Health · Tupelo

Tupelo, MS health

Tupelo differs from Mississippi on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.1% vs 18.5%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (18.1% vs 22.4%).

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

Report card

How Tupelo 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 Tupelo adults…

45 of every 100 Tupelo adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41–49.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tupelo, betterTupelo, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.7% Tupelo
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Tupelo
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Tupelo
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Tupelo
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tupelo 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Tupelo 10% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Tupelo adults are doing

1 in 3Tupelo adults feel lonely

37.6% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Tupelo adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.1% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Tupelo adults lack social or emotional support

27.8% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 6Tupelo adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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 6

Tupelo adults worry about having enough food

18.1% · MS 22.4% · better

1 in 7

Tupelo adults worry about keeping their housing

14.1% · MS 16.8% · better

1 in 11

Tupelo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.1% · MS 11.2% · better

1 in 10

Tupelo adults lack reliable transportation

9.7% · MS 11.9% · better

9.7% of Tupelo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Tupelo

Tupelo and the towns around it

Care nearby

North Mississippi Medical CenterTupelo · 2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Pontotoc Health Service Inc CahPontotoc · 15.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CountyNew Albany · 21 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore AmoryAmory · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mississippicare - 127Tupelo · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Access Family Health Services - TupeloTupelo · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careTupelo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lee County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careTupelo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lee County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthTupelo'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 Tupelo. 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 Tupelo

Measure	Tupelo	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.9%	41–49.1%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.1%	35.1–43.3%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	36%	30.4–42.3%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.5–31.9%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	19.1%	16.3–22.3%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.8–15.9%	18.5%	better
Asthma	9.7%	8.6–11%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.4–9%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14.1%	12.3–16%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	8.6%	better
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.4%	7.5%	better
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.2%	4.5%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	12.3–16.2%	16.9%	better
Binge drink	13.5%	11.2–16.3%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.7%	27.6–36.1%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.9%	29.5–40.6%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79.3–85.1%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	11%	9.4–12.7%	9.3%	better
Cholesterol check	87.9%	86.3–89.4%	86.2%	better
Colon screening	65.2%	60.2–69.8%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	73.8%	66–80.6%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.4%	76.9–81.9%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	10%	8.6–11.6%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.6%	33–42.3%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.8%	24.4–31.5%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	14.1–17.8%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.2%	18.7–23.8%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.3%	11.8–15%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.1%	15.9–20.4%	22.4%	better
Housing insecurity	14.1%	12.4–16%	16.8%	better
Utility shut-off threat	9.1%	8.1–10.4%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9.7%	8.6–10.8%	11.9%	better
Receive SNAP	9.7%	8.3–11.2%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	35%	31.1–39%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	14.1–18%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	14.2–17.7%	17.5%
Hearing	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	8.1%
Vision	5.7%	5.2–6.2%	7%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.7%	5.3%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	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 Tupelo door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tupelo 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.