Health · Smithville

Smithville, MS health

Smithville differs from Mississippi on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.8% vs 11.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.5% vs 22.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 7.6%).

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

Report card

How Smithville 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 Smithville adults…

40 of every 100 Smithville adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · better · margin 35.5–44.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Smithville, betterSmithville, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.2% Smithville
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Smithville
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Smithville
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Smithville
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Smithville 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Smithville 8.3% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Smithville adults are doing

1 in 3Smithville adults feel lonely

33.3% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Smithville adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.9% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Smithville adults lack social or emotional support

24.9% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Smithville adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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 10

Smithville adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · MS 22.4% · better

1 in 12

Smithville adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 21

Smithville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 16

Smithville adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · MS 11.9% · better

4.4% of Smithville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Smithville

Smithville and the towns around it

Care nearby

North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory · 7.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Monroe Regional HospitalAberdeen · 18.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton · 23.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Access Family Dental ClinicSmithville · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Family Health Services - SmithvilleSmithville · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSmithville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monroe County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthSmithville'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 Smithville. 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 Smithville

Measure	Smithville	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.9%	35.5–44.5%	44.9%	better
High cholesterol	40.9%	36.1–45.5%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	34.8%	27.6–42.7%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	29.4%	26–33.1%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	19.9%	16.5–23.5%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.5–13.1%	18.5%	better
Asthma	8.8%	7.6–10.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	8.9–11.1%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.4%	9.6–13.4%	15.5%	better
COPD	7%	5.7–8.5%	8.6%	better
Heart disease	6.8%	5.7–7.8%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3–4%	4.5%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	10.5–16.1%	16.9%	better
Binge drink	15.5%	12.5–18.9%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.2%	22.9–33.6%	34%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	27.4–39.5%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	76.9–84%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	13.3%	11.3–15.4%	9.3%	better
Cholesterol check	87.9%	85.5–90.1%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	61.7–71.4%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	67.4–82.2%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.6–83.1%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	6.2–11.1%	11.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	28.4–38.6%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.9%	21.1–29.2%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.4–18%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.9%	14.6–21.2%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11–15.1%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.2–13.3%	22.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.6–10.1%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4–5.8%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.1–7.3%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	4.4%	3.3–5.8%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	29–39.5%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	12.2–17.5%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	12.1–17.1%	17.5%
Hearing	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	8.1%
Vision	4.2%	3.5–5%	7%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.6–3.8%	5.3%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.1–8.7%	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 Smithville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Smithville 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.