Health · Ecru

Ecru, MS health

On most measures Ecru looks like Mississippi as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (26.1% vs 18.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (7.5% vs 9.3%).

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

C-Health Grade

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Ecru’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Ecru is healthier than 17% of U.S. towns and 60% of Mississippi towns.

C-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressCObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 17%

Less healthyHealthier

Mississippi towns we grade (194)Healthier than 60%

Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$81K (9,113)Healthier than 19%

About what its income would suggest. Ecru does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Ecru could be anywhere from D− to B−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Mississippi ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Ecru with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Ecru uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Ecru 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 Ecru adults…

42 of every 100 Ecru adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38–46.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ecru, betterEcru, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35% Ecru
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Ecru
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Ecru
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Ecru
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ecru 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ecru 12.3% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Ecru adults are doing

1 in 3Ecru adults feel lonely

36% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Ecru adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.4% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Ecru adults lack social or emotional support

27.4% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Ecru adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 5

Ecru adults worry about having enough food

20.1% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Ecru adults worry about keeping their housing

14.9% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 11

Ecru adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 10

Ecru adults lack reliable transportation

10.5% · MS 11.9% · about the same

11.1% of Ecru adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%

Thinking or memory18.6%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Ecru

Ecru and the towns around it

Care nearby

Pontotoc Health Service Inc CahPontotoc · 7.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany · 9.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 33.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mississippicare - 113Pontotoc · 5.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

New Albany Health Care AssociatesNew Albany · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careEcru's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pontotoc County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careEcru's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pontotoc County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthEcru's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · 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 Ecru. 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 Ecru

Measure	Ecru	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.1%	38–46.1%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.3%	33.9–42.6%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	39.5%	32.1–46.9%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	29.9%	26.7–33.1%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	21.4%	18.2–24.8%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	26.1%	22–30.9%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.6–11.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14%	12.1–15.9%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.4–10.2%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.6%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.3%	15.2–21.6%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.4–18%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	35%	29.6–40.4%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	30.8–43.5%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.1–82%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	7.5%	6.4–8.8%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82–87%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	59.5%	54.3–64.5%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71.2%	63.1–78.7%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.1%	75.3–80.5%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.3%	9.7–15.2%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36%	30.3–42.4%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.4%	23–32.4%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.2–20.8%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.6%	21–28.3%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.2–17.3%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.1%	16.3–24.1%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.9%	12.3–17.8%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	8–11.2%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.5%	8.9–12.4%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.1%	8.7–13.8%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	33.8–43.6%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.7%	15.1–20.2%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	18.6%	16–21.4%	17.5%
Hearing	8.5%	7.4–9.5%	8.1%
Vision	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	7%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	5.3%
Errands alone	10.2%	8.8–11.8%	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 Ecru door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ecru 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.