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Health in Glendora · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Glendora residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Glendora

Making ends meet is harder in Glendora

1 in 3 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off (31.3%), 3 times the Mississippi rate. Food insecurity (54.3% vs 22.4%) and no reliable transportation (28.9% vs 11.9%) are higher too. 45.7% of adults receive SNAP, vs 13.6% statewide. Everyday needs ↓

More Glendora adults lack emotional support

2 in 5 adults lack social or emotional support (40.5%), vs 28.9% across Mississippi. Frequent mental distress is above the state too: 24%, vs 17.3% across Mississippi. Mind & connection ↓

More Glendora adults get no exercise

1 in 2 adults get no exercise outside work (49.3%), vs 34% across Mississippi. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Mississippi figure falls outside Glendora’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Everyday needs

Making ends meet

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

5 in 10
Glendora adults worry about having enough food
54.3% · MS 22.4%
Worse than MS
2 in 5
Glendora adults worry about keeping their housing
40.7% · MS 16.8%
Worse than MS
1 in 3
Glendora adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
31.3% · MS 11.2%
Worse than MS
3 in 10
Glendora adults lack reliable transportation
28.9% · MS 11.9%
Worse than MS

45.7% of Glendora adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Mind & connection

How Glendora adults are doing

On 3 of 4 measures, Glendora runs above Mississippi.

5 in 10Glendora adults feel lonely
45.2% · MS 36.4% · Worse than MS
2 in 5Glendora adults lack social or emotional support
40.5% · MS 28.9% · Worse than MS
1 in 5Glendora adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.4% · MS 19.5% · About the same as MS
1 in 4Glendora adults are in frequent mental distress
24% · MS 17.3% · Worse than MS
The one neighbors can help with

5 in 10 Glendora 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.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Mississippi

Share of adults, with the Mississippi figure marked.

Get no exercise 49.3%MS 34%
Sleep under 7 hours 50.8%MS 38.4%
Binge drink 9.6%MS 13.6%
Smoke cigarettes 26.7%MS 16.9%
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%
Glendora, betterGlendora, worseAbout the sameMississippi
Where Glendora gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Glendora adults…

Glendora runs below MS on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 7. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Glendora adults have had cancer
Mississippi: 8 in 100 · better · likely 2.9–3.8%
Better than MSWorseAbout the sameMississippi
Getting care

Care in and near Glendora

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

HNearest ERNorth Sunflower Medical Center CahRuleville · 16 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorth Sunflower Medical Center Cah★★★★★ · 16.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careG.A. Carmichael Family Health CenterGreenwood · 21.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16 mi
North Sunflower Medical Center Cah
Ruleville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.1 mi
Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah
Charleston · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.9 mi
G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Greenwood
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.1 mi
Greenwood Leflore Hospital
Greenwood · ★★★★★
ER
22.2 mi
Greenwood Clinic
Greenwood · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.6 mi
Bolivar Medical Center
Cleveland · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Glendora itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Glendora itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Glendora 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 Glendora; ≈ 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 Glendora adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Mississippi.

83%Yearly checkupMS 82%
81%Cholesterol checkMS 86%
48%Colon screeningMS 62%
76%MammogramMS 74%
77%Taking BP medsMS 80%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Glendora 17.9% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)
Around town

Glendora 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.

48.1%

of Glendora adults live with a disability (Mississippi 38.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs25.7%
Thinking or memory26.9%
Hearing5.7%
Errands alone18.4%
Vision13.8%
Dressing or bathing10.1%
Mississippi

Questions about health in Glendora

Why doesn’t Glendora have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Glendora?

North Sunflower Medical Center Cah in Ruleville, 16.0 miles in a straight line from Glendora’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.