Health · Iuka

Iuka, MS health

Iuka differs from Mississippi on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (12% vs 16.8%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.1% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.7% vs 7.6%).

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

Report card

How Iuka 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 Iuka adults…

46 of every 100 Iuka adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.8–50.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Iuka, betterIuka, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.2% Iuka
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Iuka
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Iuka
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.6% Iuka
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Iuka 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Iuka 10.6% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Iuka adults are doing

1 in 3Iuka adults feel lonely

33.1% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Iuka adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.8% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Iuka adults lack social or emotional support

24.9% · Mississippi 28.9% · better

1 in 6Iuka adults are in frequent mental distress

17% · 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 6

Iuka adults worry about having enough food

17.5% · MS 22.4% · better

1 in 8

Iuka adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 12

Iuka adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 11

Iuka adults lack reliable transportation

9.5% · MS 11.9% · better

10.1% of Iuka adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.6%

Thinking or memory17.9%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision7.1%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Iuka

Iuka and the towns around it

Care nearby

Tishomingo Health ServicesIuka · 0.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Magnolia Regional Health CenterCorinth · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 23.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Red Bay HospitalRed Bay · 24.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tishomingo Health Care AssociatesTishomingo · 11.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Corinth Health Care AssociatesCorinth · 18.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthIuka'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 Iuka. 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 Iuka

Measure	Iuka	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	41.8–50.6%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.8%	38.4–47.6%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	38.9%	31.2–47.3%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	36.6%	32.8–40.5%	29.9%	worse
Depression	21.8%	18.4–25.6%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.2%	18.4–26.1%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.6–11.2%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.6–11.8%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.6%	13.4–18%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	11%	9.3–12.7%	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	17.6%	14.9–20.8%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	13.4%	10.9–16.2%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.2%	30–40.9%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	28.4–41.5%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	78.2–84.6%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	9.6%	8.2–11.3%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.8–88.7%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	60.4%	54.9–65.7%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	69.9%	61.1–77.5%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.3%	79.9–84.5%	79.7%	better
No health insurance	10.6%	8.6–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.1%	27.9–38.4%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.9%	21.1–28.8%	28.9%	better
Frequent mental distress	17%	14.9–19.4%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25%	21.5–28.8%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.8–19.3%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.5%	14.5–20.9%	22.4%	better
Housing insecurity	12%	10.1–14%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	6.9–9.4%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9.5%	8.2–11%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	10.1%	8.2–12.3%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.2%	36.2–46.4%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.6%	18.7–24.8%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	17.9%	15.4–20.5%	17.5%
Hearing	11.1%	9.8–12.6%	8.1%
Vision	7.1%	6.2–8%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.7–6.3%	5.3%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.6–12.8%	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 Iuka door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Iuka 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.