Health · Thomaston

Thomaston, GA health

Thomaston differs from Georgia on 21 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.1% vs 77.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (24% vs 14.5%).

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

Report card

How Thomaston 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 Thomaston adults…

44 of every 100 Thomaston adults have high blood pressure

Georgia: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.5–48.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Thomaston, betterThomaston, worseToo close to callGeorgia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.4% Thomaston
GA 26.5%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.4% Thomaston
GA 38.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.3% Thomaston
GA 14.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.3% Thomaston
GA 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Thomaston 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

Thomaston 15.4% · Georgia 1 in 8 (13.1%)

Mind & connection

How Thomaston adults are doing

1 in 3Thomaston adults feel lonely

39.4% · Georgia 37.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Thomaston adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · Georgia 19% · too close to call

1 in 4Thomaston adults lack social or emotional support

27.4% · Georgia 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Thomaston adults are in frequent mental distress

19.8% · 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 4

Thomaston adults worry about having enough food

26.6% · GA 17.7% · worse

1 in 5

Thomaston adults worry about keeping their housing

20.5% · GA 15% · worse

1 in 7

Thomaston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.5% · GA 9.6% · worse

1 in 7

Thomaston adults lack reliable transportation

13.9% · GA 9.5% · worse

25.2% of Thomaston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.2% across Georgia.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.5%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone12.9%

Vision8.5%

Dressing or bathing6.6%

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

Around Thomaston

Thomaston and the towns around it

Care nearby

Upson Regional Medical CenterThomaston · 0.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Warm Springs Medical CenterWarm Springs · 23.4 mi · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Monroe County HospitalForsyth · 24.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wellstar Spalding Medical CenterGriffin · 24.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Careconnect Convenient CareThomaston · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Pediatric Convenient CareThomaston · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careThomaston is not a shortage area

! Mental healthThomaston's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 16 - McIntosh Trail Community Service Board · need score 10 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 Thomaston. 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 Thomaston

Measure	Thomaston	Margin	Georgia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.9%	39.5–48.3%	37.4%	worse
High cholesterol	38.5%	34–43%	36.8%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	32.8–49.7%	35.2%	about the same
Arthritis	29.8%	26.4–33.3%	24.6%	worse
Depression	20.9%	17.6–24.5%	19%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	24%	20.1–28%	14.5%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	10.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.1–8.7%	7%	worse
Diabetes	17.6%	15.4–19.9%	13.3%	worse
COPD	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	6.1%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.8–5.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.3%	16.8–22.1%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	12.3%	10–15.1%	14.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.4%	30.3–40.8%	26.5%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.4%	33.4–47.5%	38.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.3–83.1%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	50%	46.3–53.8%	59.2%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83.5–87.2%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	62.8%	57.6–67.5%	64.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	68.9–82.6%	75.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.6–82.5%	77.4%	better
No health insurance	15.4%	13.2–17.9%	13.1%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.4%	34–45%	37.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.4%	23.5–31.4%	24.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.8%	17.6–22.1%	16.9%	worse
Fair or poor health	27.6%	24.4–31%	20.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	15.3–19.6%	13.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26.6%	23.3–29.9%	17.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.5%	18–23.2%	15%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.5%	12.7–16.4%	9.6%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.9%	12.2–15.5%	9.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	25.2%	22.3–28.1%	14.2%
Disability
Any disability	37.9%	33.3–42.7%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.5%	18–23.1%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	16.3–20.7%	14.4%
Hearing	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.2%
Vision	8.5%	7.6–9.4%	5.6%
Dressing or bathing	6.6%	5.9–7.3%	4.2%
Errands alone	12.9%	11.5–14.5%	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 Thomaston door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Thomaston 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.