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Health in Stonewall · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Stonewall residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Stonewall

Stonewall is short on dental care and mental health care

Stonewall’s county is a federal shortage area for dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Cancer runs high in Stonewall

1 in 11 adults have had cancer (9.1%), vs 7.6% across Mississippi. Age is part of it: 26% of residents are 65 or older (Mississippi 17%), and cancer is more common later in life. Conditions ↓

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 Stonewall’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Stonewall

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

HNearest EROchsner Watkins HospitalQuitman · 11.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOchsner Rush Hospital★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGreater Meridian Health ClinicMeridian · 16.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.5 mi
Ochsner Watkins Hospital
Quitman · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.9 mi
Alliance Health Center
Meridian · not rated
16.6 mi
Greater Meridian Health Clinic
Meridian · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
17.1 mi
Anderson Regional Medical Center South Campus
Meridian · not rated
ER
17.3 mi
Ochsner Rush Hospital
Meridian · ★★★★★
ER
19.8 mi
Outreach Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Shubuta
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Stonewall itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Stonewall itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Stonewall 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 Stonewall; ≈ 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Stonewall adults…

Stonewall runs below MS on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 2. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Stonewall adults have had cancer
Mississippi: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.1%
Better than MSWorseAbout the sameMississippi
Why age matters here

Stonewall is an older town: 26% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Mississippi. Arthritis and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Stonewall as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Stonewall26%
Mississippi17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Mississippi

Share of adults, with the Mississippi figure marked.

Get no exercise 32.2%MS 34%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.3%MS 38.4%
Binge drink 12.8%MS 13.6%
Smoke cigarettes 17.4%MS 16.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Stonewall, betterStonewall, worseAbout the sameMississippi
Where Stonewall gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

83%Yearly checkupMS 82%
88%Cholesterol checkMS 86%
66%Colon screeningMS 62%
74%MammogramMS 74%
82%Taking BP medsMS 80%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stonewall 10.1% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)
Mind & connection

How Stonewall adults are doing

About the same as Mississippi on each measure.

1 in 3Stonewall adults feel lonely
34.7% · MS 36.4% · About the same as MS
1 in 4Stonewall adults lack social or emotional support
27.5% · MS 28.9% · About the same as MS
1 in 5Stonewall adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.2% · MS 19.5% · About the same as MS
1 in 6Stonewall adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · MS 17.3% · About the same as MS
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Stonewall 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
Stonewall adults worry about having enough food
19.5% · MS 22.4%
About the same as MS
1 in 7
Stonewall adults worry about keeping their housing
14.8% · MS 16.8%
About the same as MS
1 in 10
Stonewall adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10% · MS 11.2%
About the same as MS
1 in 9
Stonewall adults lack reliable transportation
10.6% · MS 11.9%
About the same as MS

11.6% of Stonewall adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Around town

Stonewall 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.

38.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%
Thinking or memory17%
Hearing9.1%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision6.8%
Dressing or bathing5.4%
Mississippi

Questions about health in Stonewall

Why doesn’t Stonewall have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Stonewall?

Ochsner Watkins Hospital in Quitman, 11.5 miles in a straight line from Stonewall’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

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

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.