Health · Thomasville

Thomasville, NC health

Thomasville differs from North Carolina on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.8% vs 13.9%) and more adults facing food insecurity (21.2% vs 15.2%).

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

Report card

How Thomasville 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 Thomasville adults…

39 of every 100 Thomasville adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Thomasville, betterThomasville, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Thomasville
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.7% Thomasville
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Thomasville
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17% Thomasville
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Thomasville 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Thomasville 14.2% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Thomasville adults are doing

1 in 3Thomasville adults feel lonely

33.4% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Thomasville adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Thomasville adults lack social or emotional support

24.7% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Thomasville adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 5

Thomasville adults worry about having enough food

21.2% · NC 15.2% · worse

1 in 6

Thomasville adults worry about keeping their housing

15.9% · NC 12.2% · worse

1 in 9

Thomasville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.7% · NC 8.1% · worse

1 in 9

Thomasville adults lack reliable transportation

11% · NC 8.4% · worse

18.2% of Thomasville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%

Thinking or memory18.1%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone10.6%

Vision7.1%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Thomasville

Thomasville 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.

32.8%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

High Point37.7%

Trinity38.3%

Thomasville38.4%

Care nearby

Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville · 1.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

High Point Regional Health SystemHigh Point · 6.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lexington Memorial HospitalLexington · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kintegra Family Medicine - ThomasvilleThomasville · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Tapm Dental-High PointHigh Point · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careThomasville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Randolph County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthThomasville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Davidson 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 Thomasville. 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 Thomasville

Measure	Thomasville	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39%	35–42.9%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.9%	31.8–40%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	31.4–45.6%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	26–32.2%	26.9%	about the same
Depression	25.3%	21.7–29%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.8%	19.1–26.6%	13.9%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.3–13%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7.1–8.6%	7.9%	about the same
Diabetes	13.7%	12–15.5%	12%	about the same
COPD	9%	8.1–10%	7.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.8–8.3%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4.1–4.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17%	14.9–19.3%	13.5%	worse
Binge drink	13.5%	11–16.1%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.6%	25.4–34.1%	23.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.7%	29.6–42.2%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	75.5–82.2%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.2%	51.4–59%	63.6%	worse
Cholesterol check	86%	84.1–87.6%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.6%	57.5–67.6%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	75.1%	67.4–81.8%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	74.9–80.2%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	14.2%	12.4–16.1%	10.4%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.4%	28.5–38.3%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.7%	21.1–28.4%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.5–20.7%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.8%	21.1–26.6%	19%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.1%	13.4–16.8%	12.7%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.2%	18.6–23.9%	15.2%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.9%	13.9–18%	12.2%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.7%	9.4–12.2%	8.1%	worse
No reliable transportation	11%	9.7–12.3%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	18.2%	15.9–20.5%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	36.9%	32.7–41.2%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.6%	15.6–19.7%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	18.1%	16.3–20.2%	14.8%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	7.3%
Vision	7.1%	6.5–7.7%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.9–5.8%	4%
Errands alone	10.6%	9.5–11.7%	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 Thomasville 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 Thomasville better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Thomasville 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.