Health · De Kalb

De Kalb, MS health

De Kalb differs from Mississippi on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (9.7% vs 13.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.5% vs 79.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (17.7% vs 11.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for De Kalb

Report card

How De Kalb 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 De Kalb adults…

55 of every 100 De Kalb adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · worse · margin 50.7–60%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

De Kalb, betterDe Kalb, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 43.6% De Kalb
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.3% De Kalb
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 9.7% De Kalb
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.2% De Kalb
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of De Kalb 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

De Kalb 13.7% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How De Kalb adults are doing

1 in 3De Kalb adults feel lonely

38.8% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 6De Kalb adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.6% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3De Kalb adults lack social or emotional support

33.4% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6De Kalb adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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

De Kalb adults worry about having enough food

34% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

De Kalb adults worry about keeping their housing

24.3% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 6

De Kalb adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

17.7% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 6

De Kalb adults lack reliable transportation

17.3% · MS 11.9% · worse

24.6% of De Kalb adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

46.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs27.4%

Thinking or memory20.1%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone14.6%

Vision11.1%

Dressing or bathing8.5%

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

Around De Kalb

De Kalb and the towns around it

Care nearby

Ochsner Stennis Memorial HospitalDe Kalb · 3.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Noxubee General Critical Access HospMacon · 24.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Neshoba County General HospitalPhiladelphia · 27.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Choctaw Health CenterPhiladelphia · 27.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kemper Family Medical CenterDe Kalb · 1.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Scooba Family Medical CenterScooba · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDe Kalb's county is a federal shortage area.Kemper County · need score 21 of 25

! Dental careDe Kalb's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kemper County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthDe Kalb's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 10 · 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 De Kalb. 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 De Kalb

Measure	De Kalb	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	55.4%	50.7–60%	44.9%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	36.6–46.2%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	47.9%	38.7–56.9%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	36.2%	32.4–40.4%	29.9%	worse
Depression	17.6%	14.7–20.9%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	27.6%	23.4–31.8%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	9.8–12.8%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	21.9%	19.1–25.1%	15.5%	worse
COPD	11.7%	10–13.6%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.2%	9–11.5%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	7%	6.2–7.9%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.2%	17.1–23.9%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	9.7%	7.7–11.9%	13.6%	better
Get no exercise	43.6%	37.5–50.8%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.3%	34.2–48.4%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.9%	81.8–87.6%	81.5%	better
Dentist visit	6%	5–7%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.4%	85.2–89.4%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	60.3%	54.7–65.7%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	72%	63.3–79.5%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.5%	81.2–85.7%	79.7%	better
No health insurance	13.7%	10.5–17.5%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.8%	33.1–44.8%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	33.4%	28.5–38.4%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	15.8–20.6%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	33.1%	28.9–38%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	15.7–20.8%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	34%	28.7–39.4%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	24.3%	20.5–28.2%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	17.7%	15.1–20.5%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	17.3%	14.7–20%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	24.6%	20.1–29.1%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	46.6%	41.2–52.7%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	27.4%	23.9–31.2%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	20.1%	17.4–23.2%	17.5%
Hearing	9.7%	8.5–11%	8.1%
Vision	11.1%	9.6–12.7%	7%
Dressing or bathing	8.5%	7.4–9.8%	5.3%
Errands alone	14.6%	12.6–16.8%	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 De Kalb door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes De Kalb 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.