Health · Wesson

Wesson, MS health

Wesson differs from Mississippi on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with diabetes (11% vs 15.5%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.4% vs 4.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults in frequent mental distress (20.6% vs 17.3%).

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

Report card

How Wesson 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 Wesson adults…

35 of every 100 Wesson adults have high blood pressure

Mississippi: 45 in 100 · better · margin 31.3–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wesson, betterWesson, worseToo close to callMississippi

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.2% Wesson
MS 34%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.8% Wesson
MS 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Wesson
MS 13.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Wesson
MS 16.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wesson 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

Wesson 11.6% · Mississippi 1 in 9 (11.5%)

Mind & connection

How Wesson adults are doing

1 in 2Wesson adults feel lonely

40.3% · Mississippi 36.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Wesson adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Mississippi 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 3Wesson adults lack social or emotional support

28.8% · Mississippi 28.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Wesson adults are in frequent mental distress

20.6% · Mississippi 17.3% · worse

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 4

Wesson adults worry about having enough food

22.6% · MS 22.4% · about the same

1 in 6

Wesson adults worry about keeping their housing

15.8% · MS 16.8% · about the same

1 in 10

Wesson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.2% · MS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Wesson adults lack reliable transportation

13.4% · MS 11.9% · about the same

12.7% of Wesson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.6% across Mississippi.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.3%

of Wesson adults live with a disability (Mississippi 38.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory21.1%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Wesson

Wesson and the towns around it

Care nearby

King's Daughters Medical Center-BrookhavenBrookhaven · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Copiah County Medical CenterHazlehurst · 11.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Lawrence County Hospital CahMonticello · 20.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Franklin County Memorial HospitalMeadville · 31.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Family Health Care Clinic, BrookhavenBrookhaven · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Copiah Comprehensive Health ComplexHazlehurst · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careWesson's county is a federal shortage area.Copiah County · need score 22 of 25

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

! Mental healthWesson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 · need score 17 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 Wesson. 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 Wesson

Measure	Wesson	Margin	Mississippi
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.1%	31.3–39.2%	44.9%	better
High cholesterol	32.6%	28.9–36.6%	38.8%	better
Obesity	35.4%	27.9–44%	40.4%	about the same
Arthritis	23.9%	21.2–26.7%	29.9%	better
Depression	22.8%	19.2–26.7%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.7%	14.2–21.5%	18.5%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	7.6%	better
Diabetes	11%	9.5–12.5%	15.5%	better
COPD	7.8%	6.7–8.9%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.5–7%	7.5%	better
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	4.5%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	12.9–18.4%	16.9%	about the same
Binge drink	15.6%	12.8–18.9%	13.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.2%	27.1–38%	34%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.8%	28–41.8%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.2–81.6%	81.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	11%	9.3–12.9%	9.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	79.3%	75.8–82.5%	86.2%	worse
Colon screening	62%	56.6–67%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	75.2%	66.9–82.2%	74%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.2%	69.7–74.5%	79.7%	worse
No health insurance	11.6%	9.1–14.9%	11.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	40.3%	34.3–46.4%	36.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.8%	24–33.6%	28.9%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.6%	17.9–23.3%	17.3%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.8%	19.6–26.6%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.9%	12.2–15.9%	14.8%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.6%	18.2–27.7%	22.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.8%	13–19%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.2%	8.5–12%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	13.4%	11.2–15.8%	11.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.7%	9.9–16.1%	13.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.3%	34.3–44.9%	38.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	13.2–17.4%	18.8%
Thinking or memory	21.1%	18–24.3%	17.5%
Hearing	7.8%	6.9–8.7%	8.1%
Vision	6.6%	5.7–7.5%	7%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	5.3%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.6–13.1%	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 Wesson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wesson 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.