Health · Dunnavant

Dunnavant, AL health

Dunnavant differs from Alabama on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.4% vs 13.9%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 9.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 8.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Dunnavant
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 966 people are less certain, so we show Dunnavant's figures without a grade.

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How Dunnavant 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 Dunnavant adults…

45 of every 100 Dunnavant adults have high blood pressure
Alabama: 43 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.5–49%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dunnavant, betterDunnavant, worseToo close to callAlabama
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Dunnavant
AL 28.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Dunnavant
AL 39.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Dunnavant
AL 14.1%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.8% Dunnavant
AL 15.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
AL 80%
58%
Dentist visit
AL 57%
87%
Cholesterol check
AL 86%
65%
Colon screening
AL 67%
78%
Mammogram
AL 78%
78%
Taking BP meds
AL 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dunnavant 8.5% · Alabama 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Dunnavant adults are doing

1 in 3Dunnavant adults feel lonely
30.3% · Alabama 35.4% · better
1 in 4Dunnavant adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · Alabama 23.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Dunnavant adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Alabama 24.8% · better
1 in 6Dunnavant adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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 7
Dunnavant adults worry about having enough food
13.6% · AL 19.2% · better
1 in 11
Dunnavant adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · AL 13.9% · better
1 in 15
Dunnavant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · AL 9.6% · better
1 in 14
Dunnavant adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · AL 9.8% · better

9.4% of Dunnavant adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Dunnavant

Dunnavant and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Dunnavant.

Shoal Creek: 29% Vandiver: 34.4% Leeds: 35.2% Hoover: 30.2% Birmingham: 42.2% Highland Lakes: 30.1% Sterrett: 34.8% Irondale: 33.5% Moody: 39.1% Helena: 31.6% Vestavia Hills: 29.1% Meadowbrook: 29% Bessemer: 44.7% Eagle Point: 29.7% Indian Springs Village: 27.9% Pelham: 32.3% Homewood: 29.7% Brook Highland: 30.5% Center Point: 46% Mountain Brook: 26.8% Trussville: 31.2% Forestdale: 43.4% McDonald Chapel: 41.5% Midfield: 45% Fultondale: 35.9% Dunnavant: 33.6% Dunnavant Shoal Creek Vandiver Leeds Hoover Birmingham St. Vincent's East · Birmingham · 9.9 mi · 3★ MedicareH Grandview Medical Center · Birmingham · 12.2 mi · 3★ MedicareH Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital · Birmingham · 13.7 mi · 3★ MedicareH St. Vincent's Birmingham · Birmingham · 14.3 mi · 3★ MedicareH Crestwood Medical Center · Irondale · 10.9 mi+ Chc - Chalkville · Center Point · 12.2 mi+
26.8%46%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#15 of 26towns on this map, healthiest first
Shoal Creek29%
Hoover30.2%
Dunnavant33.6%
Vandiver34.4%
Leeds35.2%
Birmingham42.2%

Care nearby

St. Vincent's EastBirmingham · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Grandview Medical CenterBirmingham · 12.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Baptist Health Brookwood HospitalBirmingham · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
St. Vincent's BirminghamBirmingham · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Crestwood Medical CenterIrondale · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Chc - ChalkvilleCenter Point · 12.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careDunnavant is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDunnavant is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthDunnavant is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Dunnavant. 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 Dunnavant
MeasureDunnavantMarginAlabama
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44.6%40.5–49%43.3%about the same
High cholesterol44.1%39.9–48.4%40.7%about the same
Obesity33.6%27.7–39.8%39.4%about the same
Arthritis32.5%28.9–36.1%30.3%about the same
Depression23.6%20.3–27.3%23.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.9%10.4–15.7%15.4%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.5–11.1%10%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.2%9.2–11.3%8.2%worse
Diabetes13.5%11.5–15.6%14.8%about the same
COPD8.5%7–10.2%8%about the same
Heart disease7.7%6.7–8.9%7.3%about the same
Stroke3.9%3.4–4.5%4.1%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.8%11.8–18.1%15.1%about the same
Binge drink16%13.2–19%14.1%about the same
Get no exercise25.4%20.7–30.5%28.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37%31.7–42.6%39.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.4%75.8–82.7%80.4%about the same
Dentist visit57.8%53.8–61.8%56.9%about the same
Cholesterol check87.1%84.7–89.2%85.8%about the same
Colon screening65.2%60.2–70.1%67%about the same
Mammogram78.3%71.7–84.2%77.9%about the same
Taking BP meds78.1%74.9–81%78%about the same
No health insurance8.5%6.4–10.9%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.3%25.8–34.7%35.4%better
Lack emotional support20.6%17.4–23.9%24.8%better
Frequent mental distress15.9%13.8–18.2%17.2%about the same
Fair or poor health20.9%17.4–24.7%22.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.4%12.2–16.7%14.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.6%10.7–16.8%19.2%better
Housing insecurity9.4%7.6–11.4%13.9%better
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.6–8%9.6%better
No reliable transportation7.1%5.9–8.3%9.8%better
Receive SNAP9.4%7.2–11.8%14%
Disability
Any disability34.1%29.1–39.2%36.5%
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%13.8–19.5%17.1%
Thinking or memory14.9%12.5–17.3%16.1%
Hearing9.3%8.1–10.7%8.2%
Vision5.2%4.4–6%6%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.4–4.8%4.6%
Errands alone9%7.5–10.5%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 Dunnavant door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Alabama figure falls inside it, we don't call Dunnavant better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dunnavant 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.

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