Health · Chattanooga

Chattanooga, OK health

Chattanooga differs from Oklahoma on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.3% vs 16.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7% vs 10.3%).

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

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How Chattanooga compares with Oklahoma

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 Chattanooga adults…

35 of every 100 Chattanooga adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · better · margin 31.1–38.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chattanooga, betterChattanooga, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.6% Chattanooga
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.7% Chattanooga
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Chattanooga
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.7% Chattanooga
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OK 78%

Dentist visit

OK 57%

Cholesterol check

OK 84%

Colon screening

OK 60%

Mammogram

OK 70%

Taking BP meds

OK 76%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Chattanooga 8.1% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Chattanooga adults are doing

1 in 3Chattanooga adults feel lonely

32.3% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Chattanooga adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Chattanooga adults lack social or emotional support

23.2% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Chattanooga adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · Oklahoma 18% · 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 8

Chattanooga adults worry about having enough food

12.8% · OK 18.5% · better

1 in 10

Chattanooga adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · OK 14.1% · better

1 in 14

Chattanooga adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · OK 10.3% · better

1 in 14

Chattanooga adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · OK 9.6% · better

9.5% of Chattanooga adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.9%

of Chattanooga adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%

Thinking or memory16.5%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Chattanooga

Chattanooga and the towns around it

Care nearby

Southwestern Medical CenterLawton · 14.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HealthLawton · 17.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lawton Indian HospitalLawton · 20.5 mi Directions Medicare profile

Electra Memorial HospitalElectra · 31.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Variety Care at Big PastureGrandfield · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lchc CacheCache · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careChattanooga's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Tillman County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthChattanooga's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA 8 SW Oklahoma Jim Taliaferro · need score 20 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 Chattanooga. 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 Chattanooga

Measure	Chattanooga	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	31.1–38.1%	38.5%	better
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.9–40.4%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	32.1–43.5%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	25–30.8%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	27%	23.6–31%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.3%	7.6–11.3%	16.4%	better
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.5–9.2%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	10.3%	8.8–11.9%	12.8%	better
COPD	6.8%	5.7–8.1%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	7.3%	better
Stroke	3.1%	2.7–3.5%	3.7%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.7%	12–17.7%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.6–18%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.6%	23.2–32.6%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.7%	34.4–45.1%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.2–81.7%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.8%	58.1–65.3%	57.1%	better
Cholesterol check	85%	82.6–87.4%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	69%	64.3–73.3%	59.7%	better
Mammogram	73.3%	65.7–79.8%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.5%	72.7–78.2%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.4–10.4%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	27.4–37.3%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.2%	19.6–27.3%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	15.8–20.9%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	14.4–20.4%	21.2%	better
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.2–15.1%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.8%	10.3–16%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.3–12.3%	14.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7%	5.9–8.3%	10.3%	better
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6–8.5%	9.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.5%	7.4–12%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	35.9%	31.3–41.1%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.4%	12.2–16.8%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	16.5%	14–19.5%	17.3%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	9.1%
Vision	4.5%	3.9–5.2%	6%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.7%	4.3%
Errands alone	8.1%	6.9–9.6%	9.6%

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 Chattanooga door to door.

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

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

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