State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Mississippi by County
Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019 USDA Food Environment Atlas
Sorted by Percent

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.

Mississippi

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 337,505.

Calhoun County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 1 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 172.

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 243.

Neshoba County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 596.

Tippah County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 412.

Prentiss County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 818.

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,006.

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,431.

Webster County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 370.

Jasper County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 894.

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 349.

Sharkey County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 229.

Smith County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 896.

Chickasaw County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,009.

Choctaw County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 543.

Clarke County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,070.

George County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,282.

Grenada County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,296.

Marion County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,656.

Pearl River County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,193.

Pike County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,305.

Pontotoc County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,847.

Union County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,548.

Amite County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 894.

Itawamba County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,546.

Lee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,714.

Lincoln County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,571.

Noxubee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 833.

Simpson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,795.

Wayne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,463.

Alcorn County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,893.

Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,061.

Rankin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 11,690.

Tunica County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 908.

Wilkinson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 840.

Claiborne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 879.

Forrest County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,761.

Jones County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,135.

Newton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,953.

Warren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,173.

Yalobusha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,169.

Jefferson Davis County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,195.

Lamar County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,793.

Marshall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,784.

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,093.

Perry County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,210.

Winston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,969.

Clay County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,315.

DeSoto County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 17,716.

Leake County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,713.

Panola County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,686.

Humphreys County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,113.

Jackson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 16,225.

Walthall County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,859.

Stone County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,237.

Copiah County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,012.

Tate County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,065.

Adams County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,975.

Attala County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,015.

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,220.

Hancock County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,786.

Harrison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 27,752.

Hinds County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 36,419.

Issaquena County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 217.

Lowndes County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 8,835.

Coahoma County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,171.

Scott County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,581.

Benton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 1,480.

Lafayette County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,954.

Lauderdale County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 13,921.

Holmes County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 3,547.

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 9,024.

Oktibbeha County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 9,251.

Carroll County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,164.

Yazoo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 20 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,709.

Leflore County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 21 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 6,733.

Kemper County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 24 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 2,506.

Sunflower County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 25 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 7,345.

Bolivar County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 28 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 9,499.

Tallahatchie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 31 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 4,826.

Quitman County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 63 percent.
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is 5,148.

Covington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.

Tishomingo County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available
• People (with Limited Access) : The number of people (with limited access) is data not available.

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/10/2026 1:22 am.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Limited Access to Healthy Foods data provided by the USDA Food Environment Atlas.

For more information about Food Access: Limited Access to Healthy Foods, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.