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Health in Aucilla · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Aucilla?

Aucilla differs from Florida on 19 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (39.9% vs 12.7%) and more adults with COPD (14.7% vs 7.2%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Aucilla. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Aucilla

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Florida

Share of adults, with the Florida figure marked.

Get no exercise 35.1%FL 26.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 41.5%FL 37.3%
Binge drink 12.4%FL 14.6%
Smoke cigarettes 23.1%FL 12.4%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Aucilla, betterAucilla, worseAbout the sameFlorida
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Mind & connection

How Aucilla adults are doing

On 2 of 2 measures, Aucilla runs above Florida.

1 in 5Aucilla adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · FL 17.1% · Worse than FL
1 in 5Aucilla adults are in frequent mental distress
21.7% · FL 15.8% · Worse than FL
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Getting care

Care in and near Aucilla

No hospital or community health center in Aucilla itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMadison County Memorial HospitalMadison · 20.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyArchbold Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 27.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorth Florida Medical CentersMadison · 20.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
20.2 mi
North Florida Medical Centers
2 sites · nearest in Madison
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.3 mi
Madison County Memorial Hospital
Madison · not rated
ERRural critical access
25 mi
Archbold Brooks
Quitman · not rated
ERRural critical access
25 mi
Primary Care of Southwest Georgia
2 sites · nearest in Quitman
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
27.3 mi
Archbold Memorial Hospital
Thomasville · ★★★★★
ER
28.1 mi
Hca Florida Capital Hospital
Tallahassee · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careAucilla’s county is a federal shortage area.Jefferson County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careAucilla’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jefferson County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthAucilla’s county is a federal shortage area.Jefferson County · need score 20 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Aucilla; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79% Yearly checkupFL 78%
42% Dentist visitFL 57%
82% Cholesterol checkFL 87%
65% Colon screeningFL 66%
67% MammogramFL 76%
80% Taking BP medsFL 78%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Aucilla 16.6% · Florida 1 in 6 (15.9%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Aucilla adults…

Aucilla runs above FL on 11 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

15 of every 100 Aucilla adults have COPD
Florida: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 12.1–17.5%
Better than FLWorseAbout the sameFlorida
Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

44.6%

of Aucilla adults live with a disability (Florida 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs25.3%
Thinking or memory21.7%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone15.2%
Vision10.9%
Dressing or bathing8.5%
Florida
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 203 people are less certain, so we show Aucilla's figures without a grade.

All 33 CDC measures for Aucilla
MeasureAucillaLikely rangeFlorida
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure48.1%44.4–52.1%36.6%worse
High cholesterol44.4%40.3–48.5%39%worse
Obesity38.4%32–45.1%31.9%worse
Arthritis32.7%29.4–36.2%26.6%worse
Depression21.1%18–24.3%17.1%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)39.9%34.6–45.1%12.7%worse
Asthma12.5%11.1–14.1%9.4%worse
Cancer (not skin)8.4%7.4–9.4%9.1%about the same
Diabetes20.1%17.6–22.8%13.5%worse
COPD14.7%12.1–17.5%7.2%worse
Heart disease10.6%9–12.1%7.5%worse
Stroke6.5%5.5–7.5%3.8%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes23.1%19.3–27.5%12.4%worse
Binge drink12.4%10.1–14.9%14.6%about the same
Get no exercise35.1%29.5–41.1%26.3%worse
Sleep under 7 hours41.5%35.7–47.6%37.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.9%75.2–82.1%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit42.2%38.7–45.8%57.4%worse
Cholesterol check82.2%79.3–84.9%87%worse
Colon screening64.5%59.1–69.8%65.7%about the same
Mammogram67.1%59–74.3%76.1%worse
Taking BP meds80.1%77.6–82.4%78.4%about the same
No health insurance16.6%12.9–20.5%15.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress21.7%19.2–24.4%15.8%worse
Fair or poor health32.9%28–38.2%20.3%worse
Frequent physical distress21.3%18.5–24.3%14.3%worse
Disability
Any disability44.6%39.2–50.4%31.3%
Walking or climbing stairs25.3%21.5–29.4%15.1%
Thinking or memory21.7%18.6–25%13.7%
Hearing8.9%7.8–10.2%7.6%
Vision10.9%9.2–12.7%6%
Dressing or bathing8.5%7–10.1%4.1%
Errands alone15.2%12.9–17.7%8%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Aucilla door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Florida figure falls inside it, we don’t call Aucilla better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Aucilla directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Florida figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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