 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Lowndes County12,761 with Medicare · 39% in Medicare Advantage · 6 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Madison County23,335 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 30 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Marion County6,050 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Marshall County9,069 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Monroe County8,837 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Montgomery County2,871 with Medicare · 40% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Neshoba County6,222 with Medicare · 38% in Medicare Advantage · 20 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Newton County4,565 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Noxubee County2,634 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Oktibbeha County7,683 with Medicare · 34% in Medicare Advantage · 4 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Panola County8,233 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pearl River County14,375 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Perry County2,912 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pike County9,334 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Pontotoc County6,672 with Medicare · 35% in Medicare Advantage · 13 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Prentiss County5,521 with Medicare · 30% in Medicare Advantage · 17 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Quitman County1,518 with Medicare · 59% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Rankin County31,169 with Medicare · 35% in Medicare Advantage · 31 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Scott County5,841 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sharkey County1,096 with Medicare · 52% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Simpson County6,397 with Medicare · 43% in Medicare Advantage · 19 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Smith County3,318 with Medicare · 42% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Stone County4,648 with Medicare · 54% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Sunflower County5,047 with Medicare · 57% in Medicare Advantage · 22 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tallahatchie County2,816 with Medicare · 53% in Medicare Advantage · 23 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tate County6,231 with Medicare · 45% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tippah County5,317 with Medicare · 34% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tishomingo County5,187 with Medicare · 27% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Tunica County2,011 with Medicare · 63% in Medicare Advantage · 32 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Union County6,510 with Medicare · 33% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Walthall County3,383 with Medicare · 49% in Medicare Advantage · 26 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Warren County10,417 with Medicare · 44% in Medicare Advantage · 24 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Washington County10,606 with Medicare · 55% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wayne County4,603 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 28 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Webster County2,892 with Medicare · 36% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Wilkinson County2,047 with Medicare · 56% in Medicare Advantage · 18 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Winston County4,607 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 15 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Yalobusha County4,081 with Medicare · 41% in Medicare Advantage · 21 Advantage plans with drug coverage
• Yazoo County5,134 with Medicare · 51% in Medicare Advantage · 25 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 Mississippi license.

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