Health · Sallis

Sallis, MS health

On most measures Sallis looks like Mississippi as a whole. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (67.1% vs 61.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.1% vs 7.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 212 people are less certain, so we show Sallis's figures without a grade.

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How Sallis 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 Sallis adults…

47 of every 100 Sallis adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 42.3–50.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sallis, betterSallis, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.4% Sallis
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Sallis
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Sallis
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Sallis
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sallis 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

Sallis 10.9% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Sallis adults are doing

1 in 3Sallis adults feel lonely

35.6% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Sallis adults have been diagnosed with depression

19% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Sallis adults lack social or emotional support

28.1% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Sallis adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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

Sallis adults worry about having enough food

20.1% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Sallis adults worry about keeping their housing

14.9% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 10

Sallis adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Sallis adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · MS 11.9% · about the same

12% of Sallis adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%

Thinking or memory17%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone10.3%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Sallis

Sallis and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Medical Center AttalaKosciusko · 10.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Holmes County Hospital and ClinicsLexington · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Medical Center-LeakeCarthage · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital CahWinona · 32.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Durant ClinicDurant · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

G. A. Carmichael Family Health CenterCarthage · 23.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careSallis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Attala County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthSallis'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 Sallis. 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 Sallis

Measure	Sallis	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46.5%	42.3–50.8%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	40%	35.8–44.2%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	32.3–47.4%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	33.4%	29.8–36.9%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	19%	16–22.3%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.9%	16.5–24%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.7–11.3%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.3%	13.2–17.5%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	7.5–11.1%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	12.9–19%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	12.7%	10.4–15.3%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.4%	28.7–40.1%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	31.5–44.3%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79.3–85.2%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	7.6%	6.4–9%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.6–88.9%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	67.1%	62.4–72%	61.8%	better
Mammogram	74.8%	67.6–82.1%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	79.7–83.8%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	8.3–13.9%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.6%	29.9–41.4%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.1%	23.7–32.9%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.6–19.1%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.9%	19.8–27.8%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.7–17.2%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.1%	15.9–24.6%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.9%	12–17.9%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	7.9–11.4%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.7%	8.8–12.6%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12%	9.1–15.3%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.6%	33.2–43.9%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.8%	16.6–23%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	17%	14.5–19.6%	17.5%
Hearing	9.2%	8–10.5%	8.1%
Vision	6.8%	5.8–7.9%	7%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.3–6%	5.3%
Errands alone	10.3%	8.7–12.1%	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 Sallis door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sallis 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.