Health · Bridgetown

Bridgetown, MS health

Bridgetown differs from Mississippi on 22 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.4% vs 22.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.4% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 7.6%).

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

Report card

How Bridgetown 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 Bridgetown adults…

38 of every 100 Bridgetown adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · better · margin 33.7–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bridgetown, betterBridgetown, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Bridgetown
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Bridgetown
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Bridgetown
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.2% Bridgetown
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bridgetown 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 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bridgetown 6.5% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Bridgetown adults are doing

1 in 3Bridgetown adults feel lonely

32% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Bridgetown adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.8% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Bridgetown adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · Mississippi 28.9% · better

1 in 7Bridgetown adults are in frequent mental distress

14.5% · Mississippi 17.3% · better

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 12

Bridgetown adults worry about having enough food

8.4% · MS 22.4% · better

1 in 14

Bridgetown adults worry about keeping their housing

7.4% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 23

Bridgetown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.4% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 19

Bridgetown adults lack reliable transportation

5.2% · MS 11.9% · better

3.5% of Bridgetown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory12.5%

Hearing7.5%

Errands alone6.2%

Vision3.5%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Bridgetown

Bridgetown and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

29.1%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Bridgetown31.9%

Olive Branch36%

Southaven37.2%

Care nearby

Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch HospitalOlive Branch · 5.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital DesotoSouthaven · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Delta Specialty HospitalMemphis · 12.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis HospitalMemphis · 14.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Desoto Community Health CenterSouthaven · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hickory Hill Health CenterMemphis · 11.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBridgetown is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBridgetown is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthBridgetown is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bridgetown. 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 Bridgetown

Measure	Bridgetown	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	33.7–42%	44.9%	better
High cholesterol	39.4%	35–43.7%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	31.9%	25.8–38.3%	40.4%	better
Arthritis	29.1%	25.6–32.5%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	20.8%	17.4–24.3%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.3%	8.2–12.7%	18.5%	better
Asthma	9%	7.8–10.2%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9–11.1%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	10.5%	9–12.2%	15.5%	better
COPD	5.8%	4.9–6.8%	8.6%	better
Heart disease	5.9%	5.2–6.7%	7.5%	better
Stroke	3.1%	2.7–3.4%	4.5%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.2%	9–13.5%	16.9%	better
Binge drink	16.2%	13.4–19.3%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.6–27.1%	34%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	33.6%	28.1–39.2%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.7%	78.6–84.7%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	14.7%	12.6–17%	9.3%	better
Cholesterol check	90.3%	88.8–91.9%	86.2%	better
Colon screening	67.7%	62.9–72.1%	61.8%	better
Mammogram	76.7%	68.9–83.1%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.5–82.9%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	6.5%	5.2–8.2%	11.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27.3–36.7%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19.2–26.3%	28.9%	better
Frequent mental distress	14.5%	12.5–16.6%	17.3%	better
Fair or poor health	14.9%	12.6–17.5%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.5%	9.9–13.2%	14.8%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.4%	6.7–10.3%	22.4%	better
Housing insecurity	7.4%	6.1–8.8%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.4%	3.7–5.2%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	5.2%	4.4–6%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	3.5%	2.7–4.4%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	29.4%	25.2–33.8%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	10.5–14.6%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	12.5%	10.7–14.5%	17.5%
Hearing	7.5%	6.5–8.5%	8.1%
Vision	3.5%	3.1–4%	7%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–3.1%	5.3%
Errands alone	6.2%	5.4–7.2%	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 Bridgetown door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bridgetown 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.