Health · Monticello

Monticello, MS health

Monticello differs from Mississippi on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.8% vs 8.6%) and more adults who have had a stroke (5.8% vs 4.5%).

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

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Monticello’s Health Grade: D−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Monticello is healthier than 4% of U.S. towns, and than 33% of towns with similar incomes.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressD-ObesityDDiabetesDSmokingD-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 4%

Less healthyHealthier

Mississippi towns we grade (194)Healthier than 23%

Towns with similar incomes, $26K–$43K (1,106)Healthier than 33%

Better than its income would suggest. Monticello is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Monticello could be anywhere from D− to C−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Mississippi ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Monticello with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Monticello uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Monticello 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 Monticello adults…

49 of every 100 Monticello adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 44.9–54.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Monticello, betterMonticello, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 41.1% Monticello
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.8% Monticello
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Monticello
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.1% Monticello
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Monticello 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

Monticello 13.8% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Monticello adults are doing

1 in 3Monticello adults feel lonely

38% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Monticello adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.1% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Monticello adults lack social or emotional support

30.4% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Monticello adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · 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

Monticello adults worry about having enough food

27.5% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 5

Monticello adults worry about keeping their housing

19.1% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 8

Monticello adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.1% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 7

Monticello adults lack reliable transportation

14.2% · MS 11.9% · worse

18.3% of Monticello adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs24.4%

Thinking or memory20.9%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone13.6%

Vision9.3%

Dressing or bathing7.2%

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

Around Monticello

Monticello and the towns around it

Care in and near Monticello

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Monticello, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Lawrence County Hospital CahMonticello · 1.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Jefferson Davis Community Hospital CahPrentiss · 14.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

King's Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhaven · 20 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marion General HospitalColumbia · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. --MonticelloMonticello · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Copiah Comprehensive Health ComplexHazlehurst · 27.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMonticello's county is a federal shortage area.Lawrence County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthMonticello'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 Monticello. 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 Monticello

Measure	Monticello	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	49.4%	44.9–54.1%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.1%	35.5–44.8%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	45.3%	36.9–53.9%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	34.4%	30.7–38.2%	29.9%	worse
Depression	21.1%	17.7–24.7%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.8%	16.3–24.1%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.6%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	18%	15.6–20.7%	15.5%	worse
COPD	11.8%	10–13.8%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.5%	8.3–10.8%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.1%	17.9–24.9%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	12.1%	9.7–14.7%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	41.1%	35.2–47.5%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	32.1–46%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.9%	78.5–84.9%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	6.7%	5.7–8%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.3%	82.8–87.4%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	58.4%	52.8–63.9%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71.2%	62.5–79%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.3%	78.8–83.5%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	13.8%	10.9–17.2%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38%	32.5–44%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	30.4%	26.1–35.1%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.6–21.4%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.4%	26.3–35%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	15.7–20.8%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27.5%	23.3–32%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.1%	16.2–22.2%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	14.2%	12.3–16.4%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	18.3%	15–21.8%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	45.4%	40–51%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	24.4%	21–27.9%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	20.9%	18.2–23.9%	17.5%
Hearing	10.3%	9–11.7%	8.1%
Vision	9.3%	8.1–10.7%	7%
Dressing or bathing	7.2%	6.2–8.3%	5.3%
Errands alone	13.6%	11.7–15.7%	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 Monticello door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Monticello 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.