Health · Lake

Lake, MS health

Lake differs from Mississippi on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.3% vs 18.5%) and more adults facing a utility shut-off (13.8% vs 11.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 522 people are less certain, so we show Lake's figures without a grade.

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How Lake 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 Lake adults…

47 of every 100 Lake adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 43.3–51%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lake, betterLake, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.1% Lake
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.1% Lake
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.9% Lake
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% Lake
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lake 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

Lake 12.2% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Lake adults are doing

1 in 3Lake adults feel lonely

37.8% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Lake adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Lake adults lack social or emotional support

31% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Lake adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 4

Lake adults worry about having enough food

27.1% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 5

Lake adults worry about keeping their housing

19.8% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 7

Lake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.8% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 7

Lake adults lack reliable transportation

14.2% · MS 11.9% · worse

17.6% of Lake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

42%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22%

Thinking or memory19.6%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone12.2%

Vision8.5%

Dressing or bathing6.5%

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

Around Lake

Lake and the towns around it

Care nearby

S E Lackey Memorial HospitalForest · 9.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ochsner Scott RegionalMorton · 20.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ochsner Laird HospitalUnion · 20.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Smith County Emergency HospitalRaleigh · 25.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Newton Health CareNewton · 11 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sebastopol ClinicWalnut Grove · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLake's county is a federal shortage area.Newton County · need score 21 of 25

! Dental careLake's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scott County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthLake's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 10 · 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 Lake. 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 Lake

Measure	Lake	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.2%	43.3–51%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.4%	35.6–43.2%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	42.7%	35.6–49.9%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	29.3–35.5%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	19.9%	17.2–22.9%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.3%	19.9–27.1%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–11.9%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.4%	6.8–8.2%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	17.6%	15.6–19.7%	15.5%	worse
COPD	10%	8.8–11.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.6–9.3%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.9–5.9%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.2%	16.5–22.1%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	11.9%	10–14.1%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	38.1%	33.4–43.2%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.1%	34.5–45.6%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.1%	79.3–84.7%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	7.2%	6.2–8.3%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.8–87.6%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	61.4%	57–65.9%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71%	63.9–77.8%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	78.6–82.7%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.2%	9.8–14.8%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.8%	32.9–42.6%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	31%	27.1–34.9%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.6–20.7%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.7%	24.5–31.2%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.7–18.4%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27.1%	23.5–31%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.8%	17.2–22.6%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	13.8%	12–15.7%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	14.2%	12.5–16.1%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	17.6%	14.6–20.9%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	42%	37.7–46.5%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	22%	19.7–24.7%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	19.6%	17.4–22%	17.5%
Hearing	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	8.1%
Vision	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	7%
Dressing or bathing	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	5.3%
Errands alone	12.2%	10.8–13.8%	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 Lake door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lake 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.