Counties in Mississippi by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Oktibbeha County had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 82 counties in 2022, at 20.9%. Madison County had the lowest, at 14.4%. The median was 17.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest20.9Oktibbeha County
Lowest14.4Madison County
Median17.582 counties

Top 40 counties, 2022

Oktibbeha County: 20.9 %Oktibbeha County20.9Leflore County: 20.6 %Leflore County20.6Tunica County: 20.3 %Tunica County20.3Neshoba County: 19.7 %Neshoba County19.7Humphreys County: 19.5 %Humphreys County19.5Holmes County: 19.4 %Holmes County19.4Coahoma County: 19.3 %Coahoma County19.3Quitman County: 19.1 %Quitman County19.1Claiborne County: 19 %Claiborne County19Perry County: 18.9 %Perry County18.9Pike County: 18.9 %Pike County18.9Lafayette County: 18.8 %Lafayette County18.8Sharkey County: 18.8 %Sharkey County18.8Lawrence County: 18.6 %Lawrence County18.6Sunflower County: 18.6 %Sunflower County18.6Yazoo County: 18.6 %Yazoo County18.6Chickasaw County: 18.5 %Chickasaw County18.5Issaquena County: 18.5 %Issaquena County18.5Marion County: 18.5 %Marion County18.5Newton County: 18.5 %Newton County18.5Hinds County: 18.4 %Hinds County18.4Stone County: 18.4 %Stone County18.4Calhoun County: 18.3 %Calhoun County18.3Clay County: 18.2 %Clay County18.2Panola County: 18.2 %Panola County18.2Montgomery County: 18.1 %Montgomery County18.1Noxubee County: 18.1 %Noxubee County18.1Scott County: 18.1 %Scott County18.1Lincoln County: 18 %Lincoln County18Prentiss County: 18 %Prentiss County18Tallahatchie County: 18 %Tallahatchie County18Tippah County: 18 %Tippah County18Smith County: 17.9 %Smith County17.9Attala County: 17.7 %Attala County17.7George County: 17.7 %George County17.7Grenada County: 17.7 %Grenada County17.7Covington County: 17.6 %Covington County17.6Jefferson County: 17.6 %Jefferson County17.6Leake County: 17.6 %Leake County17.6Wilkinson County: 17.6 %Wilkinson County17.6
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Oktibbeha County20.9+3 pts
2Leflore County20.6+2.4 pts
3Tunica County20.3+1.7 pts
4Neshoba County19.7+1.3 pts
5Humphreys County19.5+0.8 pts
6Holmes County19.4+0.6 pts
7Coahoma County19.3+0.8 pts
8Quitman County19.1+0.5 pts
9Claiborne County19-0.7 pts
10Perry County18.9+1.7 pts
10Pike County18.9+1.2 pts
12Lafayette County18.8+2.2 pts
12Sharkey County18.8+2.5 pts
14Lawrence County18.6+1.9 pts
14Sunflower County18.6+0.9 pts
14Yazoo County18.6+1.2 pts
17Chickasaw County18.5+1.5 pts
17Issaquena County18.5+0.6 pts
17Marion County18.5+1 pts
17Newton County18.5+1.4 pts
21Hinds County18.4+1.9 pts
21Stone County18.4+1.2 pts
23Calhoun County18.3+1.6 pts
24Clay County18.2+2.1 pts
24Panola County18.2+1 pts
26Montgomery County18.1+1.4 pts
26Noxubee County18.1+0.5 pts
26Scott County18.1+0.8 pts
29Lincoln County18+1.7 pts
29Prentiss County18+1 pts
29Tallahatchie County18+0.6 pts
29Tippah County18+0.6 pts
33Smith County17.9+2.1 pts
34Attala County17.7+1 pts
34George County17.7+0.6 pts
34Grenada County17.7+1.4 pts
37Covington County17.6+0.9 pts
37Jefferson County17.6+0.9 pts
37Leake County17.6+0.5 pts
37Wilkinson County17.6+0.4 pts
41Itawamba County17.5+1.2 pts
42Forrest County17.4+0.6 pts
42Greene County17.4+1.3 pts
42Marshall County17.4+0.8 pts
42Yalobusha County17.4+1.2 pts
46Lee County17.3+1.9 pts
47Harrison County17.2+1.2 pts
47Lauderdale County17.2+1.2 pts
47Simpson County17.2+0.8 pts
50Amite County17.1+1 pts
50Carroll County17.1+1.8 pts
50Monroe County17.1+0.8 pts
50Tate County17.1+0.9 pts
50Tishomingo County17.1+0.3 pts
50Wayne County17.1+0.6 pts
50Winston County17.1+1 pts
57Copiah County17+0.8 pts
57Webster County17+1.2 pts
59Kemper County16.9+0.9 pts
59Walthall County16.9+0.6 pts
59Washington County16.9-0.1 pts
62Alcorn County16.8+0.2 pts
62Franklin County16.8+0.3 pts
62Pontotoc County16.8+0.4 pts
65Clarke County16.7+0.6 pts
65Pearl River County16.7+1.2 pts
67Benton County16.6+0.3 pts
67Hancock County16.6+1.6 pts
67Lamar County16.6+1.1 pts
67Lowndes County16.6+1.2 pts
71Adams County16.5+0.5 pts
72Union County16.4-0.1 pts
73Jefferson Davis County16.3+0.3 pts
73Warren County16.3+1.4 pts
75Bolivar County16.2-1.6 pts
75Jasper County16.2+0.2 pts
77Jones County16.1-0.2 pts
78Choctaw County15.9+0.4 pts
78Jackson County15.9+0.5 pts
78Rankin County15.9+1.3 pts
81DeSoto County15.8+0.9 pts
82Madison County14.4+0.9 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. 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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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), frequent mental distress 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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Counties in Mississippi by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, County Data (swc5-untb, fu4u-a9bh, h3ej-a9ec and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Counties in Mississippi by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/mississippi-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Oktibbeha County, with 20.9% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which county has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Madison County, with 14.4% in 2022.

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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), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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