Health · Ashland

Ashland, MS health

Ashland differs from Mississippi on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.9% vs 11.2%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (12.4% vs 16.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.3% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ashland

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 657 people are less certain, so we show Ashland's figures without a grade.

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How Ashland compares with Mississippi

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Ashland adults…

49 of every 100 Ashland adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 43.9–53.1%

Bars show Ashland; the black tick is Mississippi. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ashland, betterAshland, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36% Ashland
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.2% Ashland
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% Ashland
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Ashland
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MS 82%

Dentist visit

MS 9%

Cholesterol check

MS 86%

Colon screening

MS 62%

Mammogram

MS 74%

Taking BP meds

MS 80%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ashland 11.6% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Ashland adults are doing

1 in 3Ashland adults feel lonely

34.4% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Ashland adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Ashland adults lack social or emotional support

26.7% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Ashland adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · Mississippi 17.3% · too close to call

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 6

Ashland adults worry about having enough food

17.7% · MS 22.4% · better

1 in 8

Ashland adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 13

Ashland adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 11

Ashland adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · MS 11.9% · better

10.2% of Ashland adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.3%

Thinking or memory17.9%

Hearing11.7%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

Black tick: Mississippi. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Ashland

Ashland and the towns around it

Care in and near Ashland

1 community health center in Ashland, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Alliance Healthcare SystemHolly Springs · 13.8 mi Directions Medicare profile

Tippah County HospitalRipley · 14.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany · 26.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar HospitalBolivar · 31.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Nmphc PharmacyAshland · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 4 sites in Ashland Directions to nearest site

! Primary careAshland's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Benton County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careAshland's county is a federal shortage area.Benton County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthAshland's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · need score 16 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Ashland. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Ashland

Measure	Ashland	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	48.5%	43.9–53.1%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	44.3%	39.6–49%	38.8%	worse
Obesity	38.3%	30.3–47%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	37.7%	33.8–41.6%	29.9%	worse
Depression	20.2%	17–23.7%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.6%	15.4–22.2%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	9.7%	8.5–11%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.3%	10.1–12.5%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	16.5%	14.2–18.8%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	11.5%	9.6–13.5%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.1%	8.7–11.5%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	15.1–21.4%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	12.9%	10.5–15.7%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36%	30.2–41.9%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.2%	27.4–41.8%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79–85.3%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	8.8%	7.3–10.4%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	85.7–89.6%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	65.7%	60.4–70.8%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	67.2%	57.7–76%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.1%	80.7–85.3%	79.7%	better
No health insurance	11.6%	9.1–14.5%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	28.9–40.2%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.7%	22.7–31.2%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.3–18.5%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.3%	22.3–30.4%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	14.8–19.6%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.7%	14.5–21.2%	22.4%	better
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.4–14.6%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.7–9.2%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8.1–11%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.1–12.6%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	43.3%	38–48.7%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.3%	19.8–26.8%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	17.9%	15.5–20.5%	17.5%
Hearing	11.7%	10.2–13.2%	8.1%
Vision	7.3%	6.2–8.4%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	5.3%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.6–13.2%	10.4%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Ashland door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Mississippi figure falls inside it, we don't call Ashland better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ashland directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Mississippi figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.