County

Forrest, MS

FIPS: 28035 · 15,156 Medicare beneficiaries · Geographic Variation 2023

Overview

Key headline metrics for Medicare beneficiaries living in Forrest, MS. Source data from the CMS Medicare Fee-for-Service Geographic Variation Public Use File (2023) and CDC PLACES/SDOH.

Total Medicare Spending per Capita
$14,586
Actual Spending per Capita
$13,566
includes local geographic adjustments
Average HCC Risk Score
1.06
1.00 = nationally average. Higher = sicker panel.
Average Age
72.0
30-Day Readmission Rate
20.6%
MA Participation
47.8%
share enrolled in Medicare Advantage
Dual Eligible
16.8%
also enrolled in Medicaid — low-income marker

Beneficiary Profile

Who the Medicare population is in this county — counts, enrollment mix, age, and risk-adjusted complexity.

Total Medicare Beneficiaries
15,156
Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries
7,036
MA Participation Rate
47.8%
Average Age
72.0
Average HCC Risk Score
1.06
CMS Hierarchical Condition Category score. Higher means a sicker average beneficiary.
Dual Eligible (Medicare + Medicaid)
16.8%
Share of beneficiaries also enrolled in Medicaid — a marker of low income and complex need.

Demographic mix

Female
55.4%
Male
44.6%
White
80.6%
Black
15.7%
Hispanic
0.9%

Utilization

How often Medicare beneficiaries use each service. Rates are per 1,000 beneficiaries; the "users" column shows the share of beneficiaries who used the service at least once.

30-Day Readmission Rate
20.6%
Share of hospital discharges followed by an unplanned readmission within 30 days.
ER Visits per 1,000 Benes
718.2

Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health outcomes among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

High blood pressure among adults
41.0%
95% CI: 36.9% – 45.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Obesity among adults
37.6%
95% CI: 31.0% – 45.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened
32.9%
95% CI: 28.9% – 37.3%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Arthritis among adults
27.3%
95% CI: 24.2% – 30.6%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Depression among adults
20.8%
95% CI: 17.5% – 24.6%
Crude prevalence
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years
17.3%
95% CI: 14.1% – 21.0%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Diagnosed diabetes among adults
13.5%
95% CI: 11.7% – 15.6%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Current asthma among adults
10.0%
95% CI: 8.8% – 11.5%
Crude prevalence
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults
7.5%
95% CI: 6.3% – 8.7%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults
6.6%
95% CI: 5.9% – 7.4%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Coronary heart disease among adults
6.2%
95% CI: 5.5% – 7.1%
Crude prevalence
Stroke among adults
3.9%
95% CI: 3.5% – 4.3%
Age-adjusted prevalence

Health Status

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health status among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults
22.7%
95% CI: 19.6% – 26.2%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Frequent mental distress among adults
18.1%
95% CI: 15.8% – 20.7%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Frequent physical distress among adults
13.7%
95% CI: 11.9% – 15.8%
Crude prevalence

Prevention

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of prevention among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Cholesterol screening among adults
84.1%
95% CI: 81.4% – 86.5%
Crude prevalence
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults
80.2%
95% CI: 76.6% – 83.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure
77.0%
95% CI: 74.4% – 79.6%
Crude prevalence
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years
76.4%
95% CI: 69.5% – 83.0%
Crude prevalence
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years
63.0%
95% CI: 57.9% – 68.3%
Crude prevalence
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years
11.0%
95% CI: 8.8% – 13.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults
9.6%
95% CI: 8.1% – 11.2%
Age-adjusted prevalence

Health Risk Behaviors

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health risk behaviors among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Short sleep duration among adults
38.4%
95% CI: 33.0% – 44.5%
Crude prevalence
No leisure-time physical activity among adults
30.6%
95% CI: 26.0% – 35.8%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Current cigarette smoking among adults
15.2%
95% CI: 12.5% – 18.0%
Crude prevalence
Binge drinking among adults
14.9%
95% CI: 12.2% – 18.1%
Crude prevalence

Disability

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of disability among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Any disability among adults
36.8%
95% CI: 32.2% – 41.8%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Cognitive disability among adults
17.8%
95% CI: 15.3% – 20.4%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Mobility disability among adults
16.0%
95% CI: 13.9% – 18.5%
Crude prevalence
Independent living disability among adults
10.1%
95% CI: 8.6% – 11.6%
Crude prevalence
Hearing disability among adults
7.1%
95% CI: 6.2% – 8.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Vision disability among adults
6.5%
95% CI: 5.7% – 7.3%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Self-care disability among adults
4.6%
95% CI: 4.0% – 5.2%
Crude prevalence

Health-Related Social Needs

Community-level social and economic factors that drive health outcomes. Combines CDC PLACES health-related social-need measures (modeled from BRFSS) with CDC SDOH structural measures (from the American Community Survey).

Reported unmet needs (PLACES)

Loneliness among adults
36.6%
95% CI: 31.2% – 41.9%
Lack of social and emotional support among adults
27.6%
95% CI: 23.5% – 31.8%
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults
23.2%
95% CI: 19.2% – 27.7%
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults
17.6%
95% CI: 14.8% – 20.8%
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults
13.7%
95% CI: 10.9% – 16.8%
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults
12.1%
95% CI: 10.3% – 14.1%
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults
11.1%
95% CI: 9.4% – 13.0%

Economic Stability

Below 150% Federal Poverty Level
34.9%
· MOE ±2.6
Share of county residents living below 150% of the federal poverty threshold.
Unemployment Rate
7.0%
· MOE ±1.2

Education & Connectivity

No High School Diploma (adults 25+)
11.0%
· MOE ±1.7
No Broadband Internet
19.6%
· MOE ±2.6
Share of households without a broadband internet subscription — a telehealth access barrier.

Housing

Housing Cost Burden
30.8%
· MOE ±2.7
Share of households paying more than 30% of income on housing.
Crowded Housing Units
1.9%
· MOE ±0.9
Single-Parent Households
10.0%
· MOE ±1.7

Demographics

Racial / Ethnic Minority Population
43.2%
· MOE ±0.8

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced from Geographic Variation, PLACES, and SDOH, alongside the national county median for context.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
CDC PLACES All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years 17.3% — TEETHLOST
CDC PLACES Any disability among adults 36.8% — DISABILITY
CDC PLACES Arthritis among adults 27.3% — ARTHRITIS
CDC PLACES Binge drinking among adults 14.9% — BINGE
CDC PLACES Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults 6.6% — CANCER
CDC PLACES Cholesterol screening among adults 84.1% — CHOLSCREEN
CDC PLACES Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults 7.5% — COPD
CDC PLACES Cognitive disability among adults 17.8% — COGNITION
CDC PLACES Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years 63.0% — COLON_SCREEN
CDC PLACES Coronary heart disease among adults 6.2% — CHD
CDC PLACES Current asthma among adults 10.0% — CASTHMA
CDC PLACES Current cigarette smoking among adults 15.2% — CSMOKING
CDC PLACES Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years 11.0% — ACCESS2
CDC PLACES Depression among adults 20.8% — DEPRESSION
CDC PLACES Diagnosed diabetes among adults 13.5% — DIABETES
CDC PLACES Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults 22.7% — GHLTH
CDC PLACES Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults 23.2% — FOODINSECU
CDC PLACES Frequent mental distress among adults 18.1% — MHLTH
CDC PLACES Frequent physical distress among adults 13.7% — PHLTH
CDC PLACES Hearing disability among adults 7.1% — HEARING
CDC PLACES High blood pressure among adults 41.0% — BPHIGH
CDC PLACES High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened 32.9% — HIGHCHOL
CDC PLACES Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults 17.6% — HOUSINSECU
CDC PLACES Independent living disability among adults 10.1% — INDEPLIVE
CDC PLACES Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults 12.1% — LACKTRPT
CDC PLACES Lack of social and emotional support among adults 27.6% — EMOTIONSPT
CDC PLACES Loneliness among adults 36.6% — LONELINESS
CDC PLACES Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years 76.4% — MAMMOUSE
CDC PLACES Mobility disability among adults 16.0% — MOBILITY
CDC PLACES No leisure-time physical activity among adults 30.6% — LPA
CDC PLACES Obesity among adults 37.6% — OBESITY
CDC PLACES Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults 13.7% — FOODSTAMP
CDC PLACES Self-care disability among adults 4.6% — SELFCARE
CDC PLACES Short sleep duration among adults 38.4% — SLEEP
CDC PLACES Stroke among adults 3.9% — STROKE
CDC PLACES Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure 77.0% — BPMED
CDC PLACES Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults 11.1% — SHUTUTILITY
CDC PLACES Vision disability among adults 6.5% — VISION
CDC PLACES Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults 9.6% — DENTAL
CDC PLACES Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults 80.2% — CHECKUP
CDC SDOH Below 150% FPL (%) 34.9% — POVERTY
CDC SDOH Crowded Housing (%) 1.9% — CROWDING
CDC SDOH Housing Cost Burden (%) 30.8% — HOUSING_BURDEN
CDC SDOH No Broadband (%) 19.6% — NO_BROADBAND
CDC SDOH No High School Diploma (%) 11.0% — NO_DIPLOMA
CDC SDOH Racial/Ethnic Minority (%) 43.2% — MINORITY
CDC SDOH Single-Parent Households (%) 10.0% — SINGLE_PARENT
CDC SDOH Unemployment (%) 7.0% — UNEMPLOYMENT
Geographic Variation Acute Hospital Readmission Rate (%) 20.6% — ACUTE_HOSP_READMSN_PCT
Geographic Variation Average Beneficiary Age 72.00 — BENE_AVG_AGE
Geographic Variation Average HCC Risk Score 1.06 — BENE_AVG_RISK_SCRE
Geographic Variation Black Beneficiaries (%) 15.7% — BENE_RACE_BLACK_PCT
Geographic Variation Dual Eligible Beneficiaries (%) 16.8% — BENE_DUAL_PCT
Geographic Variation ER Visits per 1,000 Beneficiaries 718.2 — ER_VISITS_PER_1000_BENES
Geographic Variation Female Beneficiaries (%) 55.4% — BENE_FEML_PCT
Geographic Variation FFS Beneficiary Count 7,036 — BENES_FFS_CNT
Geographic Variation Hispanic Beneficiaries (%) 0.9% — BENE_RACE_HSPNC_PCT
Geographic Variation Home Health Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $580 — HH_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Home Health Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $756 — HH_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Hospice Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $500 — HOSPC_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Hospice Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $580 — HOSPC_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Inpatient Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $3,728 — IP_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Inpatient Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $3,534 — IP_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Male Beneficiaries (%) 44.6% — BENE_MALE_PCT
Geographic Variation Medicare Advantage Participation Rate (%) 47.8% — MA_PRTCPTN_RATE
Geographic Variation Outpatient Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $1,360 — OP_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Outpatient Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $1,522 — OP_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation SNF Actual Per Capita Payment ($) $845 — SNF_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation SNF Standardized Per Capita Payment ($) $1,181 — SNF_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Total Actual Per Capita Medicare Payment ($) $13,566 — TOT_MDCR_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation Total Beneficiary Count 15,156 — BENES_TOTAL_CNT
Geographic Variation Total Standardized Per Capita Medicare Payment ($) $14,586 — TOT_MDCR_STDZD_PYMT_PC
Geographic Variation White Beneficiaries (%) 80.6% — BENE_RACE_WHT_PCT

Methodology

Primary source: Medicare Geographic Variation by County (dataset id geo-var-county, vintage 2023, downloaded 2026-04-13, 33,639 rows in source).

Additional data sources: CDC PLACES County-Level Data (2026), CDC SDOH Measures for County (2017-2021).

Percentile badges compare this county against all US counties that appear in the relevant dataset. "Lower is better" metrics (spending, readmission rates, chronic-disease prevalence, SDOH adversity) use an inverted color ramp — low percentile = green (good), high percentile = red (bad).

Medicare Geographic Variation shows standardized per-capita spending, utilization, and demographic characteristics for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries at the county level. Standardized payments remove geographic payment adjustments so counties can be compared fairly. AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) measure the rate of hospitalization for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs).

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