Health · Hickory Flat

Hickory Flat, MS health

On most measures Hickory Flat looks like Mississippi as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.3% vs 18.5%) and more adults with COPD (10.5% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Hickory Flat

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 544 people are less certain, so we show Hickory Flat's figures without a grade.

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How Hickory Flat 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 Hickory Flat adults…

44 of every 100 Hickory Flat adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 39.7–48.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hickory Flat, betterHickory Flat, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36% Hickory Flat
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Hickory Flat
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Hickory Flat
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.7% Hickory Flat
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hickory Flat 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

Hickory Flat 12.7% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Hickory Flat adults are doing

1 in 3Hickory Flat adults feel lonely

36.5% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Hickory Flat adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.2% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Hickory Flat adults lack social or emotional support

28.1% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Hickory Flat adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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 5

Hickory Flat adults worry about having enough food

21.3% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Hickory Flat adults worry about keeping their housing

15.2% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 10

Hickory Flat adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Hickory Flat adults lack reliable transportation

11.3% · MS 11.9% · about the same

13% of Hickory Flat adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%

Thinking or memory20.1%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone11.8%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Hickory Flat

Hickory Flat and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tippah County HospitalRipley · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alliance Healthcare SystemHolly Springs · 17.4 mi Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital North MsOxford · 26.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mississippicare - 126New Albany · 12.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

New Albany Health Care AssociatesNew Albany · 12.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careHickory Flat's county is a federal shortage area.Benton County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthHickory Flat'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 Hickory Flat. 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 Hickory Flat

Measure	Hickory Flat	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44%	39.7–48.6%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.1–45.3%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	40%	31.7–49%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29–36.4%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	22.2%	18.8–26%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.3%	20.8–30.3%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.6%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.7–9.6%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.2%	13.1–17.5%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	10.5%	8.9–12.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.7%	16.4–23.3%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.7%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36%	30.3–42.2%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.2%	29.2–43.8%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.1–83.1%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	8.9%	7.5–10.5%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.2%	81.4–86.5%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	64%	58.2–69.5%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	66.7%	57.1–75.6%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.3–82%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.7%	9.8–16.2%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.5%	30.7–42.2%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.1%	23.8–32.7%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.5–21.3%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.5%	22.6–30.9%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.4–19.1%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.3%	17.3–25.8%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.2%	12.6–18.2%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.4–11.5%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.3%	9.5–13.3%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13%	10.2–16.2%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	42.3%	37.1–47.9%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.9%	18–24.3%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	20.1%	17.3–23.1%	17.5%
Hearing	9.7%	8.4–11%	8.1%
Vision	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.8–6.4%	5.3%
Errands alone	11.8%	10.1–13.6%	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 Hickory Flat door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Hickory Flat 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.