Health · Redwater

Redwater, MS health

Redwater differs from Mississippi on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (4.9% vs 7.6%) and fewer adults with high cholesterol (34.4% vs 38.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults without reliable transportation (22.9% vs 11.9%).

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

Report card

How Redwater 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 Redwater adults…

44 of every 100 Redwater adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.8–48%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Redwater, betterRedwater, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 40.3% Redwater
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 44.9% Redwater
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Redwater
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 28.1% Redwater
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Redwater 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

Redwater 15.3% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Redwater adults are doing

1 in 2Redwater adults feel lonely

40.1% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Redwater adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.9% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Redwater adults lack social or emotional support

35.1% · Mississippi 28.9% · worse

1 in 4Redwater adults are in frequent mental distress

22.9% · Mississippi 17.3% · worse

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 2

Redwater adults worry about having enough food

40.4% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 3

Redwater adults worry about keeping their housing

29.6% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 5

Redwater adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

20.8% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 4

Redwater adults lack reliable transportation

22.9% · MS 11.9% · worse

25.6% of Redwater adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

46.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.1%

Thinking or memory24.3%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone14.7%

Vision11%

Dressing or bathing6.9%

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

Around Redwater

Redwater and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Medical Center-LeakeCarthage · 4.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Medical Center AttalaKosciusko · 19.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Neshoba County General HospitalPhiladelphia · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Choctaw Health CenterPhiladelphia · 25.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

G. A. Carmichael Family Health CenterCarthage · 3.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Walnut Grove Medical ClinicWalnut Grove · 14.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthRedwater'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 Redwater. 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 Redwater

Measure	Redwater	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.5%	38.8–48%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.4%	30.3–38.7%	38.8%	better
Obesity	47%	38.7–55.5%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	27.4%	24.2–30.7%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	21.9%	18.4–25.4%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.1%	18.4–26.4%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	12.5%	11–14%	10%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	4.9%	4.3–5.4%	7.6%	better
Diabetes	17.3%	15.1–19.6%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	9.7%	8.2–11.2%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6–7.7%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	28.1%	23.8–32.7%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.6%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	40.3%	34.2–46.3%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	44.9%	37.9–51.9%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.3–81.5%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	5.7%	4.8–6.8%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.4%	77.3–83.3%	86.2%	worse
Colon screening	51.8%	46.4–57.2%	61.8%	worse
Mammogram	68.7%	59.8–76.7%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.4%	70.4–76.2%	79.7%	worse
No health insurance	15.3%	12.1–18.7%	11.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	40.1%	34.4–45.8%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	35.1%	30.1–39.9%	28.9%	worse
Frequent mental distress	22.9%	20.1–25.7%	17.3%	worse
Fair or poor health	33%	28.8–37.7%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.2%	16.7–21.7%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	40.4%	34.2–46.5%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	29.6%	25.1–34.2%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	20.8%	17.8–23.9%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	22.9%	19.6–26.3%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	25.6%	20.7–30.8%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	46.9%	41.3–52.3%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.1%	19.1–25.1%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	24.3%	21.2–27.7%	17.5%
Hearing	8.9%	7.8–10.1%	8.1%
Vision	11%	9.6–12.6%	7%
Dressing or bathing	6.9%	5.9–7.9%	5.3%
Errands alone	14.7%	12.7–16.9%	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 Redwater door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Redwater 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.