Health · Myrtle

Myrtle, MS health

Myrtle differs from Mississippi on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with diabetes (12.7% vs 15.5%) and fewer adults with high blood pressure (39.7% vs 44.9%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults screened for colon cancer (52.7% vs 61.8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 771 people are less certain, so we show Myrtle's figures without a grade.

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How Myrtle 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 Myrtle adults…

40 of every 100 Myrtle adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · better · margin 35.4–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Myrtle, betterMyrtle, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33% Myrtle
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.7% Myrtle
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Myrtle
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Myrtle
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Myrtle 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

Myrtle 13.6% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Myrtle adults are doing

1 in 3Myrtle adults feel lonely

38% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Myrtle adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.4% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Myrtle adults lack social or emotional support

28.5% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Myrtle adults are in frequent mental distress

19.2% · 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 5

Myrtle adults worry about having enough food

21% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 6

Myrtle adults worry about keeping their housing

15.5% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 10

Myrtle adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Myrtle adults lack reliable transportation

11.5% · MS 11.9% · about the same

11.7% of Myrtle adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory20.2%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone11%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Myrtle

Myrtle and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany · 8.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tippah County HospitalRipley · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pontotoc Health Service Inc CahPontotoc · 23 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Alliance Healthcare SystemHolly Springs · 23.1 mi Directions Medicare profile

Mississippicare - 126New Albany · 6.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

New Albany Health Care AssociatesNew Albany · 7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMyrtle's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Union County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careMyrtle's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Union County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthMyrtle's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 3 · 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 Myrtle. 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 Myrtle

Measure	Myrtle	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.7%	35.4–44.1%	44.9%	better
High cholesterol	39%	34.6–43.7%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	32.8–48.4%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	24.4–31.2%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	22.4%	18.9–26.3%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.9%	16.4–23.9%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	8.8–11.6%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.5%	6.7–8.4%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.7%	10.9–14.9%	15.5%	better
COPD	8.7%	7–10.4%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.4–4.7%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	14.5–21.7%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.3%	12.5–18.4%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	33%	27.3–38.9%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.7%	26.5–39.3%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	73.9–81.4%	81.5%	worse
Dentist visit	9.5%	8–11.1%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.8%	79.6–85.8%	86.2%	worse
Colon screening	52.7%	47.7–57.8%	61.8%	worse
Mammogram	71.4%	62.9–79.2%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.5–79.1%	79.7%	worse
No health insurance	13.6%	10.3–17.1%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38%	32.2–44.1%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.5%	24–33.5%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.2%	16.7–22%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.4%	20.3–28.6%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.1–18%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21%	16.8–25.6%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.5%	12.8–18.7%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.1–11.4%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.5%	9.5–13.6%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.7%	9–14.7%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.7%	34.1–45.4%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	14.5–20.7%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	20.2%	17–23.5%	17.5%
Hearing	8.6%	7.4–9.9%	8.1%
Vision	6.7%	5.6–7.8%	7%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.1–5.8%	5.3%
Errands alone	11%	9.2–13.1%	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 Myrtle door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Myrtle 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.