Health · Nahunta

Nahunta, GA health

Nahunta differs from Georgia on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 6.5%) and more adults who have had cancer (8.5% vs 7%).

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

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Nahunta’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Nahunta is healthier than 21% of U.S. towns, and than 60% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressC+ObesityCDiabetesCSmokingC-Exercise

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

Less healthyHealthier

Georgia towns we grade (384)Healthier than 44%

Towns with similar incomes, $34K–$57K (4,040)Healthier than 60%

Better than its income would suggest. Nahunta 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, Nahunta 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 Georgia 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 Nahunta 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. Nahunta 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 Nahunta 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 Nahunta adults…

40 of every 100 Nahunta adults have high blood pressure

Georgia: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.4–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nahunta, betterNahunta, worseToo close to callGeorgia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.3% Nahunta
GA 26.5%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.3% Nahunta
GA 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Nahunta
GA 14.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Nahunta
GA 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nahunta 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Nahunta 13.4% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)

Mind & connection

How Nahunta adults are doing

1 in 3Nahunta adults feel lonely

38.8% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Nahunta adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Georgia 19% · worse

1 in 4Nahunta adults lack social or emotional support

24.4% · Georgia 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Nahunta adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · 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 5

Nahunta adults worry about having enough food

18.2% · GA 17.7% · about the same

1 in 7

Nahunta adults worry about keeping their housing

14.3% · GA 15% · about the same

1 in 11

Nahunta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.1% · GA 9.6% · about the same

1 in 10

Nahunta adults lack reliable transportation

9.7% · GA 9.5% · about the same

15% of Nahunta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%

Thinking or memory17.1%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.4%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Nahunta

Nahunta and the towns around it

Care nearby

Memorial Satilla HealthWaycross · 21.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wayne Memorial HospitalJesup · 29.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick · 29.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Bacon County HospitalAlma · 36.4 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mmc NahuntaNahunta · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cch - WaynesvilleWaynesville · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNahunta's county is a federal shortage area.Brantley County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careNahunta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Brantley County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthNahunta's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 25-Unison Behavioral Health-Satilla · need score 20 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 Nahunta. 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 Nahunta

Measure	Nahunta	Margin	Georgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.6%	35.4–44%	37.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	39%	34.5–43.6%	36.8%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	29.6–46.7%	35.2%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.3–33%	24.6%	worse
Depression	22.6%	19.2–26.4%	19%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.8%	13–19.2%	14.5%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.6–12.4%	10.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.6–9.3%	7%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12.1–15.9%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	8.6%	7.3–10.1%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.3–8.2%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	11.7–17.3%	14.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.3%	26.3–36.9%	26.5%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.3%	30.7–44.7%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	74.7–81.7%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.1%	53.5–61.1%	59.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.3%	82.8–87.4%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	55.6–65.9%	64.4%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	62.7–78.7%	75.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	77–81.9%	77.4%	about the same
No health insurance	13.4%	10.6–16.3%	13.1%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	38.8%	32.9–44.9%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.4%	20.4–28.7%	24.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	16.7–21.5%	16.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.3%	19.9–27.1%	20.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16%	14–18.2%	13.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.2%	14.9–21.7%	17.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.3%	12–16.8%	15%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.1%	7.8–10.6%	9.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.7%	8.2–11.3%	9.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15%	12.4–17.9%	14.2%
Disability
Any disability	35.8%	30.9–40.9%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.6%	15.2–20.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.1%	14.5–19.6%	14.4%
Hearing	7.7%	6.7–8.7%	6.2%
Vision	6.4%	5.6–7.3%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	4.2%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.4–12.6%	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 Nahunta door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Nahunta 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.