Health · Dasher

Dasher, GA health

Dasher differs from Georgia on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.5% vs 9.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.9% vs 15%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 7%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 944 people are less certain, so we show Dasher's figures without a grade.

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How Dasher 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 Dasher adults…

40 of every 100 Dasher adults have high blood pressure

Georgia: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.1–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dasher, betterDasher, worseToo close to callGeorgia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Dasher
GA 26.5%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Dasher
GA 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Dasher
GA 14.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Dasher
GA 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dasher 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dasher 12.8% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)

Mind & connection

How Dasher adults are doing

1 in 3Dasher adults feel lonely

35.4% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Dasher adults have been diagnosed with depression

21% · Georgia 19% · too close to call

1 in 4Dasher adults lack social or emotional support

22.5% · Georgia 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Dasher adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · Georgia 16.9% · 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

Dasher adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · GA 17.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Dasher adults worry about keeping their housing

11.9% · GA 15% · better

1 in 13

Dasher adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.5% · GA 9.6% · better

1 in 12

Dasher adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · GA 9.5% · better

12.2% of Dasher adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Dasher

Dasher and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sgmc HealthValdosta · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Archbold BrooksQuitman · 20.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Madison County Memorial HospitalMadison · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sgmc Health LanierLakeland · 22.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Migrant Farmworkers ClinicLake Park · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Valdosta Children's HealthcareValdosta · 8.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDasher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lowndes County · need score 19 of 25

✓ Dental careDasher is not a shortage area

! Mental healthDasher's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 22 - Behavioral Health Services - South Georgia · need score 14 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 Dasher. 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 Dasher

Measure	Dasher	Margin	Georgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	36.1–43.5%	37.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.2%	36.3–44.3%	36.8%	about the same
Obesity	36.1%	30.2–41.9%	35.2%	about the same
Arthritis	31%	27.9–34.1%	24.6%	worse
Depression	21%	18–24.2%	19%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.7%	12–17.6%	14.5%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.5%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	7%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.4–15.9%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9%	7.8–10.3%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.5–9.4%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	13.3–18.4%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.4–16.6%	14.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	25.1–33.7%	26.5%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	30.6–40.9%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	75.8–82.4%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.5%	55.1–62%	59.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	85–88.8%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	61.3–70.4%	64.4%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	63.5–78%	75.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.6–83.6%	77.4%	better
No health insurance	12.8%	10.5–15.5%	13.1%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.4%	30.8–40.5%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.5%	19.2–26.1%	24.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.5–19.5%	16.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.2%	19.4–25.3%	20.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14.2–18.2%	13.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.7–18%	17.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.9%	10.1–14.1%	15%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	9.6%	better
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7–9.4%	9.5%	better
Receive SNAP	12.2%	10.1–14.6%	14.2%
Disability
Any disability	35.9%	31.6–40.1%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15.3–19.8%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.8–17.8%	14.4%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	6.2%
Vision	5.9%	5.2–6.6%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.2%	4.2%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	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 Dasher door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dasher 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.