Health · Pelahatchie

Pelahatchie, MS health

On most measures Pelahatchie looks like Mississippi as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (7.6% vs 9.3%).

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

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Pelahatchie’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pelahatchie is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns and 61% of Mississippi towns.

C-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressB-Mental distressC-ObesityDDiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 18%

Less healthyHealthier

Mississippi towns we grade (194)Healthier than 61%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$70K (7,141)Healthier than 32%

About what its income would suggest. Pelahatchie does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

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

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 Pelahatchie 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. Pelahatchie 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 Pelahatchie 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 Pelahatchie adults…

46 of every 100 Pelahatchie adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.9–50.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pelahatchie, betterPelahatchie, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.8% Pelahatchie
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.8% Pelahatchie
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Pelahatchie
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Pelahatchie
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pelahatchie 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pelahatchie 11.7% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Pelahatchie adults are doing

1 in 3Pelahatchie adults feel lonely

37.8% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Pelahatchie adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Pelahatchie adults lack social or emotional support

29.8% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Pelahatchie adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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

Pelahatchie adults worry about having enough food

21.7% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 6

Pelahatchie adults worry about keeping their housing

15.7% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 10

Pelahatchie adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.1% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Pelahatchie adults lack reliable transportation

11.2% · MS 11.9% · about the same

12.3% of Pelahatchie adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%

Thinking or memory18%

Hearing8%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Pelahatchie

Pelahatchie and the towns around it

Care in and near Pelahatchie

1 community health center in Pelahatchie, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Ochsner Scott RegionalMorton · 8.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Crossgates River Oaks HospitalBrandon · 13.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Whitfield Medical Surgical HospitalWhitfield · 16.6 mi Directions Medicare profile

Merit Health River OaksFlowood · 17.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Care Clinic, Inc.--PelahatchiePelahatchie · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center at BrentwoodFlowood · 17.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePelahatchie is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePelahatchie is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPelahatchie's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 · need score 17 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 Pelahatchie. 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 Pelahatchie

Measure	Pelahatchie	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	41.9–50.3%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.6%	36.3–45%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	33.6–48%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	31.4%	28–35%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	19.8%	16.7–23.2%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.2%	15.8–22.9%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.5%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	6.9–8.6%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	15.8%	13.8–18.1%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.4–10.1%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.5–8.4%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14.5–20.4%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	13.7%	11.2–16.5%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.8%	29.6–40.5%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.8%	36.7–48.7%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.2%	77.9–84.4%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	7.6%	6.3–8.8%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.3–88.6%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	61.7%	56.7–66.4%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	73.5%	65.8–80.2%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.2–82.4%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	11.7%	9.4–14.5%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.8%	32.6–43.3%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.8%	25.6–34.3%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.3–19.8%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.7%	21.3–28.4%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.7%	18–25.7%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.7%	13.1–18.5%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.1%	8.6–11.8%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.2%	9.5–13%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.3%	9.9–15.1%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	33.9–44%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.4%	16.6–22.2%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	18%	15.6–20.6%	17.5%
Hearing	8%	7.1–9.1%	8.1%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	5.3%
Errands alone	10.4%	9–11.8%	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 Pelahatchie door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pelahatchie 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.