Health · Decherd

Decherd, TN health

Decherd differs from Tennessee on 5 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.4% vs 14.6%) and more adults who get no exercise (32.4% vs 26.6%).

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

Report card

How Decherd compares with Tennessee

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 Decherd adults…

42 of every 100 Decherd adults have high blood pressure

Tennessee: 40 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37.9–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Decherd, betterDecherd, worseToo close to callTennessee

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.4% Decherd
TN 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.8% Decherd
TN 38.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Decherd
TN 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Decherd
TN 17.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

TN 78%

Dentist visit

TN 58%

Cholesterol check

TN 87%

Colon screening

TN 63%

Mammogram

TN 75%

Taking BP meds

TN 76%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Decherd 12.6% · Tennessee 1 in 9 (11.6%)

Mind & connection

How Decherd adults are doing

1 in 3Decherd adults have been diagnosed with depression

30.4% · Tennessee 28.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Decherd adults are in frequent mental distress

20.8% · Tennessee 19.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

40.7%

of Decherd adults live with a disability (Tennessee 35.8%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.7%

Thinking or memory19.7%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Decherd

Decherd 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.

35.4%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Estill Springs35.4%

Winchester36.1%

Decherd37.6%

Care nearby

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton HospitalTullahoma · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unity Medical CenterManchester · 19.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lincoln Medical CenterFayetteville · 27.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Grundy County Primary Care CenterCoalmont · 23.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

New Market ClinicNew Market · 29.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDecherd's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin/Coffee/Moore Counties · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careDecherd's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin County · need score 13 of 25

✓ Mental healthDecherd is not a shortage area

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 Decherd. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Decherd

Measure	Decherd	Margin	Tennessee
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.3%	37.9–46.7%	39.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.1%	35.7–44.5%	38.3%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	30.2–45.2%	37.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.5%	29.9–37.1%	30.6%	about the same
Depression	30.4%	26.2–34.7%	28.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.4%	17–24.6%	14.6%	worse
Asthma	11.7%	10.2–13.2%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.4%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	15.3%	13.2–17.5%	13.6%	about the same
COPD	10.3%	8.8–11.7%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	6.9–8.8%	7%	about the same
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.4%	17.2–23.5%	17.3%	about the same
Binge drink	13.5%	11–16.3%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.4%	27.1–37.8%	26.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.8%	34.9–49.2%	38.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.7–81.6%	78.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.7%	48.8–57.1%	58.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.5–87.5%	86.6%	about the same
Colon screening	61.5%	56.3–66.8%	63.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72%	63.4–79.9%	75.2%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.7–80.1%	76.2%	about the same
No health insurance	12.6%	10.5–15.2%	11.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	20.8%	18.2–23.2%	19.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26%	22.4–29.6%	22.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.7–19.2%	14.9%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	40.7%	35.4–45.9%	35.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.7%	17.1–22.4%	16.3%
Thinking or memory	19.7%	17.1–22.2%	17.4%
Hearing	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	7.6%
Vision	6.6%	5.8–7.3%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	4.1%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.6–12.6%	9.5%

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 Decherd door to door.

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

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

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