Health · Bude

Bude, MS health

Bude differs from Mississippi on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (10.2% vs 13.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.1% vs 79.7%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (35.5% vs 18.5%).

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

Report card

How Bude 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 Bude adults…

57 of every 100 Bude adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · worse · margin 52.4–61.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bude, betterBude, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 46.4% Bude
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.5% Bude
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 10.2% Bude
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 25.1% Bude
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bude 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bude 15.4% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Bude adults are doing

1 in 3Bude adults feel lonely

38.3% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Bude adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Bude adults lack social or emotional support

31.6% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Bude adults are in frequent mental distress

19.4% · 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 3

Bude adults worry about having enough food

38.1% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

Bude adults worry about keeping their housing

25.8% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 5

Bude adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

19.7% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 5

Bude adults lack reliable transportation

19.4% · MS 11.9% · worse

30% of Bude adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

49.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs30.9%

Thinking or memory22.7%

Hearing11%

Errands alone16.7%

Vision13.1%

Dressing or bathing10.5%

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

Around Bude

Bude and the towns around it

Care nearby

Franklin County Memorial HospitalMeadville · 1.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Jefferson County HospitalFayette · 19.1 mi · ER

King's Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhaven · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Southwest Ms Regional Medical CenterMccomb · 26.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. --MeadvilleMeadville · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Liberty Dental ServicesLiberty · 20.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careBude's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin County · need score 22 of 25

! Dental careBude's county is a federal shortage area.Franklin County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthBude's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 12 · need score 13 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 Bude. 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 Bude

Measure	Bude	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	56.8%	52.4–61.3%	44.9%	worse
High cholesterol	44.3%	39.6–49%	38.8%	worse
Obesity	46.1%	37.9–55.1%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	38.7%	34.9–42.8%	29.9%	worse
Depression	19.8%	16.7–23.4%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	35.5%	30.5–40.5%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.1–13%	10%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.3–9%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	24.4%	21.5–27.6%	15.5%	worse
COPD	15%	12.7–17.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	11.7%	10.3–13.3%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	25.1%	21.1–29.5%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	10.2%	8.2–12.6%	13.6%	better
Get no exercise	46.4%	40.2–52.9%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.5%	34.5–48.6%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.6%	80.6–86.4%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	5.5%	4.6–6.5%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.4–87.7%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	60%	54.2–65.6%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	67.7%	58.6–75.9%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84.1%	81.9–86.2%	79.7%	better
No health insurance	15.4%	12–18.9%	11.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.3%	32.3–44.3%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	31.6%	26.9–36.4%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.4%	17–22%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	37.5%	32.7–42.7%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.7%	18.1–23.7%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	38.1%	32.7–43.6%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	25.8%	22.2–29.9%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	19.7%	17–22.7%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	19.4%	16.8–22.3%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	30%	25.1–35.1%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	49.7%	44.2–55.5%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	30.9%	27.1–35%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	22.7%	19.7–26%	17.5%
Hearing	11%	9.7–12.5%	8.1%
Vision	13.1%	11.3–14.9%	7%
Dressing or bathing	10.5%	9–12.1%	5.3%
Errands alone	16.7%	14.5–19.3%	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 Bude door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bude 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.