Health · Leakesville

Leakesville, MS health

Leakesville differs from Mississippi on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5% vs 7.6%) and fewer adults with arthritis (23.4% vs 29.9%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (16.9% vs 11.5%).

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

Report card

How Leakesville 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 Leakesville adults…

46 of every 100 Leakesville adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.2–50.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Leakesville, betterLeakesville, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.2% Leakesville
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.6% Leakesville
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Leakesville
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.9% Leakesville
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Leakesville 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Leakesville 16.9% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Leakesville adults are doing

1 in 3Leakesville adults feel lonely

38% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Leakesville adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.2% · Mississippi 19.5% · better

1 in 3Leakesville adults lack social or emotional support

36.8% · Mississippi 28.9% · worse

1 in 6Leakesville adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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 3

Leakesville adults worry about having enough food

28.8% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

Leakesville adults worry about keeping their housing

22.9% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 6

Leakesville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15.5% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 7

Leakesville adults lack reliable transportation

15.1% · MS 11.9% · worse

16.9% of Leakesville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

of Leakesville adults live with a disability (Mississippi 38.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Leakesville

Leakesville and the towns around it

Care nearby

Greene County HospitalLeakesville · 0.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

George Regional Health SystemLucedale · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Perry County General HospitalRichton · 26.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Washington County HospitalChatom · 28.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Leakesville Health CenterLeakesville · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lucedale Health CenterLucedale · 17.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLeakesville's county is a federal shortage area.Greene County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careLeakesville's county is a federal shortage area.Greene County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthLeakesville's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 12 · need score 13 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 Leakesville. 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 Leakesville

Measure	Leakesville	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	41.2–50.7%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	35%	30.7–39.4%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	46.9%	38.1–55.5%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	23.4%	20.4–26.6%	29.9%	better
Depression	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	19.5%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.6%	14.5–20.8%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	10%	better
Cancer (not skin)	5%	4.4–5.5%	7.6%	better
Diabetes	14.9%	12.8–17.1%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.5–8.9%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.9%	18.9–26.9%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	13.4–20%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.2%	29.4–41.2%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.6%	35.3–50%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.7%	72.6–80.5%	81.5%	worse
Dentist visit	6%	5–7%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	81%	77.8–84.3%	86.2%	worse
Colon screening	51.3%	45.7–56.6%	61.8%	worse
Mammogram	71.1%	62.5–78.5%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.7%	68–75.2%	79.7%	worse
No health insurance	16.9%	13–21.5%	11.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38%	31.8–44.1%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	36.8%	31.5–42.1%	28.9%	worse
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.4–19.9%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.2%	22.9–31.6%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.4–16.6%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	28.8%	23.4–34.3%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	22.9%	18.9–26.9%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15.5%	13–18%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	15.1%	12.5–17.8%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.9%	13.1–21.1%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	33.4–44.2%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	14–19.2%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.3–22.3%	17.5%
Hearing	7.2%	6.2–8.1%	8.1%
Vision	7.4%	6.3–8.5%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	5.3%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.4–11.6%	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 Leakesville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Leakesville 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.