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Mississippi
82 counties or equivalents, 418 places and 410 ZIP Codes with PLACES estimates; 2,939,690 residents.
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- State figures are site aggregates: population-weighted county estimates, no interval
Mississippi has 82 counties or equivalents, 418 places and 410 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas with PLACES estimates, covering 2,939,690 residents (2,259,864 adults).
PLACES does not publish state totals. The state figures here are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site, following CDC's published method for aggregating areas, and carry no interval. For the 2025 release that gives obesity at 40.4% (site aggregate) (age-adjusted 40.7%), above the national interval around 32.8%; county estimates range from 34.4% to 52.4%.
Diagnosed diabetes is 15.5% (site aggregate) by the same method (national 12.0%) and 11.5% (site aggregate) of adults aged 18–64 are estimated to lack health insurance (national 11.0%).
Report card: 40 measures by CDC category
Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence is standardised to the 2000 US standard population so that areas with different age structures can be compared. CDC: "Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level."
estimate with 95% intervalUS estimate
Health outcomes (12)vs the US interval: 9 above · 2 below · 1 within
Prevention (7)vs the US interval: 3 above · 4 below · 0 within
Health risk behaviors (4)vs the US interval: 3 above · 1 below · 0 within
Disability (7)vs the US interval: 7 above · 0 below · 0 within
Health status (3)vs the US interval: 3 above · 0 below · 0 within
Health-related social needs (7)vs the US interval: 7 above · 0 below · 0 within
State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site and carry no interval, so the dot is a point and the US flag says whether the state figure falls above, below or within CDC's national 95% interval. Each measure links to its national and state tables.
Counties in Mississippi
Ordered by point estimate; intervals overlap for most neighbouring rows, so the order is not a ranking. The flag says whether each row's interval lies above, below or in line with the Mississippi figure, which is a population-weighted county estimate computed by this site and carries no interval.
| Counties | Population | Estimate | 95% interval | vs the Mississippi figure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humphreys County | 7,216 | 52.4% | 43.2–60.9 | above |
| Jefferson County | 6,941 | 51.5% | 42.3–60.3 | above |
| Quitman County | 5,546 | 51.2% | 41.9–60.1 | above |
| Tunica County | 9,234 | 51.0% | 42.1–60.6 | above |
| Holmes County | 15,777 | 50.7% | 42.3–58.8 | above |
| Yazoo County | 25,796 | 50.5% | 42.1–58.8 | above |
| Sharkey County | 3,336 | 50.3% | 45.4–55.6 | above |
| Sunflower County | 24,468 | 48.6% | 40.1–56.5 | in line |
| Claiborne County | 8,617 | 47.8% | 38.9–57.1 | in line |
| Clay County | 18,206 | 47.6% | 40.1–55.0 | in line |
| Wilkinson County | 8,058 | 47.4% | 38.3–56.4 | in line |
| Bolivar County | 28,968 | 46.5% | 39.1–54.3 | in line |
| Coahoma County | 20,077 | 46.4% | 38.5–54.7 | in line |
| Noxubee County | 9,914 | 46.4% | 37.7–54.8 | in line |
| Lawrence County | 11,741 | 46.3% | 37.9–54.5 | in line |
| Panola County | 32,669 | 46.3% | 38.1–54.0 | in line |
| Grenada County | 21,065 | 46.1% | 38.0–54.7 | in line |
| Pike County | 39,394 | 46.0% | 38.0–54.0 | in line |
| Jefferson Davis County | 10,969 | 45.4% | 37.1–53.9 | in line |
| Issaquena County | 1,256 | 45.3% | 41.0–49.9 | above |
| Amite County | 12,442 | 45.0% | 36.8–53.6 | in line |
| Jasper County | 16,013 | 44.9% | 36.5–53.0 | in line |
| Tallahatchie County | 11,837 | 44.9% | 36.7–53.1 | in line |
| Washington County | 41,946 | 44.2% | 37.3–51.3 | in line |
| Wayne County | 19,703 | 44.2% | 35.3–53.4 | in line |
| Hinds County | 214,870 | 44.0% | 37.6–51.0 | in line |
| Warren County | 42,298 | 43.8% | 35.7–52.3 | in line |
| Kemper County | 8,584 | 43.7% | 34.9–52.7 | in line |
| Perry County | 11,315 | 43.7% | 35.1–52.4 | in line |
| Smith County | 14,099 | 43.6% | 34.9–51.9 | in line |
| Marion County | 24,224 | 43.5% | 35.8–51.6 | in line |
| Montgomery County | 9,600 | 43.5% | 35.0–51.9 | in line |
| Leflore County | 26,378 | 43.4% | 36.1–51.4 | in line |
| Scott County | 27,507 | 43.4% | 35.2–51.8 | in line |
| Chickasaw County | 16,866 | 43.3% | 35.4–51.4 | in line |
| Tippah County | 21,287 | 43.3% | 34.9–51.4 | in line |
| Neshoba County | 28,789 | 43.1% | 35.4–51.1 | in line |
| Walthall County | 13,863 | 43.1% | 34.7–52.1 | in line |
| Monroe County | 33,609 | 42.9% | 35.2–50.8 | in line |
| Leake County | 21,258 | 42.8% | 34.8–51.7 | in line |
| Attala County | 17,359 | 42.6% | 34.6–51.1 | in line |
| Benton County | 7,438 | 42.4% | 34.1–51.2 | in line |
| Lauderdale County | 70,527 | 42.1% | 35.3–49.1 | in line |
| Greene County | 13,601 | 41.9% | 33.5–50.7 | in line |
| Marshall County | 34,123 | 41.9% | 34.1–50.2 | in line |
| Copiah County | 27,664 | 41.8% | 33.6–50.0 | in line |
| Winston County | 17,416 | 41.7% | 34.2–49.6 | in line |
| Jones County | 66,250 | 41.6% | 34.7–48.6 | in line |
| Union County | 28,284 | 41.6% | 33.8–49.9 | in line |
| Adams County | 28,746 | 41.2% | 33.8–49.1 | in line |
| Calhoun County | 12,685 | 41.1% | 32.9–49.6 | in line |
| Stone County | 18,756 | 41.0% | 32.4–49.7 | in line |
| Newton County | 21,019 | 40.9% | 32.5–48.8 | in line |
| Jackson County | 146,389 | 40.7% | 34.5–47.1 | in line |
| Lincoln County | 34,702 | 40.5% | 33.4–48.4 | in line |
| Prentiss County | 25,135 | 40.5% | 32.7–49.1 | in line |
| Covington County | 18,059 | 40.4% | 32.5–48.5 | in line |
| Franklin County | 7,610 | 40.4% | 32.3–48.8 | in line |
| Choctaw County | 8,088 | 40.2% | 32.5–48.7 | in line |
| Simpson County | 25,715 | 40.2% | 32.0–49.1 | in line |
| Yalobusha County | 12,386 | 40.1% | 32.0–48.6 | in line |
| Alcorn County | 34,135 | 40.0% | 32.2–47.7 | in line |
| Carroll County | 9,535 | 40.0% | 32.5–47.8 | in line |
| Tishomingo County | 18,507 | 39.5% | 31.5–48.1 | in line |
| Pontotoc County | 31,535 | 38.9% | 31.4–46.7 | in line |
| Lamar County | 66,217 | 38.7% | 32.0–45.8 | in line |
| Clarke County | 15,228 | 38.6% | 30.9–46.9 | in line |
| Pearl River County | 57,978 | 38.0% | 30.0–46.1 | in line |
| Lowndes County | 57,283 | 37.5% | 30.9–44.2 | in line |
| DeSoto County | 193,247 | 37.3% | 30.7–43.8 | in line |
| Hancock County | 46,159 | 37.3% | 29.7–45.2 | in line |
| George County | 25,619 | 37.2% | 29.1–46.3 | in line |
| Rankin County | 160,417 | 36.6% | 30.2–43.5 | in line |
| Harrison County | 210,612 | 36.5% | 31.0–42.6 | in line |
| Webster County | 9,988 | 36.5% | 29.1–44.5 | in line |
| Lee County | 82,799 | 36.4% | 30.4–42.7 | in line |
| Madison County | 112,511 | 36.3% | 29.5–43.4 | in line |
| Itawamba County | 24,093 | 36.2% | 28.6–44.2 | in line |
| Tate County | 28,261 | 36.1% | 28.4–44.1 | in line |
| Forrest County | 78,208 | 35.8% | 29.3–43.1 | in line |
| Oktibbeha County | 51,203 | 34.5% | 28.9–40.1 | below |
| Lafayette County | 58,467 | 34.4% | 28.9–42.2 | in line |
Largest places in Mississippi
- Jackson 153,701
- Gulfport 72,926
- Southaven 54,648
- Biloxi 49,449
- Hattiesburg 48,730
- Olive Branch 39,711
- Tupelo 37,923
- Meridian 35,052
- Greenville 29,670
- Clinton 28,100
- Madison 27,747
- Pearl 27,115
- Horn Lake 26,736
- Oxford 25,416
- Brandon 25,138
- Starkville 24,360
- Ridgeland 24,340
- Columbus 24,084
- Pascagoula 22,010
- Vicksburg 21,573
- Gautier 19,024
- Ocean Springs 18,429
- Laurel 17,161
- Hernando 17,138
- Long Beach 16,780
The 25 most populous places; every county page lists all of its places and ZIP Codes.
Measures
State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site and carry no interval; the word says whether each falls above, below or within CDC's national interval.
Health outcomes
- All Teeth Lost 18.5% (site aggregate) · US 12.2% · above US interval
- Arthritis 29.9% (site aggregate) · US 25.4% · above US interval
- Cancer (non-skin) or Melanoma 7.6% (site aggregate) · US 7.9% · below US interval
- COPD 8.6% (site aggregate) · US 6.2% · above US interval
- Coronary Heart Disease 7.5% (site aggregate) · US 6.4% · above US interval
- Current Asthma 10.0% (site aggregate) · US 9.8% · within US interval
- Depression 19.5% (site aggregate) · US 20.2% · below US interval
- Diabetes 15.5% (site aggregate) · US 12.0% · above US interval
- High Blood Pressure 44.9% (site aggregate) · US 34.4% · above US interval
- High Cholesterol 38.8% (site aggregate) · US 37.4% · above US interval
- Obesity 40.4% (site aggregate) · US 32.8% · above US interval
- Stroke 4.5% (site aggregate) · US 3.4% · above US interval
Prevention
- Cholesterol Screening 86.2% (site aggregate) · US 87.5% · below US interval
- Colorectal Cancer Screening 61.8% (site aggregate) · US 66.3% · below US interval
- Health Insurance 11.5% (site aggregate) · US 11.0% · above US interval
- Mammography 74.0% (site aggregate) · US 76.5% · below US interval
- High Blood Pressure Medication 79.7% (site aggregate) · US 77.0% · above US interval
- Dental Visit 9.3% (site aggregate) · US 63.9% · below US interval
- Annual Checkup 81.5% (site aggregate) · US 77.7% · above US interval
Health risk behaviors
- Binge Drinking 13.6% (site aggregate) · US 15.2% · below US interval
- Current Cigarette Smoking 16.9% (site aggregate) · US 11.4% · above US interval
- Physical Inactivity 34.0% (site aggregate) · US 24.5% · above US interval
- Short Sleep Duration 38.4% (site aggregate) · US 36.0% · above US interval
Disability
- Any Disability 38.1% (site aggregate) · US 30.0% · above US interval
- Cognitive Disability 17.5% (site aggregate) · US 13.7% · above US interval
- Hearing Disability 8.1% (site aggregate) · US 6.7% · above US interval
- Independent Living Disability 10.4% (site aggregate) · US 7.9% · above US interval
- Mobility Disability 18.8% (site aggregate) · US 13.5% · above US interval
- Self-care Disability 5.3% (site aggregate) · US 3.8% · above US interval
- Vision Disability 7.0% (site aggregate) · US 5.5% · above US interval
Health status
- General Health 24.4% (site aggregate) · US 19.2% · above US interval
- Frequent Mental Distress 17.3% (site aggregate) · US 15.6% · above US interval
- Frequent Physical Distress 14.8% (site aggregate) · US 12.8% · above US interval
Health-related social needs
- Food Insecurity 22.4% (site aggregate) · US 14.7% · above US interval
- Housing Insecurity 16.8% (site aggregate) · US 11.7% · above US interval
- Transportation Barriers 11.9% (site aggregate) · US 7.7% · above US interval
- Lack of Social/Emotional Support 28.9% (site aggregate) · US 23.3% · above US interval
- Loneliness 36.4% (site aggregate) · US 32.0% · above US interval
- Food Stamps 13.6% (site aggregate) · US 11.2% · above US interval
- Utility Services Threat 11.2% (site aggregate) · US 7.4% · above US interval
Questions and answers
How is the Mississippi figure calculated?
PLACES publishes county, place, tract and ZCTA estimates but no state row. Following CDC's guidance for aggregating areas, this site multiplies each county's estimate by its adult population, sums across the state's 82 counties and divides by the total adult population. The result has no published confidence interval, so county pages describe their position against it as above, below or in line with the state figure.
Which Mississippi counties have the highest obesity estimates?
The county table on this page can be sorted by any of the 40 measures. Estimates are listed with their 95% confidence intervals; adjacent counties often have overlapping intervals and cannot be told apart, so the order is by point estimate only and is not a ranking of health.
What is the difference between crude and age-adjusted figures?
Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence re-weights the estimate to the 2000 US standard population so areas with different age structures can be compared; CDC publishes age-adjusted figures for counties and places only. The toggle on this page switches between them.
Where does this data come from?
CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release, data updated 4 Dec 2025; the state figure for obesity is 40.4% (site aggregate) in the 2025 release.
Provenance
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), with the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases for reference; US government work, public domain. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships: US Census Bureau. Percentages are shown to one decimal as CDC publishes them; state figures are population-weighted means computed by this site. The Mississippi figure for each measure is the sum over counties of estimate × adult population, divided by the state's adult population, per CDC's guidance for aggregating areas; measures defined on a subgroup (women 50–74, adults 18–64, adults 65 and over) are weighted by total adult population as an approximation. Processing errors are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections. Generated 30 Sep 2026.