Counties in Mississippi by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Sharkey County had the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate of 82 counties in 2023, at 25.2%. Oktibbeha County had the lowest, at 10.9%. The median was 17.1%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.2Sharkey County
Median17.182 counties

Map of counties, 2023

Adams County: 20.6 %Alcorn County: 15 %Amite County: 20.6 %Attala County: 16.9 %Benton County: 17.4 %Bolivar County: 20.5 %Calhoun County: 18.2 %Carroll County: 18.6 %Chickasaw County: 18.4 %Choctaw County: 16.9 %Claiborne County: 20.4 %Clarke County: 17.8 %Clay County: 19.1 %Coahoma County: 21.8 %Copiah County: 18.2 %Covington County: 15.6 %DeSoto County: 12.4 %Forrest County: 13.1 %Franklin County: 18.5 %George County: 13.1 %Greene County: 14 %Grenada County: 17.6 %Hancock County: 14.3 %Harrison County: 14.1 %Hinds County: 17 %Holmes County: 23.3 %Humphreys County: 24.7 %Issaquena County: 16.4 %Itawamba County: 12.2 %Jackson County: 15 %Jasper County: 19 %Jefferson County: 23.6 %Jefferson Davis County: 21.8 %Jones County: 16 %Kemper County: 18.4 %Lafayette County: 10.9 %Lamar County: 12.4 %Lauderdale County: 16.7 %Lawrence County: 18.8 %Leake County: 17 %Lee County: 13.9 %Leflore County: 20.9 %Lincoln County: 15.7 %Lowndes County: 15.5 %Madison County: 12.4 %Marion County: 17.2 %Marshall County: 18.5 %Monroe County: 16.7 %Montgomery County: 19.6 %Neshoba County: 16.5 %Newton County: 15.7 %Noxubee County: 21.2 %Oktibbeha County: 10.9 %Panola County: 18.4 %Pearl River County: 14.4 %Perry County: 16.2 %Pike County: 18.9 %Pontotoc County: 13.8 %Prentiss County: 13.9 %Quitman County: 22.8 %Rankin County: 12.1 %Scott County: 18.3 %Sharkey County: 25.2 %Simpson County: 16.2 %Smith County: 16.9 %Stone County: 14 %Sunflower County: 19.3 %Tallahatchie County: 18.9 %Tate County: 14.2 %Tippah County: 15.3 %Tishomingo County: 15 %Tunica County: 21.4 %Union County: 14.1 %Walthall County: 17.8 %Warren County: 16.2 %Washington County: 21 %Wayne County: 17.8 %Webster County: 13.7 %Wilkinson County: 20.6 %Winston County: 19.5 %Yalobusha County: 19 %Yazoo County: 18.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Sharkey County: 25.2 %Sharkey County25.2Humphreys County: 24.7 %Humphreys County24.7Jefferson County: 23.6 %Jefferson County23.6Holmes County: 23.3 %Holmes County23.3Quitman County: 22.8 %Quitman County22.8Coahoma County: 21.8 %Coahoma County21.8Jefferson Davis County: 21.8 %Jefferson Davis County21.8Tunica County: 21.4 %Tunica County21.4Noxubee County: 21.2 %Noxubee County21.2Washington County: 21 %Washington County21Leflore County: 20.9 %Leflore County20.9Adams County: 20.6 %Adams County20.6Amite County: 20.6 %Amite County20.6Wilkinson County: 20.6 %Wilkinson County20.6Bolivar County: 20.5 %Bolivar County20.5Claiborne County: 20.4 %Claiborne County20.4Montgomery County: 19.6 %Montgomery County19.6Winston County: 19.5 %Winston County19.5Sunflower County: 19.3 %Sunflower County19.3Clay County: 19.1 %Clay County19.1Jasper County: 19 %Jasper County19Yalobusha County: 19 %Yalobusha County19Pike County: 18.9 %Pike County18.9Tallahatchie County: 18.9 %Tallahatchie County18.9Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Carroll County: 18.6 %Carroll County18.6Franklin County: 18.5 %Franklin County18.5Marshall County: 18.5 %Marshall County18.5Yazoo County: 18.5 %Yazoo County18.5Chickasaw County: 18.4 %Chickasaw County18.4Kemper County: 18.4 %Kemper County18.4Panola County: 18.4 %Panola County18.4Scott County: 18.3 %Scott County18.3Calhoun County: 18.2 %Calhoun County18.2Copiah County: 18.2 %Copiah County18.2Clarke County: 17.8 %Clarke County17.8Walthall County: 17.8 %Walthall County17.8Wayne County: 17.8 %Wayne County17.8Grenada County: 17.6 %Grenada County17.6Benton County: 17.4 %Benton County17.4Sharkey County: 25.2 %Sharkey County25.2Humphreys County: 24.7 %Humphreys County24.7Jefferson County: 23.6 %Jefferson County23.6Holmes County: 23.3 %Holmes County23.3Quitman County: 22.8 %Quitman County22.8Coahoma County: 21.8 %Coahoma County21.8Jefferson Davis County: 21.8 %Jefferson Davis County21.8Tunica County: 21.4 %Tunica County21.4Noxubee County: 21.2 %Noxubee County21.2Washington County: 21 %Washington County21Leflore County: 20.9 %Leflore County20.9Adams County: 20.6 %Adams County20.6Amite County: 20.6 %Amite County20.6Wilkinson County: 20.6 %Wilkinson County20.6Bolivar County: 20.5 %Bolivar County20.5Claiborne County: 20.4 %Claiborne County20.4Montgomery County: 19.6 %Montgomery County19.6Winston County: 19.5 %Winston County19.5Sunflower County: 19.3 %Sunflower County19.3Clay County: 19.1 %Clay County19.1Jasper County: 19 %Jasper County19Yalobusha County: 19 %Yalobusha County19Pike County: 18.9 %Pike County18.9Tallahatchie County: 18.9 %Tallahatchie County18.9Lawrence County: 18.8 %Lawrence County18.8Carroll County: 18.6 %Carroll County18.6Franklin County: 18.5 %Franklin County18.5Marshall County: 18.5 %Marshall County18.5Yazoo County: 18.5 %Yazoo County18.5Chickasaw County: 18.4 %Chickasaw County18.4Kemper County: 18.4 %Kemper County18.4Panola County: 18.4 %Panola County18.4Scott County: 18.3 %Scott County18.3Calhoun County: 18.2 %Calhoun County18.2Copiah County: 18.2 %Copiah County18.2Clarke County: 17.8 %Clarke County17.8Walthall County: 17.8 %Walthall County17.8Wayne County: 17.8 %Wayne County17.8Grenada County: 17.6 %Grenada County17.6Benton County: 17.4 %Benton County17.4
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Sharkey County25.2+1.1 pts
2Humphreys County24.7+1 pts
3Jefferson County23.6+1.5 pts
4Holmes County23.3+1.6 pts
5Quitman County22.8+1.2 pts
6Coahoma County21.8+0.1 pts
6Jefferson Davis County21.8+1.6 pts
8Tunica County21.4+1.6 pts
9Noxubee County21.2+1.7 pts
10Washington County21+2 pts
11Leflore County20.9+0.3 pts
12Adams County20.6+0.6 pts
12Amite County20.6+0.1 pts
12Wilkinson County20.6+0.6 pts
15Bolivar County20.5+2.9 pts
16Claiborne County20.4+0.8 pts
17Montgomery County19.6-1.2 pts
18Winston County19.5+1.8 pts
19Sunflower County19.3+1 pts
20Clay County19.1+0.3 pts
21Jasper County19+0.7 pts
21Yalobusha County19+0.9 pts
23Pike County18.9+0.6 pts
23Tallahatchie County18.9+1.1 pts
25Lawrence County18.8+0.9 pts
26Carroll County18.6-0.5 pts
27Franklin County18.5+1.1 pts
27Marshall County18.5+1.3 pts
27Yazoo County18.5+1.4 pts
30Chickasaw County18.4+0.7 pts
30Kemper County18.4+0.9 pts
30Panola County18.4+0.1 pts
33Scott County18.30 pts
34Calhoun County18.2+0.7 pts
34Copiah County18.2+0.6 pts
36Clarke County17.8+0.6 pts
36Walthall County17.8+0.3 pts
36Wayne County17.8+1.7 pts
39Grenada County17.6+0.2 pts
40Benton County17.4+0.4 pts
41Marion County17.2+0.4 pts
42Hinds County17-0.5 pts
42Leake County17-1.1 pts
44Attala County16.9-0.8 pts
44Choctaw County16.9+0.4 pts
44Smith County16.9+0.3 pts
47Lauderdale County16.7+0.2 pts
47Monroe County16.7+0.1 pts
49Neshoba County16.5-0.2 pts
50Issaquena County16.4+0.7 pts
51Perry County16.2-0.8 pts
51Simpson County16.2+0.2 pts
51Warren County16.2+0.5 pts
54Jones County16+1.1 pts
55Lincoln County15.7-0.3 pts
55Newton County15.7-0.4 pts
57Covington County15.6-0.4 pts
58Lowndes County15.50 pts
59Tippah County15.3+1 pts
60Alcorn County15+0.2 pts
60Jackson County15+1.8 pts
60Tishomingo County15+0.5 pts
63Pearl River County14.4+0.6 pts
64Hancock County14.3-0.4 pts
65Tate County14.2-0.1 pts
66Harrison County14.1+0.2 pts
66Union County14.1+0.5 pts
68Greene County14+0.2 pts
68Stone County14-0.8 pts
70Lee County13.9-0.2 pts
70Prentiss County13.9+0.6 pts
72Pontotoc County13.8+0.7 pts
73Webster County13.7-0.7 pts
74Forrest County13.10 pts
74George County13.1-0.5 pts
76DeSoto County12.4+0.2 pts
76Lamar County12.4-0.1 pts
76Madison County12.4+0.4 pts
79Itawamba County12.2-0.6 pts
80Rankin County12.1+0.1 pts
81Lafayette County10.90 pts
81Oktibbeha County10.9-0.2 pts

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Percentage of adults who report being told by a doctor or other health professional that they have diabetes, other than diabetes only during pregnancy. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Mississippi by diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-diabetes-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate?

Sharkey County, with 25.2% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest diagnosed diabetes in adults, local model estimate?

Oktibbeha County, with 10.9% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), diagnosed diabetes in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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