Health · Dora

Dora, AL health

On most measures Dora looks like Alabama as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.4% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Dora

C-Health Grade

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Dora’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Dora is healthier than 20% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressBObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 20%

Less healthyHealthier

Alabama towns we grade (319)Healthier than 49%

Towns with similar incomes, $46K–$77K (8,608)Healthier than 27%

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

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

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 Dora 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. Dora 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 Dora 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 Dora adults…

43 of every 100 Dora adults have high blood pressure

Alabama: 43 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.7–47%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dora, betterDora, worseToo close to callAlabama

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.8% Dora
AL 28.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.6% Dora
AL 39.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Dora
AL 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.8% Dora
AL 15.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dora 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dora 10.4% · Alabama 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Dora adults are doing

1 in 3Dora adults feel lonely

37.1% · Alabama 35.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Dora adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Alabama 23.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Dora adults lack social or emotional support

25.9% · Alabama 24.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Dora adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · 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

Dora adults worry about having enough food

19.4% · AL 19.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Dora adults worry about keeping their housing

13% · AL 13.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Dora adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · AL 9.6% · about the same

1 in 10

Dora adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · AL 9.8% · about the same

13.3% of Dora adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Dora

Dora and the towns around it

Care nearby

Walker Baptist Medical CenterJasper · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Princeton Baptist Medical CenterBirmingham · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Children's Hospital of AlabamaBirmingham · 22.2 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

University of Alabama HospitalBirmingham · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Whatley Health Svs @ SipseySipsey · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Capstone-ParrishParrish · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDora's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Walker County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careDora's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Walker County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthDora's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI MHCA-4 · need score 17 of 25

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 Dora. 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 Dora

Measure	Dora	Margin	Alabama
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.9%	38.7–47%	43.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.2–44.9%	40.7%	about the same
Obesity	35%	28.4–42%	39.4%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.2–36.1%	30.3%	about the same
Depression	26.4%	22.6–30.2%	23.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.6%	15.3–22.3%	15.4%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.8–9.7%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	14.5%	12.6–16.5%	14.8%	about the same
COPD	9.4%	8.1–10.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7–8.8%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	4.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.8%	14.8–20.8%	15.1%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.1–16.5%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.8%	27–36.8%	28.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.6%	36.6–48.9%	39.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	75.9–82.9%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.1%	51.2–59.1%	56.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.3%	81.8–86.5%	85.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	62–71.2%	67%	about the same
Mammogram	73.6%	66.4–80.3%	77.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75–80.5%	78%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	8.2–12.7%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.1%	31.9–42.6%	35.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.9%	22.1–30%	24.8%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.6–21.3%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.3%	21.8–28.9%	22.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.2–18.3%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.4%	16.1–22.9%	19.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13%	10.9–15.3%	13.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	9.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.6%	8.2–11.1%	9.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.3%	10.9–16%	14%
Disability
Any disability	41.1%	36.1–45.9%	36.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	19%	16.5–21.6%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	16–20.9%	16.1%
Hearing	9.1%	8–10.2%	8.2%
Vision	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.7–12.6%	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 Dora door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dora 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.