State rankings · MS
Mississippi, ranked
Here is exactly where Mississippi lands on every metric we track — 14 published rankings, each measured against all 50 states. Every value is pulled from a named, authoritative source and shown with its data period. Tap any card to open the full interactive map and the complete 50-state table.
Ranks are ordinal (1 = highest by this metric). Ties are broken alphabetically by state name.
Mississippi rankings analysis
Across the 14 rankings we currently track, Mississippi sits closest to the top of the list on States with the Most Inactive Adults at 1st (30.6%), and closest to the bottom on States with the Most Expensive Gas at 48th ($3.93/gal). Every figure below is the state’s own reported value, ranked against all 50 states from a single named source and data period.
Mississippi lands in the top 10 on States with the Most Inactive Adults (1st), States with the Highest Obesity Rates (2nd), States with the Most Diabetes (5th), States with the Worst Self-Rated Health (6th) and States with the Most Arthritis (7th).
It falls in the bottom 10 on States with the Most Asthma (45th), States with the Most Binge Drinkers (46th) and States with the Most Expensive Gas (48th).
The cards and links below break down each ranking in full — tap any one to open the interactive map and the complete 50-state table, with the source and year for every number.
- Rank 1st / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Inactive Adults
30.6%2024 - Rank 2nd / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Highest Obesity Rates
40.4%2024 - Rank 5th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Diabetes
15.21%2024 - Rank 6th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Worst Self-Rated Health
23.02%2024 - Rank 7th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Arthritis
32.4%2024 - Rank 11th / 50eia.gov
States with the Highest Electric Bills
$155/mo2024 - Rank 13th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Adult Smokers
13.82%2024 - Rank 25th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Vapers
8.22%2024 - Rank 25th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Uninsured Adults
7.72%2024 - Rank 30th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Heaviest Drinkers
5.91%2024 - Rank 38th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Depression
19.71%2024 - Rank 45th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Asthma
9.11%2024 - Rank 46th / 50chronicdata.cdc.gov
States with the Most Binge Drinkers
13.25%2024 - Rank 48th / 50gasprices.aaa.com
States with the Most Expensive Gas
$3.93/gal2026-05-28