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Health · Mississippi

Healthiest Counties in Mississippi 2026

Ranked by life expectancy, uninsured rates, and health care access.

Top 10 — Health in Mississippi

Score reflects health only — not overall county quality.

1Madison County, MS
57.5
2Rankin County, MS
52.4
3Lamar County, MS
48.3
4DeSoto County, MS
43
5Lafayette County, MS
42.2
6Jackson County, MS
35.5
7Greene County, MS
35
8Hancock County, MS
33.1
9Oktibbeha County, MS
32.7
10Kemper County, MS
32.6

All Mississippi Counties — Health Rankings

82 counties ranked by health score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountyHealth ScoreOverall Score
1Madison County, MS
57.5
45.8
2Rankin County, MS
52.4
53.7
3Lamar County, MS
48.3
47.6
4DeSoto County, MS
43
36.7
5Lafayette County, MS
42.2
43.6
6Jackson County, MS
35.5
38.6
7Greene County, MS
35
55
8Hancock County, MS
33.1
35.6
9Oktibbeha County, MS
32.7
33.7
10Kemper County, MS
32.6
62.8
11Lowndes County, MS
30.8
46.2
12Choctaw County, MS
30.6
62.7
13Union County, MS
29.6
45.1
14Itawamba County, MS
27.2
55.1
15Harrison County, MS
26.5
30.1
16Forrest County, MS
25.9
30.3
17Lee County, MS
25.5
33.6
18Jones County, MS
25.3
40.7
19Pontotoc County, MS
24.5
43.1
20Warren County, MS
23.7
31.9
21Prentiss County, MS
23.4
43.6
22Alcorn County, MS
22.9
43.8
23Clarke County, MS
21.2
60.7
24Pearl River County, MS
20.1
42.5
25Smith County, MS
19.8
60.2
26Tate County, MS
19.6
37.7
27Lincoln County, MS
19.4
41.6
28George County, MS
19.3
40.5
29Clay County, MS
18.7
41.3
30Monroe County, MS
18.3
47.5
31Jasper County, MS
17.8
53.9
32Stone County, MS
17.8
38.6
33Copiah County, MS
17.7
55.1
34Lauderdale County, MS
17.4
46.7
35Webster County, MS
16.9
62.3
36Franklin County, MS
16.8
60.2
37Tishomingo County, MS
16.5
55.3
38Winston County, MS
16.3
48.5
39Yalobusha County, MS
16.2
47.1
40Covington County, MS
15.9
47.2
41Simpson County, MS
15.4
55.8
42Hinds County, MS
14.7
38.3
43Attala County, MS
14.5
49.3
44Tippah County, MS
14.4
56.7
45Jefferson Davis County, MS
14.3
56.2
46Amite County, MS
13.5
59.3
47Perry County, MS
13.5
60.7
48Newton County, MS
13.2
56
49Claiborne County, MS
13.1
55.3
50Benton County, MS
13
57.3
51Lawrence County, MS
12.7
56.8
52Carroll County, MS
12.3
64.5
53Wayne County, MS
12.3
41.8
54Jefferson County, MS
11.9
52.3
55Marshall County, MS
11.8
45.3
56Yazoo County, MS
11.8
45.3
57Bolivar County, MS
11.7
33.3
58Tallahatchie County, MS
11.7
47.5
59Chickasaw County, MS
11.5
55.8
60Tunica County, MS
11.4
36.4
61Wilkinson County, MS
11
54.8
62Adams County, MS
10.8
57.1
63Leake County, MS
10.8
49
64Panola County, MS
10.8
43.3
65Leflore County, MS
10.5
46.3
66Walthall County, MS
10.4
48.5
67Marion County, MS
10.3
49.4
68Grenada County, MS
10.2
34.8
69Noxubee County, MS
10
48.6
70Scott County, MS
9.7
42.8
71Sunflower County, MS
9.5
46.4
72Washington County, MS
9.3
48.4
73Pike County, MS
8.8
37.9
74Sharkey County, MS
8.1
57
75Calhoun County, MS
8
55.8
76Holmes County, MS
7.9
57
77Neshoba County, MS
7.3
42
78Coahoma County, MS
6.5
44.8
79Montgomery County, MS
6.3
58
80Quitman County, MS
6
58.2
81Humphreys County, MS
5.2
48.3
82Issaquena County, MS
1.9
68.6

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