Health · Dumas

Dumas, MS health

Dumas differs from Mississippi on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 11.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (14.2% vs 22.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 303 people are less certain, so we show Dumas's figures without a grade.

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How Dumas 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 Dumas adults…

38 of every 100 Dumas adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · better · margin 34.1–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dumas, betterDumas, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.2% Dumas
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Dumas
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Dumas
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Dumas
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dumas 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dumas 9.8% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Dumas adults are doing

1 in 3Dumas adults feel lonely

33.4% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Dumas adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.2% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Dumas adults lack social or emotional support

24.2% · Mississippi 28.9% · better

1 in 6Dumas adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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 7

Dumas adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · MS 22.4% · better

1 in 9

Dumas adults worry about keeping their housing

10.7% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 15

Dumas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 12

Dumas adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MS 11.9% · better

7.1% of Dumas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

of Dumas adults live with a disability (Mississippi 38.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory17.2%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Dumas

Dumas and the towns around it

Care nearby

Tippah County HospitalRipley · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany · 13.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth · 24.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

James D Nunnally Center for Community Health ExcellenceRipley · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ripley Health Care AssociatesRipley · 8.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthDumas'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 Dumas. 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 Dumas

Measure	Dumas	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.2%	34.1–42.6%	44.9%	better
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.1–42.9%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	39.8%	32.2–47.9%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	28.8%	25.6–32.3%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	22.2%	18.9–26%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.8–16.3%	18.5%	better
Asthma	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.9%	10.1–13.7%	15.5%	better
COPD	8%	6.7–9.4%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–4%	4.5%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.5–19.8%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	16.5%	13.6–19.8%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.2%	25–35.9%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.3%	27.7–41.4%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.3–82.4%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	11.4%	9.6–13.3%	9.3%	better
Cholesterol check	85.1%	82.5–87.5%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	59.2%	53.3–64.4%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	70.6%	61.4–78.5%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75–80.5%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	9.8%	7.6–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.4%	28–38.8%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.2%	20.1–28.2%	28.9%	better
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.5–20.1%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.1%	16.9–23.6%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	14.1%	12.2–16.2%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	11.3–17.4%	22.4%	better
Housing insecurity	10.7%	8.7–12.8%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.6–8%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.8–9.6%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	7.1%	5.5–9.1%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	30.1–40%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	12.9–17.8%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	17.2%	14.7–19.7%	17.5%
Hearing	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	8.1%
Vision	5.1%	4.4–5.8%	7%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	5.3%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	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 Dumas door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dumas 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.