Health · Kannapolis

Kannapolis, NC health

Kannapolis differs from North Carolina on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7% vs 7.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.5% vs 13.9%).

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

B-Health Grade

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B⁻

Kannapolis’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Kannapolis is healthier than 48% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressCMental distressB-ObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 48%

Less healthyHealthier

North Carolina towns we grade (455)Healthier than 49%

Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$92K (9,838)Healthier than 55%

About what its income would suggest. Kannapolis does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Kannapolis could be anywhere from C− 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 North Carolina 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 Kannapolis 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. Kannapolis 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 Kannapolis compares with North Carolina

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 Kannapolis adults…

36 of every 100 Kannapolis adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.3–39.6%

Bars show Kannapolis; the black tick is North Carolina. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kannapolis, betterKannapolis, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.5% Kannapolis
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Kannapolis
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Kannapolis
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Kannapolis
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kannapolis adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Carolina.

Yearly checkup

NC 80%

Dentist visit

NC 64%

Cholesterol check

NC 88%

Colon screening

NC 66%

Mammogram

NC 79%

Taking BP meds

NC 77%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kannapolis 12.4% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Kannapolis adults are doing

1 in 3Kannapolis adults feel lonely

33.6% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Kannapolis adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Kannapolis adults lack social or emotional support

24% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Kannapolis adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · North Carolina 16.5% · 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 6

Kannapolis adults worry about having enough food

18% · NC 15.2% · worse

1 in 7

Kannapolis adults worry about keeping their housing

14.6% · NC 12.2% · worse

1 in 10

Kannapolis adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · NC 8.1% · worse

1 in 10

Kannapolis adults lack reliable transportation

9.7% · NC 8.4% · worse

15.3% of Kannapolis adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.6%

of Kannapolis adults live with a disability (North Carolina 32%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory16.4%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

Black tick: North Carolina. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Kannapolis

Kannapolis and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

23.5%38.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Davidson23.5%

Concord33.5%

Landis36%

Kannapolis36.3%

Enochville37.6%

Care nearby

Carolinas Medical Center-NortheastConcord · 4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Huntersville Medical CenterHuntersville · 13.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Atrium Health University CityCharlotte · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville · 15.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mcgill Family MedicineConcord · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Crchc Homeless Clinic at Salvation Army ConcordConcord · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKannapolis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rowan County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careKannapolis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rowan County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthKannapolis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Rowan County · need score 16 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 Kannapolis. 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 Kannapolis

Measure	Kannapolis	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.3–39.6%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.2%	30.5–37.9%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	29.8–42.9%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	26.4%	23.7–29.2%	26.9%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.7–28.3%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.5%	14.9–20.4%	13.9%	worse
Asthma	11.2%	10–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7%	6.4–7.6%	7.9%	better
Diabetes	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	12%	about the same
COPD	7.3%	6.5–7.9%	7.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.6–6.7%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–3.8%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	13.3–16.9%	13.5%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.5–17.6%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.5%	21.9–29.3%	23.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.8%	30.5–41.6%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.9–81.2%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.9%	56.6–63.1%	63.6%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.8–87.9%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.5%	58.1–67%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.5%	72.3–84%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.8%	71.9–77.4%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.4%	10.9–13.9%	10.4%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	29.5–38%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	21.1–27.2%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	16.2–19.8%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.7%	18.6–22.9%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.4%	12–14.7%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18%	16.1–20%	15.2%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.6%	13–16.2%	12.2%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.7–11%	8.1%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.7%	8.8–10.8%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.3%	13.5–17.1%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.6%	29.9–37.3%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	13–16.1%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	16.4%	14.8–18%	14.8%
Hearing	6.9%	6.2–7.6%	7.3%
Vision	5.9%	5.4–6.3%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	4–4.6%	4%
Errands alone	9%	8.2–9.8%	8.2%

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 Kannapolis door to door.

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

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

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