Health · Kimball

Kimball, TN health

Kimball differs from Tennessee on 11 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.4% vs 14.6%) and more adults with COPD (11.8% vs 8.6%).

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

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Kimball’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Kimball is healthier than 7% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressC-ObesityDDiabetesD-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 7%

Less healthyHealthier

Tennessee towns we grade (303)Healthier than 29%

Towns with similar incomes, $45K–$76K (8,352)Healthier than 7%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Kimball could be anywhere from D− to C.

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 Tennessee 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 Kimball 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. Kimball 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 Kimball 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 Kimball adults…

43 of every 100 Kimball adults have high blood pressure

Tennessee: 40 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.5–47.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kimball, betterKimball, worseToo close to callTennessee

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.3% Kimball
TN 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.4% Kimball
TN 38.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Kimball
TN 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.2% Kimball
TN 17.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kimball 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kimball 13.5% · Tennessee 1 in 9 (11.6%)

Mind & connection

How Kimball adults are doing

1 in 3Kimball adults have been diagnosed with depression

30.8% · Tennessee 28.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Kimball adults are in frequent mental distress

20.7% · Tennessee 19.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

41.7%

of Kimball adults live with a disability (Tennessee 35.8%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.2%

Thinking or memory20.3%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone11.6%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Kimball

Kimball and the towns around it

Care nearby

Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga · 21.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial Healthcare SystemChattanooga · 23.4 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Southern Tennessee Regional Health System WinchestWinchester · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc. - North Sand MountainBryant · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Primary Health Care Center TrentonTrenton · 14.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthKimball's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 12 · need score 17 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 Kimball. 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 Kimball

Measure	Kimball	Margin	Tennessee
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43%	38.5–47.6%	39.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41%	36.4–45.6%	38.3%	about the same
Obesity	40.3%	32.2–48.8%	37.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.5%	31.8–39.3%	30.6%	worse
Depression	30.8%	26.6–35.4%	28.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.4%	19.4–27.8%	14.6%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13.1%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.4–10.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	15.7%	13.7–17.9%	13.6%	worse
COPD	11.8%	10.2–13.5%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.2%	18.9–25.6%	17.3%	worse
Binge drink	13.5%	10.9–16.4%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.3%	26.2–36.5%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.4%	33.5–47.6%	38.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	73.9–81.1%	78.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	49.4%	45.5–53.5%	58.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.4–87.4%	86.6%	about the same
Colon screening	61.8%	56.2–67%	63.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.5%	65–80.8%	75.2%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	75–80.6%	76.2%	about the same
No health insurance	13.5%	11.2–16.2%	11.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	20.7%	18.4–23.2%	19.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.4%	23.7–31.1%	22.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	15.8–20.4%	14.9%	worse
Disability
Any disability	41.7%	36.8–46.8%	35.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.2%	17.5–23%	16.3%
Thinking or memory	20.3%	17.9–23%	17.4%
Hearing	9.6%	8.5–10.8%	7.6%
Vision	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	4.1%
Errands alone	11.6%	10.1–13.2%	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 Kimball door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Kimball 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.