Health · Cedar Bluff

Cedar Bluff, AL health

Cedar Bluff differs from Alabama on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.4% vs 78%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (12.7% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Cedar Bluff

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Cedar Bluff’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Cedar Bluff is healthier than 5% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressDObesityD-DiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 5%

Less healthyHealthier

Alabama towns we grade (319)Healthier than 16%

Towns with similar incomes, $39K–$66K (6,063)Healthier than 9%

About what its income would suggest. Cedar Bluff does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Cedar Bluff could be anywhere from D− to C.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Alabama ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Cedar Bluff with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Cedar Bluff uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Cedar Bluff compares with Alabama

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Cedar Bluff adults…

48 of every 100 Cedar Bluff adults have high blood pressure

Alabama: 43 in 100 · worse · margin 43.9–52.9%

Bars show Cedar Bluff; the black tick is Alabama. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cedar Bluff, betterCedar Bluff, worseToo close to callAlabama

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.3% Cedar Bluff
AL 28.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Cedar Bluff
AL 39.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Cedar Bluff
AL 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Cedar Bluff
AL 15.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cedar Bluff adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Alabama.

Yearly checkup

AL 80%

Dentist visit

AL 57%

Cholesterol check

AL 86%

Colon screening

AL 67%

Mammogram

AL 78%

Taking BP meds

AL 78%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cedar Bluff 11% · Alabama 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Cedar Bluff adults are doing

1 in 3Cedar Bluff adults feel lonely

34.2% · Alabama 35.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Cedar Bluff adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Alabama 23.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Cedar Bluff adults lack social or emotional support

24% · Alabama 24.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Cedar Bluff adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · Alabama 17.2% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5

Cedar Bluff adults worry about having enough food

22.2% · AL 19.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Cedar Bluff adults worry about keeping their housing

13.9% · AL 13.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Cedar Bluff adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.2% · AL 9.6% · about the same

1 in 9

Cedar Bluff adults lack reliable transportation

10.9% · AL 9.8% · about the same

18.1% of Cedar Bluff adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.6%

of Cedar Bluff adults live with a disability (Alabama 36.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs23.4%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing11.6%

Errands alone12.8%

Vision7.9%

Dressing or bathing6.4%

Black tick: Alabama. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Cedar Bluff

Cedar Bluff and the towns around it

Care nearby

Floyd Cherokee Medical CenterCentre · 5.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dekalb Regional Medical CenterFort Payne · 17.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adventhealth RedmondRome · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical CenterCedartown · 23.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cherokee Quality Health CareCentre · 3.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc. - Fort PayneFort Payne · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCedar Bluff is not a shortage area

! Dental careCedar Bluff's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cherokee County · need score 16 of 25

✓ Mental healthCedar Bluff is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cedar Bluff. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Cedar Bluff

Measure	Cedar Bluff	Margin	Alabama
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	48.3%	43.9–52.9%	43.3%	worse
High cholesterol	46.5%	41.7–51.1%	40.7%	worse
Obesity	42.4%	34.2–51%	39.4%	about the same
Arthritis	37.4%	33.6–41.1%	30.3%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.2–30.1%	23.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.7%	17.8–25.7%	15.4%	worse
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	18.3%	15.8–20.9%	14.8%	worse
COPD	12.7%	10.7–14.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	10.6%	9.2–12%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	4.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.4%	16.9–24.2%	15.1%	worse
Binge drink	12.7%	10.2–15.3%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.3%	29.8–41.4%	28.7%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	31.3–45.8%	39.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.5%	76.9–83.6%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.5%	46.4–54.6%	56.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.5–87.1%	85.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.2%	60.7–71.4%	67%	about the same
Mammogram	73.6%	64.9–81%	77.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.4%	78.7–83.7%	78%	better
No health insurance	11%	8.6–13.8%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.2%	29–39.8%	35.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	20.3–28.2%	24.8%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.5–21.4%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	29.6%	25.4–34.1%	22.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.6%	16.1–21.1%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.2%	18.3–26.6%	19.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.9%	11.6–16.5%	13.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.2%	8.7–11.9%	9.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.9%	9.4–12.7%	9.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.1%	14.7–21.8%	14%
Disability
Any disability	44.6%	39.4–50.4%	36.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.4%	20–27%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.5–22.1%	16.1%
Hearing	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	8.2%
Vision	7.9%	6.9–9%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.4%	5.4–7.4%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.8%	11–14.8%	9.8%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Cedar Bluff door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Alabama figure falls inside it, we don't call Cedar Bluff better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cedar Bluff directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Alabama figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.