Health · Corinth

Corinth, MS health

Corinth differs from Mississippi on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.4% vs 8.6%) and more smokers (19.7% vs 16.9%).

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

Report card

How Corinth 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 Corinth adults…

48 of every 100 Corinth adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 43.5–52%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Corinth, betterCorinth, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.2% Corinth
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Corinth
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.1% Corinth
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.7% Corinth
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Corinth 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Corinth 13.4% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Corinth adults are doing

1 in 3Corinth adults feel lonely

37.3% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Corinth adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Corinth adults lack social or emotional support

28.2% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Corinth adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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 4

Corinth adults worry about having enough food

23.7% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 6

Corinth adults worry about keeping their housing

16.9% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 9

Corinth adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.6% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Corinth adults lack reliable transportation

12.5% · MS 11.9% · about the same

16% of Corinth adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.2%

Thinking or memory18.8%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone11.7%

Vision8.1%

Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Around Corinth

Corinth and the towns around it

Care nearby

Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth · 3.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Tishomingo Health ServicesIuka · 20 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Hardin Medical CenterSavannah · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Corinth Health Care AssociatesCorinth · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Lifespan SelmerSelmer · 15.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careCorinth's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alcorn County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careCorinth's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Alcorn County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthCorinth's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 4 · need score 18 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 Corinth. 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 Corinth

Measure	Corinth	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.6%	43.5–52%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.2%	37.9–46.7%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	41.4%	34.2–49%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	32.4%	29.1–35.9%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	20.9%	17.8–24.6%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.4%	17.8–25.4%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.4%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.7%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	16.4%	14.4–18.5%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	10.4%	9.3–11.6%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.6–5.5%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.7%	17.3–22.5%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	13.1%	10.7–15.8%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	37.2%	32.4–42.2%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	31.6–45.2%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78–84.3%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	9.1%	7.6–10.6%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.8–87.3%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	61.2%	55.7–66.5%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	70%	61.4–77.9%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	78.1–82.9%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	13.4%	11.4–15.4%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.3%	32.4–42.9%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.2%	24.6–32.3%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.7–19.7%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.1%	24.2–30.4%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14.6–18.4%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	23.7%	21.1–26.7%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	16.9%	14.9–19.2%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	12.5%	11.2–14%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16%	13.9–18.2%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	40.5%	36.1–45.1%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.2%	18.9–23.8%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	18.8%	16.9–21.1%	17.5%
Hearing	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	8.1%
Vision	8.1%	7.4–8.8%	7%
Dressing or bathing	6.1%	5.6–6.7%	5.3%
Errands alone	11.7%	10.5–13%	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 Corinth door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Corinth 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.