Health Departments in Louisiana

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There are 98 Health Departments in Louisiana, serving a population of 4,663,461 people in an area of 43,195 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 47,586 people, and 1 Health Department per 440 square miles.

The state of Louisiana is ranked 27th in Health Departments per capita, and 28th in Health Departments per square mile.

Louisiana Health Statistics

Find Louisiana Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Louisiana Population of People With Disabilities

	Louisiana	United States
People With Disabilities	684,512 (15.0%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	355,085 (15.0%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	329,427 (15.0%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Louisiana Population by Disability Type

	Louisiana	United States
Hearing Difficulty	176,030 (3.9%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	146,080 (3.2%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	268,169 (6.3%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	359,702 (8.5%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	139,914 (3.3%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	236,402 (6.8%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Louisiana Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Louisiana	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,785,609 (39.2%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	783,346 (17.2%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	1,145,325 (25.1%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	101,385 (2.2%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Louisiana Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Louisiana	United States
Private Health Insurance	2,787,281 (61.1%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	2,257,103 (49.5%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	560,117 (12.3%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	126,513 (2.8%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)