Health · Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove, MS health

Walnut Grove differs from Mississippi on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.3% vs 7.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (16.5% vs 11.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Walnut Grove

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 737 people are less certain, so we show Walnut Grove's figures without a grade.

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How Walnut Grove 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 Walnut Grove adults…

47 of every 100 Walnut Grove adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · too close to call · margin 42.8–51.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walnut Grove, betterWalnut Grove, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.7% Walnut Grove
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.3% Walnut Grove
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.8% Walnut Grove
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19% Walnut Grove
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walnut Grove 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

Walnut Grove 13.4% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Walnut Grove adults are doing

1 in 3Walnut Grove adults feel lonely

39.5% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Walnut Grove adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.1% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Walnut Grove adults lack social or emotional support

33.3% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Walnut Grove adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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

Walnut Grove adults worry about having enough food

31% · MS 22.4% · worse

1 in 4

Walnut Grove adults worry about keeping their housing

24.3% · MS 16.8% · worse

1 in 6

Walnut Grove adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

16.5% · MS 11.2% · worse

1 in 6

Walnut Grove adults lack reliable transportation

16.1% · MS 11.9% · worse

20.7% of Walnut Grove adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.3%

Thinking or memory19.7%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone12.2%

Vision8.3%

Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Around Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Medical Center-LeakeCarthage · 12.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

S E Lackey Memorial HospitalForest · 15.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ochsner Laird HospitalUnion · 20.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ochsner Scott RegionalMorton · 21.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Walnut Grove Medical ClinicWalnut Grove · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sebastopol ClinicWalnut Grove · 7.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careWalnut Grove's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Leake County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthWalnut Grove's county is a federal shortage area.Mental Health Catchment Area 10 · 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 Walnut Grove. 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 Walnut Grove

Measure	Walnut Grove	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.1%	42.8–51.7%	44.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.1%	32.1–40.4%	38.8%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	36.8–53.5%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	29%	25.8–32.4%	29.9%	about the same
Depression	19.1%	16.2–22.4%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.2%	14.9–22%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.7%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.3%	5.7–7%	7.6%	better
Diabetes	16.1%	14–18.2%	15.5%	about the same
COPD	8.6%	7.4–10%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.3–8%	7.5%	about the same
Stroke	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	4.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19%	15.7–22.3%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	11.8%	9.5–14.4%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	38.7%	32.9–44.6%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	43.3%	36.4–50.1%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.5%	79.2–85.4%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	7.3%	6.1–8.7%	9.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.9%	83.6–88%	86.2%	about the same
Colon screening	58.7%	53.4–63.9%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	74.8%	66.8–82%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.1–81.2%	79.7%	about the same
No health insurance	13.4%	10.6–17%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.5%	33.8–45.5%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	33.3%	28.5–38.4%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	16.9–21.8%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.7%	23.9–31.8%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.6–17.7%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	31%	25.6–36.6%	22.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	24.3%	20.3–28.6%	16.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	16.5%	13.9–19.3%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	16.1%	13.5–18.9%	11.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	20.7%	16.3–25.6%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.3%	36–46.5%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.3%	17.6–23.2%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	19.7%	17–22.6%	17.5%
Hearing	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	8.1%
Vision	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	7%
Dressing or bathing	6.1%	5.3–7%	5.3%
Errands alone	12.2%	10.5–14.1%	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 Walnut Grove door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Walnut Grove 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.