Health · Matthews

Matthews, NC health

Matthews differs from North Carolina on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (8.5% vs 15.2%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (4.8% vs 8.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 7.9%).

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

Report card

How Matthews 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 Matthews adults…

32 of every 100 Matthews adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · better · margin 28.4–35.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Matthews, betterMatthews, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.9% Matthews
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Matthews
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Matthews
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.9% Matthews
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Matthews 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 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Matthews 7.4% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Matthews adults are doing

1 in 3Matthews adults feel lonely

29.3% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Matthews adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Matthews adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Matthews adults are in frequent mental distress

13.6% · North Carolina 16.5% · better

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 12

Matthews adults worry about having enough food

8.5% · NC 15.2% · better

1 in 13

Matthews adults worry about keeping their housing

7.5% · NC 12.2% · better

1 in 21

Matthews adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

4.8% · NC 8.1% · better

1 in 20

Matthews adults lack reliable transportation

5.1% · NC 8.4% · better

5.7% of Matthews adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%

Thinking or memory11.1%

Hearing7%

Errands alone5.8%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Matthews

Matthews 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.

25.5%33.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Matthews25.5%

Mint Hill28.6%

Charlotte30.1%

Stallings32.1%

Care nearby

Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews · 0.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte · 8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Novant Health Presbyterian Medical CenterCharlotte · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte · 9.3 mi · ER

Amg3 Monroe RdCharlotte · 2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary carePart of Matthews is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mecklenburg Charlotte SE · need score 16 of 25

! Dental carePart of Matthews is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mecklenburg Charlotte SE · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthPart of Matthews is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mecklenburg Charlotte SE · need score 18 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 Matthews. 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 Matthews

Measure	Matthews	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32%	28.4–35.5%	36.8%	better
High cholesterol	35.8%	31.8–39.6%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	25.5%	20.9–30.2%	35.1%	better
Arthritis	26.1%	23.1–29.1%	26.9%	about the same
Depression	22.5%	19.3–25.8%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.2–11.1%	13.9%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.7–10.7%	7.9%	worse
Diabetes	9.4%	8.1–10.9%	12%	better
COPD	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	7.1%	better
Heart disease	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	6.6%	better
Stroke	3%	2.7–3.2%	3.6%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	13.5%	better
Binge drink	15.1%	12.5–17.8%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	17.9%	15.1–21%	23.8%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	33.2%	28.7–37.7%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	77.2–83.3%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	71%	67.9–73.9%	63.6%	better
Cholesterol check	90.4%	89–91.7%	87.5%	better
Colon screening	69.3%	64.9–73.4%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	80.3%	73.8–85.7%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	74.7–80.8%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	10.4%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	25.2–34%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	17–23.2%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.6%	12–15.3%	16.5%	better
Fair or poor health	13.1%	11.4–15.1%	19%	better
Frequent physical distress	10.4%	9.1–11.8%	12.7%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.5%	7.2–10%	15.2%	better
Housing insecurity	7.5%	6.4–8.8%	12.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	4.8%	4.1–5.6%	8.1%	better
No reliable transportation	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	5.7%	4.8–6.8%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	26.3%	23–29.8%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.9%	9.5–12.5%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	14.8%
Hearing	7%	6.1–7.8%	7.3%
Vision	3.6%	3.3–4%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–3%	4%
Errands alone	5.8%	5.2–6.6%	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 Matthews 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 Matthews better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Matthews 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.