Health · Kosciusko

Kosciusko, MS health

Kosciusko differs from Mississippi on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11% vs 13.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (28.5% vs 18.5%).

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

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How Kosciusko 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 Kosciusko adults…

51 of every 100 Kosciusko adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · worse · margin 46.4–54.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kosciusko, betterKosciusko, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 41% Kosciusko
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.6% Kosciusko
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11% Kosciusko
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.9% Kosciusko
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kosciusko 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kosciusko 13.7% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Kosciusko adults are doing

1 in 3Kosciusko adults feel lonely

37.2% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Kosciusko adults have been diagnosed with depression

19% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Kosciusko adults lack social or emotional support

31.4% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Kosciusko adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · 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 3

Kosciusko adults worry about having enough food

31.1% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

Kosciusko adults worry about keeping their housing

22.8% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 6

Kosciusko adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

16.2% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 6

Kosciusko adults lack reliable transportation

16.1% · MS 11.9% · worse

22.2% of Kosciusko adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.8%

Thinking or memory19.9%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone13.3%

Vision9.6%

Dressing or bathing7.2%

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

Around Kosciusko

Kosciusko and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Medical Center AttalaKosciusko · 0.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Baptist Medical Center-LeakeCarthage · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Holmes County Hospital and ClinicsLexington · 25.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Choctaw Regional Medical CenterAckerman · 29.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Durant ClinicDurant · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

G. A. Carmichael Family Health CenterCarthage · 22.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careKosciusko's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Attala County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careKosciusko's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Attala County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthKosciusko's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 6 · need score 19 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 Kosciusko. 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 Kosciusko

Measure	Kosciusko	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	50.6%	46.4–54.9%	44.9%	worse
High cholesterol	39.4%	35.3–43.7%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	45.6%	37.9–53.5%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	34%	30.6–37.5%	29.9%	worse
Depression	19%	16.1–22.2%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	28.5%	24.4–33.4%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.9–8.4%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	18.6%	16.4–20.9%	15.5%	worse
COPD	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5.9%	5.4–6.4%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.9%	17.2–22.8%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	11%	8.9–13.3%	13.6%	better
Get no exercise	41%	35.7–46.6%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.6%	34.6–47.4%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.1%	80.1–85.8%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	7.2%	6.1–8.6%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.9–87.7%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	61.4%	56.4–66.7%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71%	62.8–78.8%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.4%	79.2–83.5%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	13.7%	11.5–16.2%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.2%	31.7–42.8%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	31.4%	27–35.9%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.6–20.9%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.1%	26.7–33.9%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	15.1–19.2%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	31.1%	27–34.9%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	22.8%	19.8–25.8%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	16.2%	14–18.4%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	16.1%	14.2–18.1%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	22.2%	19–25.5%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	43.1%	38.5–48%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.8%	21.2–26.7%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	19.9%	17.7–22.3%	17.5%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	8.1%
Vision	9.6%	8.7–10.6%	7%
Dressing or bathing	7.2%	6.5–8%	5.3%
Errands alone	13.3%	11.8–14.9%	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 Kosciusko door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Kosciusko 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.