Health Departments in Mississippi

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There are 131 Health Departments in Mississippi, serving a population of 2,986,220 people in an area of 46,912 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 22,795 people, and 1 Health Department per 358 square miles.

The state of Mississippi is ranked 11th in Health Departments per capita, and 23rd in Health Departments per square mile.

Mississippi Health Statistics

Find Mississippi 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.

Mississippi Population of People With Disabilities

	Mississippi	United States
People With Disabilities	476,720 (16.3%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	249,121 (16.4%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	227,599 (16.3%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Mississippi Population by Disability Type

	Mississippi	United States
Hearing Difficulty	119,022 (4.1%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	102,603 (3.5%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	183,751 (6.7%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	272,209 (10.0%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	100,741 (3.7%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	180,330 (8.2%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Mississippi Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Mississippi	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,134,482 (38.8%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	545,560 (18.7%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	708,150 (24.2%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	77,081 (2.6%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Mississippi Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Mississippi	United States
Private Health Insurance	1,747,793 (59.8%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	1,362,638 (46.6%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	378,921 (13.0%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	111,389 (3.8%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)