Health · Pineville

Pineville, LA health

On most measures Pineville looks like Louisiana as a whole. It has fewer adults with diabetes (13.4% vs 15.2%) and fewer adults with heart disease (6.7% vs 7.5%).

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

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Pineville’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pineville is healthier than 24% of U.S. towns, and than 56% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressDMental distressCObesityCDiabetesCSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 24%

Less healthyHealthier

Louisiana towns we grade (261)Healthier than 75%

Towns with similar incomes, $37K–$62K (5,288)Healthier than 56%

Better than its income would suggest. Pineville 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, Pineville 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 Louisiana 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 Pineville 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. Pineville 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 Pineville compares with Louisiana

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 Pineville adults…

40 of every 100 Pineville adults have high blood pressure

Louisiana: 43 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36–43.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pineville, betterPineville, worseToo close to callLouisiana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Pineville
LA 30.3%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40% Pineville
LA 40.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Pineville
LA 16.9%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Pineville
LA 17.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

LA 82%

Dentist visit

LA 57%

Cholesterol check

LA 86%

Colon screening

LA 66%

Mammogram

LA 79%

Taking BP meds

LA 79%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pineville 8.2% · Louisiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)

Mind & connection

How Pineville adults are doing

1 in 3Pineville adults feel lonely

39.4% · Louisiana 36.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Pineville adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.1% · Louisiana 26.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Pineville adults lack social or emotional support

29.6% · Louisiana 28.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Pineville adults are in frequent mental distress

19.9% · Louisiana 19.3% · 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

Pineville adults worry about having enough food

21.6% · LA 22.5% · about the same

1 in 6

Pineville adults worry about keeping their housing

16.6% · LA 16.8% · about the same

1 in 8

Pineville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.3% · LA 12.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Pineville adults lack reliable transportation

11.3% · LA 11.3% · about the same

18.3% of Pineville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 19% across Louisiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.6%

of Pineville adults live with a disability (Louisiana 38%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory18.7%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Pineville

Pineville and the towns around it

Care nearby

Alexandria VA Medical CenterPineville · 1.7 mi · VA Directions Medicare profile

Rapides Regional Medical CenterAlexandria · 3.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Christus Central Louisiana Surgical HospitalAlexandria · 3.8 mi Directions Medicare profile

Christus St. Frances Cabrini HospitalAlexandria · 5.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Women's PavilionAlexandria · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rapides Primary Health Care CenterAlexandria · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePineville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rapides Parish · need score 16 of 25

! Dental carePineville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rapides Parish · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthPineville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rapides Parish · need score 19 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 Pineville. 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 Pineville

Measure	Pineville	Margin	Louisiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	36–43.9%	42.6%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	33.4–41.2%	38.3%	about the same
Obesity	38.7%	32.4–45.2%	40%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.5–32.7%	29.7%	about the same
Depression	27.1%	23.5–30.8%	26.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.3%	12.4–18.1%	18.1%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.3%	6.6–8%	7.5%	about the same
Diabetes	13.4%	11.7–15.1%	15.2%	better
COPD	7.9%	7–8.8%	8.5%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	6–7.4%	7.5%	better
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.2%	4.3%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	14.7–19.2%	17.3%	about the same
Binge drink	16.3%	13.4–19.4%	16.9%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.4%	24.4–32.5%	30.3%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40%	33.9–45.4%	40.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.1%	77.8–84.1%	81.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.3%	54.4–61.8%	57.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.8–87.5%	86.4%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	64.3–73.3%	66.3%	about the same
Mammogram	80.7%	73.9–85.7%	79.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.4–79.7%	78.8%	about the same
No health insurance	8.2%	7–9.6%	8.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.4%	34.6–44.3%	36.6%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.6%	26–33.4%	28.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.9%	17.9–22.2%	19.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.7%	21.1–26.5%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13.2–16.7%	15.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.6%	19.1–24.3%	22.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	16.6%	14.7–18.8%	16.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12.3%	10.8–13.9%	12.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.3%	10.1–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.3%	16.1–20.6%	19%
Disability
Any disability	38.6%	34.5–42.8%	38%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.7–18.6%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	18.7%	16.8–20.8%	18.4%
Hearing	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	8%
Vision	6.2%	5.7–6.8%	6.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.3–5.1%	5.1%
Errands alone	10%	9–11.1%	10.3%

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 Pineville door to door.

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

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

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