Health · Guin

Guin, AL health

Guin differs from Alabama on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.2% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (9.7% vs 7.3%).

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

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Guin’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Guin is healthier than 9% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressCMental distressDObesityDDiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 9%

Less healthyHealthier

Alabama towns we grade (319)Healthier than 28%

Towns with similar incomes, $38K–$64K (5,763)Healthier than 20%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Guin 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 Guin 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. Guin 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.

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How Guin 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 Guin adults…

48 of every 100 Guin adults have high blood pressure

Alabama: 43 in 100 · too close to call · margin 43.3–52.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Guin, betterGuin, worseToo close to callAlabama

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.1% Guin
AL 28.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Guin
AL 39.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Guin
AL 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Guin
AL 15.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Guin 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

Guin 10.1% · Alabama 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Guin adults are doing

1 in 3Guin adults feel lonely

34.4% · Alabama 35.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Guin adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Alabama 23.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Guin adults lack social or emotional support

23.7% · Alabama 24.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Guin adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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

Guin adults worry about having enough food

20.4% · AL 19.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Guin adults worry about keeping their housing

13.5% · AL 13.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Guin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.9% · AL 9.6% · about the same

1 in 10

Guin adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · AL 9.8% · about the same

16.1% of Guin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.7%

Thinking or memory18%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone12.1%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Guin

Guin and the towns around it

Care nearby

North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fayette Medical CenterFayette · 19.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville · 26.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Whatley Health Services at VernonVernon · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Capstone-NauvooNauvoo · 23.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGuin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marion County · need score 15 of 25

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

! Mental healthGuin'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 Guin. 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 Guin

Measure	Guin	Margin	Alabama
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	48%	43.3–52.5%	43.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	44.5%	39.7–49.3%	40.7%	about the same
Obesity	43.8%	35.1–52.8%	39.4%	about the same
Arthritis	36.6%	32.6–40.4%	30.3%	worse
Depression	25.7%	21.9–29.8%	23.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.7%	14.3–21.5%	15.4%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.1–11.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	16.8%	14.5–19.3%	14.8%	about the same
COPD	11.2%	9.4–13.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.5–11%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.6–5.9%	4.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	14.8–21.7%	15.1%	about the same
Binge drink	12.7%	10.2–15.5%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.1%	27.5–39.4%	28.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	31.9–46.2%	39.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	77.7–84.5%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	56%	52.1–60.1%	56.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.9%	83.5–88.1%	85.8%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	60.5–70.4%	67%	about the same
Mammogram	73.2%	65–80.4%	77.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.8–83.1%	78%	about the same
No health insurance	10.1%	8–12.9%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	29–40%	35.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.7%	20–27.9%	24.8%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16–20.7%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.8%	22.9–31.2%	22.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.2%	14.9–19.7%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.4%	16.7–24.3%	19.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.5%	11.3–15.9%	13.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.9%	8.4–11.5%	9.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.2%	8.7–11.8%	9.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.1%	13–19.7%	14%
Disability
Any disability	42.5%	37.3–48.2%	36.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.7%	18.6–25.1%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18%	15.5–20.8%	16.1%
Hearing	11.1%	9.7–12.6%	8.2%
Vision	7.3%	6.3–8.5%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	5–6.9%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.1%	10.4–14.2%	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 Guin door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Guin 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.