Health · Vaiden

Vaiden, MS health

Vaiden differs from Mississippi on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.2% vs 7.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (34.2% vs 18.5%).

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

Report card

How Vaiden 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 Vaiden adults…

51 of every 100 Vaiden adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · worse · margin 46.1–55.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vaiden, betterVaiden, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 43.1% Vaiden
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.8% Vaiden
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Vaiden
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.8% Vaiden
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vaiden 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 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Vaiden 18.2% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Vaiden adults are doing

1 in 3Vaiden adults feel lonely

38.7% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Vaiden adults have been diagnosed with depression

16.7% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Vaiden adults lack social or emotional support

35.3% · Mississippi 28.9% · worse

1 in 5Vaiden adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 3

Vaiden adults worry about having enough food

35.4% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

Vaiden adults worry about keeping their housing

25.6% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 5

Vaiden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

18.4% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 5

Vaiden adults lack reliable transportation

18.5% · MS 11.9% · worse

25.1% of Vaiden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.8%

Thinking or memory21.6%

Hearing9.3%

Errands alone13.8%

Vision10.9%

Dressing or bathing8.1%

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

Around Vaiden

Vaiden and the towns around it

Care nearby

Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital CahWinona · 10.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Baptist Medical Center AttalaKosciusko · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Holmes County Hospital and ClinicsLexington · 21.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Greenwood Leflore HospitalGreenwood · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Family Health Care Clinics, Inc. --WinonaWinona · 10.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Durant ClinicDurant · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careVaiden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Carroll County · need score 21 of 25

! Dental careVaiden's county is a federal shortage area.Carroll County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthVaiden'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 Vaiden. 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 Vaiden

Measure	Vaiden	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	50.8%	46.1–55.6%	44.9%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.8–42.7%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	36.6–53.5%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	29.2%	25.9–32.7%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	16.7%	13.9–19.8%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	34.2%	28.9–39.8%	18.5%	worse
Asthma	9.8%	8.5–11.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.2%	5.6–6.9%	7.6%	better
Diabetes	19.5%	16.9–22.1%	15.5%	worse
COPD	11%	9.3–12.7%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	7.5%	worse
Stroke	6.1%	5.4–6.9%	4.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.8%	19.4–27.9%	16.9%	worse
Binge drink	13.3%	10.8–16.2%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	43.1%	36.7–49.3%	34%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	43.8%	36.9–51%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76–83.1%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	5.1%	4.2–6%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.5%	78.4–84.3%	86.2%	worse
Colon screening	57.3%	51.7–62.7%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71.5%	63.1–78.9%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	75–80.4%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	18.2%	14.1–22.9%	11.5%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.7%	33–44.8%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	35.3%	30.3–40.4%	28.9%	worse
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	15.9–20.8%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	33.6%	28.5–38.4%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	14.9–19.9%	14.8%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	35.4%	29.5–41.3%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	25.6%	21.4–29.9%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	18.4%	15.5–21.4%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	18.5%	15.6–21.7%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	25.1%	20.2–30.2%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	45.3%	39.2–50.9%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.8%	20.6–27.1%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	21.6%	18.2–24.9%	17.5%
Hearing	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	8.1%
Vision	10.9%	9.4–12.4%	7%
Dressing or bathing	8.1%	7–9.3%	5.3%
Errands alone	13.8%	11.7–15.9%	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 Vaiden door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Vaiden 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.