Health · Rolling Fork

Rolling Fork, MS health

Rolling Fork differs from Mississippi on 25 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (9.2% vs 13.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84% vs 79.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (20.9% vs 11.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Rolling Fork

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How Rolling Fork 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 Rolling Fork adults…

58 of every 100 Rolling Fork adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · worse · margin 55.2–60.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rolling Fork, betterRolling Fork, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 46.9% Rolling Fork
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 44.8% Rolling Fork
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 9.2% Rolling Fork
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.6% Rolling Fork
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rolling Fork 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

Rolling Fork 14.6% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Rolling Fork adults are doing

1 in 3Rolling Fork adults feel lonely

38.3% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Rolling Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.1% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Rolling Fork adults lack social or emotional support

34.1% · Mississippi 28.9% · worse

1 in 5Rolling Fork adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · 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 3

Rolling Fork adults worry about having enough food

39.7% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

Rolling Fork adults worry about keeping their housing

27.6% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 5

Rolling Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

20.9% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 5

Rolling Fork adults lack reliable transportation

20% · MS 11.9% · worse

31% of Rolling Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

48.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs29.8%

Thinking or memory21.5%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone15.9%

Vision12.6%

Dressing or bathing9.9%

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

Around Rolling Fork

Rolling Fork and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sharkey Issaquena Community HospitalRolling Fork · 0.5 mi · ER

East Carroll Parish HospitalLake Providence · 18.3 mi · ER

Baptist Medical Center-YazooYazoo City · 27.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

West Carroll Memorial HospitalOak Grove · 29.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Rolling Fork SatelliteRolling Fork · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Hollandale SatelliteHollandale · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careRolling Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Issaquena/ Sharkey County · need score 22 of 25

! Dental careRolling Fork's county is a federal shortage area.Issaquena/Sharkey Counties · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthRolling Fork's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 6 · need score 19 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 Rolling Fork. 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 Rolling Fork

Measure	Rolling Fork	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	58%	55.2–60.9%	44.9%	worse
High cholesterol	42%	39–45.1%	38.8%	worse
Obesity	51.1%	46.1–56.2%	40.4%	worse
Arthritis	37.5%	34.9–40.1%	29.9%	worse
Depression	18.1%	16–20.4%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	29.5%	24.9–34.6%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.5–12.7%	10%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.2%	6.7–7.8%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	24.5%	22.4–26.7%	15.5%	worse
COPD	13.4%	11.9–15%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.7%	9.7–11.7%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.6%	20.8–26.5%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	9.2%	8–10.6%	13.6%	better
Get no exercise	46.9%	42.5–51.3%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	44.8%	37.5–52.5%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	84.8%	82.8–86.7%	81.5%	better
Dentist visit	5.6%	4.7–6.7%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.9–88.1%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	59.5%	53.7–65.3%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	62.4–78.8%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	84%	82.4–85.5%	79.7%	better
No health insurance	14.6%	12.2–17.3%	11.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.3%	34.9–41.9%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	34.1%	30.8–37.5%	28.9%	worse
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	17.4–20.9%	17.3%	worse
Fair or poor health	36.7%	33.3–40.4%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.6%	17.8–21.6%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	39.7%	35.1–43.6%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	27.6%	24.6–30.4%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	20.9%	18.7–23.1%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	20%	17.9–22.1%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	31%	26.6–34.9%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	48.1%	44.3–52.1%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	29.8%	27.1–32.6%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	21.5%	19.4–23.9%	17.5%
Hearing	9.6%	8.7–10.5%	8.1%
Vision	12.6%	11.3–14%	7%
Dressing or bathing	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	5.3%
Errands alone	15.9%	14.3–17.7%	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 Rolling Fork door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Rolling Fork 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.