Nitta YumaMS
A town in Mississippi.
Is Nitta Yuma a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher peak summer temperature than Nitta Yuma. We don’t grade Nitta Yuma yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Nitta Yuma.
Nitta Yuma has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from drought
FEMA puts 36% of Nitta Yuma’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 25% to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Nitta Yuma sits above 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Nitta Yuma
Nitta Yuma’s January low stands at 36°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults get no exercise outside work in Nitta Yuma than in most of Mississippi or the rest of the country
38% of Nitta Yuma adults feel lonely. In Nitta Yuma, one in ten adults binge drink, below both the Mississippi town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (16%). Only 4 of the 102 Mississippi towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Nitta Yuma. This Mississippi town does better than the Mississippi average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 19.
| Nitta Yuma | Mississippi towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 27% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 36% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 16% |
| What stands out | Nitta Yuma | MS |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10% | 13.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.8% | 7.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 20.2% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Nitta Yuma
Moving to Nitta Yuma: who provides what
Nitta Yuma is unincorporated, so Sharkey County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Nitta Yuma; the nearest are
About Nitta Yuma
Census-designated place in Mississippi, United States
Nitta Yuma is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Sharkey County, Mississippi, United States. Nitta Yuma is located along U.S. Route 61, approximately four miles north of Anguilla. The name "Nitta Yuma" is derived from the Choctaw language. The Choctaw had long occupied this area, for thousands of years before Europeans. The Vick and Willis families developed cotton plantations on Deer Creek after they were first surveyed and offered for sale by the federal government. Pern the 2020 Census, the population was 8.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 108 ft
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