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Health in Biggersville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Biggersville residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Biggersville, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Biggersville. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Biggersville

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Mississippi

Share of adults, with the Mississippi figure marked.

Get no exercise 37.2%MS 34%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.6%MS 38.4%
Binge drink 14.6%MS 13.6%
Smoke cigarettes 22.6%MS 16.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Biggersville, betterBiggersville, worseAbout the sameMississippi
Where Biggersville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Biggersville adults…

On every condition, Biggersville is about the same as Mississippi. Tap one to see it as people.

46 of every 100 Biggersville adults have high blood pressure
Mississippi: 45 in 100 · about the same · likely 41.7–51%
Better than MSWorseAbout the sameMississippi
Getting care

Care in and near Biggersville

No hospital or community health center in Biggersville itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMagnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth · 5.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyBaptist Memorial Hospital Booneville★★★★★ · 12.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth MS Primary Health CareCorinth · 7.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.6 mi
Magnolia Regional Health Center
Corinth · ★★★★★
ER
7.1 mi
North MS Primary Health Care
7 sites · nearest in Corinth
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.5 mi
Baptist Memorial Hospital Booneville
Booneville · ★★★★★
ER
20.3 mi
Tishomingo Health Services
Iuka · ★★★★★
ER
22.7 mi
Lifespan Selmer
Selmer · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
22.9 mi
Tippah County Hospital
Ripley · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Biggersville itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Biggersville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Biggersville itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Biggersville; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Biggersville adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Mississippi.

80%Yearly checkupMS 82%
85%Cholesterol checkMS 86%
51%Colon screeningMS 62%
66%MammogramMS 74%
80%Taking BP medsMS 80%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Biggersville 11.9% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)
Mind & connection

How Biggersville adults are doing

About the same as Mississippi on each measure.

4 in 10Biggersville adults feel lonely
37.3% · MS 36.4% · About the same as MS
3 in 10Biggersville adults lack social or emotional support
28.7% · MS 28.9% · About the same as MS
1 in 4Biggersville adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · MS 19.5% · About the same as MS
1 in 5Biggersville adults are in frequent mental distress
18.9% · MS 17.3% · About the same as MS
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Biggersville adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5
Biggersville adults worry about having enough food
21.2% · MS 22.4%
About the same as MS
1 in 6
Biggersville adults worry about keeping their housing
15.5% · MS 16.8%
About the same as MS
1 in 10
Biggersville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.3% · MS 11.2%
About the same as MS
1 in 9
Biggersville adults lack reliable transportation
11.1% · MS 11.9%
About the same as MS

12.7% of Biggersville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Around town

Biggersville and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

40.1%

of Biggersville adults live with a disability (Mississippi 38.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.3%
Thinking or memory19.7%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone11.3%
Vision7.3%
Dressing or bathing5.7%
Mississippi

Questions about health in Biggersville

Why doesn’t Biggersville have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Biggersville.

What hospital is closest to Biggersville?

Magnolia Regional Health Center in Corinth, 5.6 miles in a straight line from Biggersville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Biggersville?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Corinth Health Care Associates in Corinth, 7.1 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Biggersville.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Mississippi figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.