Health · Jesup

Jesup, GA health

Jesup differs from Georgia on 19 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing a utility shut-off (14.2% vs 9.6%) and more adults facing food insecurity (25.8% vs 17.7%).

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

Report card

How Jesup 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 Jesup adults…

45 of every 100 Jesup adults have high blood pressure

Georgia: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 41.1–49.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Jesup, betterJesup, worseToo close to callGeorgia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34% Jesup
GA 26.5%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42% Jesup
GA 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Jesup
GA 14.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.3% Jesup
GA 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Jesup 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

Jesup 17.1% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)

Mind & connection

How Jesup adults are doing

1 in 3Jesup adults feel lonely

37.6% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Jesup adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.8% · Georgia 19% · too close to call

1 in 4Jesup adults lack social or emotional support

27.8% · Georgia 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Jesup adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 4

Jesup adults worry about having enough food

25.8% · GA 17.7% · worse

1 in 5

Jesup adults worry about keeping their housing

20.5% · GA 15% · worse

1 in 7

Jesup adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.2% · GA 9.6% · worse

1 in 8

Jesup adults lack reliable transportation

13.1% · GA 9.5% · worse

23.2% of Jesup adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.6%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone11.4%

Vision7.9%

Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Around Jesup

Jesup and the towns around it

Care nearby

Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup · 2.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Liberty Regional Medical CenterHinesville · 24 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Winn Ach (Ft Stewart)Fort Stewart · 24.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Appling HealthcareBaxley · 29.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Diversity Health Center, Inc.-Wayne CountyJesup · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Diversity Health Center, Inc.-PharmacyLudowici · 12 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careJesup's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wayne County · need score 20 of 25

✓ Dental careJesup is not a shortage area

! Mental healthJesup's county is a federal shortage area.Pineland Catchment Area · 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 Jesup. 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 Jesup

Measure	Jesup	Margin	Georgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.4%	41.1–49.8%	37.4%	worse
High cholesterol	38.6%	34.3–43.1%	36.8%	about the same
Obesity	45%	37.1–53.3%	35.2%	worse
Arthritis	28.2%	25–31.5%	24.6%	worse
Depression	18.8%	15.8–22%	19%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.6%	16.2–23.2%	14.5%	worse
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7%	6.4–7.8%	7%	about the same
Diabetes	17.1%	15.1–19.3%	13.3%	worse
COPD	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	7–8.6%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.5–5.3%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.3%	16.8–22.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.3–16.8%	14.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	34%	29.3–39.1%	26.5%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	42%	34.9–48.9%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.3–82.1%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.2%	46.3–54%	59.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.9–86.7%	86.8%	worse
Colon screening	61.6%	56.3–66.6%	64.4%	about the same
Mammogram	74.2%	66.2–80.9%	75.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76–81.3%	77.4%	about the same
No health insurance	17.1%	14.7–19.5%	13.1%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.6%	32.4–43.1%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.8%	24–32%	24.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.6–20.7%	16.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.1%	24.1–30.3%	20.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.8–18.6%	13.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	25.8%	22.5–29.3%	17.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.5%	17.9–23.3%	15%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.2%	12.4–16.1%	9.6%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.1%	11.5–14.7%	9.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	23.2%	20.3–26.3%	14.2%
Disability
Any disability	36.1%	32–40.7%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.6%	16.5–21%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15.7–19.6%	14.4%
Hearing	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	6.2%
Vision	7.9%	7.2–8.6%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	6.1%	5.6–6.7%	4.2%
Errands alone	11.4%	10.3–12.7%	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 Jesup door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Jesup 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.