Health · Albany

Albany, GA health

Albany differs from Georgia on 26 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.1% vs 14.5%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (6% vs 7%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing a utility shut-off (20.6% vs 9.6%).

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

Report card

How Albany compares with Georgia

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 Albany adults…

47 of every 100 Albany adults have high blood pressure

Georgia: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 42.9–51%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Albany, betterAlbany, worseToo close to callGeorgia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.6% Albany
GA 26.5%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 47% Albany
GA 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.1% Albany
GA 14.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.3% Albany
GA 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

GA 78%

Dentist visit

GA 59%

Cholesterol check

GA 87%

Colon screening

GA 64%

Mammogram

GA 76%

Taking BP meds

GA 77%

1 in 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Albany 16.8% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)

Mind & connection

How Albany adults are doing

1 in 2Albany adults feel lonely

41.7% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Albany adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.1% · Georgia 19% · too close to call

1 in 3Albany adults lack social or emotional support

29.8% · Georgia 24.6% · worse

1 in 5Albany adults are in frequent mental distress

20.4% · Georgia 16.9% · worse

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 3

Albany adults worry about having enough food

35.4% · GA 17.7% · worse

1 in 4

Albany adults worry about keeping their housing

27.3% · GA 15% · worse

1 in 5

Albany adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

20.6% · GA 9.6% · worse

1 in 5

Albany adults lack reliable transportation

18.9% · GA 9.5% · worse

35.5% of Albany adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.3%

of Albany adults live with a disability (Georgia 29.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21.4%

Thinking or memory19.7%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone14.8%

Vision10.5%

Dressing or bathing8%

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

Around Albany

Albany and the towns around it

Care nearby

Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany · 1.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

South Georgia Specialty HospitalAlbany · 1.9 mi Directions Medicare profile

Phoebe Worth Medical CenterSylvester · 20.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Archbold MitchellCamilla · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hotz Scoggins Family Medical CenterAlbany · 0.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

South Albany Medical CenterAlbany · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlbany's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Dougherty County · need score 22 of 25

✓ Dental careAlbany is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAlbany's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 20 - Aspire BH & DD Services Area (formerly Albany CSB) · need score 15 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 Albany. 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 Albany

Measure	Albany	Margin	Georgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47%	42.9–51%	37.4%	worse
High cholesterol	36%	32.2–40%	36.8%	about the same
Obesity	43%	36.1–50.1%	35.2%	worse
Arthritis	28.9%	25.9–32.1%	24.6%	worse
Depression	19.1%	16.2–22.4%	19%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.1%	21.6–28.9%	14.5%	worse
Asthma	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	10.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	6%	5.5–6.6%	7%	better
Diabetes	19.2%	17.2–21.4%	13.3%	worse
COPD	9.6%	8.7–10.6%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	5.7%	5.3–6.1%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.3%	16.9–21.9%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	11.1%	9.1–13.6%	14.5%	better
Get no exercise	35.6%	31–40.4%	26.5%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	47%	41–53.2%	38.4%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.7%	78.6–84.7%	78.4%	better
Dentist visit	48.9%	45.4–52.3%	59.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.4%	82.6–86.3%	86.8%	worse
Colon screening	65%	60.3–69.7%	64.4%	about the same
Mammogram	78.2%	71.6–84.1%	75.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.5–81.3%	77.4%	about the same
No health insurance	16.8%	14.7–19.1%	13.1%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	41.7%	36.2–47.4%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.8%	25.7–34.1%	24.6%	worse
Frequent mental distress	20.4%	18.2–22.7%	16.9%	worse
Fair or poor health	31.3%	28.1–34.5%	20.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	15.5–19.4%	13.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	35.4%	32.1–38.9%	17.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	27.3%	24.4–30.4%	15%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	20.6%	18.4–22.9%	9.6%	worse
No reliable transportation	18.9%	17.1–21%	9.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	35.5%	32.6–38.6%	14.2%
Disability
Any disability	39.3%	35–43.8%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.4%	19.2–23.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	19.7%	17.7–21.8%	14.4%
Hearing	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	6.2%
Vision	10.5%	9.7–11.3%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	8%	7.4–8.7%	4.2%
Errands alone	14.8%	13.4–16.3%	8.7%

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 Albany door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Albany directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Georgia 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.