Health · Hamilton

Hamilton, AL health

On most measures Hamilton looks like Alabama as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.8% vs 15.4%).

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

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Hamilton’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Hamilton is healthier than 21% of U.S. towns, and than 40% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressDObesityCDiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 21%

Less healthyHealthier

Alabama towns we grade (319)Healthier than 52%

Towns with similar incomes, $41K–$69K (6,819)Healthier than 40%

Better than its income would suggest. Hamilton is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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. Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 Hamilton adults…

43 of every 100 Hamilton adults have high blood pressure

Alabama: 43 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.4–47.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hamilton, betterHamilton, worseToo close to callAlabama

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Hamilton
AL 28.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Hamilton
AL 39.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Hamilton
AL 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.1% Hamilton
AL 15.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hamilton 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

Hamilton 10.6% · Alabama 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Hamilton adults are doing

1 in 3Hamilton adults feel lonely

35.1% · Alabama 35.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Hamilton adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Alabama 23.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Hamilton adults lack social or emotional support

24.4% · Alabama 24.8% · too close to call

1 in 6Hamilton adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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 6

Hamilton adults worry about having enough food

18% · AL 19.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Hamilton adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · AL 13.9% · about the same

1 in 12

Hamilton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · AL 9.6% · about the same

1 in 11

Hamilton adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · AL 9.8% · about the same

12.8% of Hamilton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Hamilton

Hamilton and the towns around it

Care in and near Hamilton

1 hospital in Hamilton, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Marion Regional Medical CenterHamilton · 1.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Mississippi Health Services - South MarionWinfield · 16.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Red Bay HospitalRed Bay · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lakeland Community HospitalHaleyville · 24.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Access Family Health Services - TremontTremont · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Whatley Health Services at VernonVernon · 27.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthHamilton'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 Hamilton. 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 Hamilton

Measure	Hamilton	Margin	Alabama
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.9%	38.4–47.7%	43.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.9%	37.4–46.8%	40.7%	about the same
Obesity	41.5%	33–50.9%	39.4%	about the same
Arthritis	31.6%	28.1–35.5%	30.3%	about the same
Depression	25.2%	21.4–29.5%	23.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.8%	16.2–23.7%	15.4%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	10%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	13.8%	12–16%	14.8%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	8–10.5%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8%	7.1–9%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	4.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.1%	14.5–20.1%	15.1%	about the same
Binge drink	14.8%	12–17.9%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	24.8–35%	28.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	31.5–45.7%	39.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.1–82.3%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.8%	50.8–58.7%	56.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.3%	82–86.4%	85.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.6%	61.6–71.5%	67%	about the same
Mammogram	75.3%	67.6–82.2%	77.9%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.1–79.9%	78%	about the same
No health insurance	10.6%	8.7–12.7%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	29.6–40.8%	35.4%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.4%	20.7–28.3%	24.8%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16–20.5%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.7%	20.5–27.3%	22.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.3%	13.5–17.6%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18%	15.2–21%	19.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.6–14.4%	13.9%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	9.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.2%	8–10.5%	9.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.7–15.1%	14%
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	33.9–44%	36.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.6%	15.2–20.2%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.3–19.8%	16.1%
Hearing	9.5%	8.4–10.8%	8.2%
Vision	6%	5.3–6.7%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–11.8%	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 Hamilton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Hamilton 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.