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Mississippi rankings · Health

Healthiest towns in Mississippi

Madison ranks first on health among Mississippi’s 101 towns of 2,500+; 8 of the 101 grade A− or better on health nationally.

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work

#1

Madison

Madison County · 28,575 people
A

Health grade, better than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #2 of 99 in MS

All 101 towns

Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 23 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

101 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1MadisonMadison County · 28,575 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #2 of 99
2GluckstadtMadison County · 3,500 peopleAbetter than 92% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #4 of 99
3Bridgetownunincorporated, DeSoto County · 3,195 peopleA−better than 84% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #1 of 99
4Mississippi State College campusunincorporated, Oktibbeha County · 4,655 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
5University College campusunincorporated, Lafayette County · 5,315 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·No overall grade
6FlowoodRankin County · 11,003 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #23 of 99
7BrandonRankin County · 26,122 peopleA−better than 80% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #3 of 99
8Ocean SpringsJackson County · 18,993 peopleA−better than 77% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #12 of 99
9RidgelandMadison County · 24,750 peopleB+better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 99
T10DiamondheadHancock County · 9,441 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #25 of 99
T10OxfordLafayette County · 26,773 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 99
12ClintonHinds County · 26,640 peopleB+better than 71% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #8 of 99
13HernandoDeSoto County · 18,824 peopleB+better than 70% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #5 of 99
14Olive BranchDeSoto County · 47,563 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #13 of 99
15Gulf Park Estatesunincorporated, Jackson County · 6,264 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #9 of 99
16New Hopeunincorporated, Lowndes County · 3,952 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #10 of 99
17FultonItawamba County · 4,640 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #16 of 99
18Long BeachHarrison County · 17,309 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #17 of 99
19Gulf Hillsunincorporated, Jackson County · 8,451 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #29 of 99
20Pass ChristianHarrison County · 6,459 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #24 of 99
21PoplarvillePearl River County · 2,918 peopleBbetter than 58% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #14 of 99
22Vancleaveunincorporated, Jackson County · 5,078 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #15 of 99
23ByramHinds County · 12,707 peopleB−better than 52% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #37 of 99
24SouthavenDeSoto County · 57,819 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #31 of 99
25Hide-A-Way Lakeunincorporated, Pearl River County · 2,569 peopleB−better than 50% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #28 of 99
26StarkvilleOktibbeha County · 25,754 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #69 of 99
27D'IbervilleHarrison County · 13,557 peopleC+better than 45% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #53 of 99
28TupeloLee County · 38,087 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #47 of 99
29GuntownLee County · 2,616 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 99
30RichlandRankin County · 7,630 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #11 of 99
31St. Martinunincorporated, Jackson County · 8,139 peopleC+better than 42% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #34 of 99
32Bay St. LouisHancock County · 10,634 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #46 of 99
33FlorenceRankin County · 4,816 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #7 of 99
34PetalForrest County · 11,694 peopleC+better than 39% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #6 of 99
35PearlRankin County · 28,864 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #21 of 99
36BiloxiHarrison County · 48,516 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #52 of 99
37Beechwoodunincorporated, Warren County · 4,168 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #30 of 99
38SaltilloLee County · 5,060 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #22 of 99
39SenatobiaTate County · 8,473 peopleCbetter than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #55 of 99
40BoonevillePrentiss County · 9,257 peopleCbetter than 34% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #32 of 99
41WavelandHancock County · 7,042 peopleCbetter than 25% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #38 of 99
42HattiesburgForrest County · 48,802 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #68 of 99
43PontotocPontotoc County · 6,156 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #63 of 99
44GautierJackson County · 19,069 peopleC−better than 19% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #66 of 99
45IukaTishomingo County · 3,105 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #20 of 99
46RipleyTippah County · 5,377 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #35 of 99
47Horn LakeDeSoto County · 26,741 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #42 of 99
48ClevelandBolivar County · 10,138 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #98 of 99
49LeakesvilleGreene County · 3,732 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #51 of 99
50VicksburgWarren County · 19,830 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #81 of 99
51PicayunePearl River County · 12,019 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #85 of 99
52LucedaleGeorge County · 3,232 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #33 of 99
53GulfportHarrison County · 76,506 peopleDbetter than 11% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #59 of 99
T54CorinthAlcorn County · 14,345 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #62 of 99
T54West Hattiesburgunincorporated, Lamar County · 6,715 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #60 of 99
56New AlbanyUnion County · 7,756 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #36 of 99
57AmoryMonroe County · 6,386 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #64 of 99
58JacksonHinds County · 141,196 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #82 of 99
59LelandWashington County · 3,555 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #96 of 99
T60ColumbusLowndes County · 22,792 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #92 of 99
T60PascagoulaJackson County · 21,409 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #79 of 99
T62Escatawpaunincorporated, Jackson County · 3,494 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #84 of 99
T62WigginsStone County · 4,316 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #65 of 99
64Latimerunincorporated, Jackson County · 6,756 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #41 of 99
T65BatesvillePanola County · 7,325 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #90 of 99
T65NatchezAdams County · 14,880 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #88 of 99
67Water ValleyYalobusha County · 3,414 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #54 of 99
68Moss PointJackson County · 11,743 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #89 of 99
69BrookhavenLincoln County · 11,646 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #67 of 99
70LaurelJones County · 17,662 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #83 of 99
71GrenadaGrenada County · 12,088 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #76 of 99
T72HazlehurstCopiah County · 3,435 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #75 of 99
T72IndianolaSunflower County · 8,637 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #91 of 99
74Holly SpringsMarshall County · 6,402 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #73 of 99
75EllisvilleJones County · 4,473 peopleDbetter than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #49 of 99
76ForestScott County · 5,433 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #78 of 99
T77Crystal SpringsCopiah County · 4,629 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #39 of 99
T77KosciuskoAttala County · 6,722 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #50 of 99
79McCombPike County · 11,697 peopleD−better than 5% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #93 of 99
80GreenwoodLeflore County · 13,429 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #94 of 99
81CarthageLeake County · 4,864 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #74 of 99
82MortonScott County · 3,694 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #58 of 99
83BaldwynPrentiss County · 3,104 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #48 of 99
84PhiladelphiaNeshoba County · 6,858 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #40 of 99
85HoustonChickasaw County · 3,670 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #72 of 99
86MageeSimpson County · 3,904 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #44 of 99
87GreenvilleWashington County · 26,530 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #95 of 99
T88NewtonNewton County · 3,040 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #43 of 99
T88Nicholsonunincorporated, Pearl River County · 3,146 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #70 of 99
90MeridianLauderdale County · 33,370 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #80 of 99
T91ColumbiaMarion County · 6,525 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #57 of 99
T91VeronaLee County · 2,713 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #61 of 99
T91West PointClay County · 9,743 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #97 of 99
T94AberdeenMonroe County · 4,799 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #45 of 99
T94LouisvilleWinston County · 5,921 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #56 of 99
96WaynesboroWayne County · 4,495 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #87 of 99
T97CantonMadison County · 10,873 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #77 of 99
T97ClarksdaleCoahoma County · 13,643 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #99 of 99
99Pearl Riverunincorporated, Neshoba County · 4,047 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall C+ · #27 of 99
100WinonaMontgomery County · 3,795 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #71 of 99
101Yazoo CityYazoo County · 9,867 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #86 of 99
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the healthiest town in Mississippi?

Madison (Madison County) ranks first on health among 101 towns, with an A; Gluckstadt and Bridgetown follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (101 in Mississippi). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Mississippi page.

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