Health · Falkner

Falkner, MS health

Falkner differs from Mississippi on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (14% vs 16.8%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (9.6% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 8.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 760 people are less certain, so we show Falkner's figures without a grade.

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How Falkner 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 Falkner adults…

46 of every 100 Falkner adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.2–50.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Falkner, betterFalkner, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.3% Falkner
MS 34%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Falkner
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.1% Falkner
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Falkner 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

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

Mind & connection

How Falkner adults are doing

1 in 3Falkner adults feel lonely

33.3% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Falkner adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Falkner adults lack social or emotional support

25.1% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Falkner adults are in frequent mental distress

17.9% · 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

Falkner adults worry about having enough food

20.7% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Falkner adults worry about keeping their housing

14% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 10

Falkner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 9

Falkner adults lack reliable transportation

10.9% · MS 11.9% · about the same

12.8% of Falkner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.9%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone11.9%

Vision7.7%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Falkner

Falkner and the towns around it

Care nearby

Tippah County HospitalRipley · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alliance Healthcare SystemHolly Springs · 26.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Walnut Imaging CenterWalnut · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthFalkner'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 Falkner. 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 Falkner

Measure	Falkner	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.6%	41.2–50.1%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.3%	38–46.9%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	43.4%	35.4–51.6%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	34.9%	31.4–38.6%	29.9%	worse
Depression	21.9%	18.7–25.6%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.3%	16.6–24.3%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.7–10.7%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	11.6%	10–13.3%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5.1%	4.6–5.7%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.1%	17–23.4%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	13.4%	10.8–16.2%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	37.3%	32–42.9%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	29.9–44.3%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.1%	77.6–84.2%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	8.1%	6.8–9.5%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.4–87.8%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	59.1%	53.3–64.5%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	67%	57.5–75.4%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.6–83.7%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.3%	9.8–14.8%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	28.4–38.7%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.1%	21.5–29.1%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.9%	15.9–20.2%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.9%	23.4–30.7%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.3–19.8%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.7%	17.4–24.4%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14%	11.8–16.4%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.2–11.1%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	10.9%	9.5–12.6%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.5–15.5%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.8%	36.9–46.8%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.9%	19.1–25%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.7–21.8%	17.5%
Hearing	10.8%	9.6–12.2%	8.1%
Vision	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	7%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.3–6.9%	5.3%
Errands alone	11.9%	10.3–13.5%	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 Falkner door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Falkner 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.