Health · Newbern

Newbern, TN health

On most measures Newbern looks like Tennessee as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.7% vs 14.6%).

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

C-Health Grade

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Newbern’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Newbern is healthier than 15% of U.S. towns and 54% of Tennessee towns.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressDMental distressCObesityCDiabetesDSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 15%

Less healthyHealthier

Tennessee towns we grade (303)Healthier than 54%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$73K (7,801)Healthier than 23%

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

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

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 Newbern 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. Newbern 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 Newbern 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 Newbern adults…

40 of every 100 Newbern adults have high blood pressure

Tennessee: 40 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–44.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Newbern, betterNewbern, worseToo close to callTennessee

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Newbern
TN 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.7% Newbern
TN 38.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Newbern
TN 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Newbern
TN 17.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Newbern 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

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

Mind & connection

How Newbern adults are doing

1 in 3Newbern adults have been diagnosed with depression

31.2% · Tennessee 28.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Newbern adults are in frequent mental distress

20.9% · Tennessee 19.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

39.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Newbern

Newbern and the towns around it

Care nearby

Dyersburg Regional Medical CenterDyersburg · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital Union CityUnion City · 24.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Volunteer Community HospitalMartin · 27.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pemiscot County Memorial HospitalHayti · 27.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Willliam B. Acree ClinicRidgely · 15.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Gibson County Community Health Center, TdhTrenton · 21.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthNewbern's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 22 · 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 Newbern. 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 Newbern

Measure	Newbern	Margin	Tennessee
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	35.9–44.6%	39.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.6%	34.2–43.1%	38.3%	about the same
Obesity	38.6%	30.7–46.6%	37.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	29–36.1%	30.6%	about the same
Depression	31.2%	27–35.6%	28.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.7%	16.4–23.3%	14.6%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.4–9%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	13.9%	12–15.9%	13.6%	about the same
COPD	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.4–8.2%	7%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.5%	16.5–22.7%	17.3%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.3–16.8%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	24.5–34.3%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.7%	33.7–48.1%	38.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	73.5–80.9%	78.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.1%	54.3–62%	58.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.4%	83.1–87.4%	86.6%	about the same
Colon screening	63.5%	58.3–68.3%	63.2%	about the same
Mammogram	70.7%	62.3–78.3%	75.2%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.5%	72.5–78.3%	76.2%	about the same
No health insurance	12.6%	10.4–15.1%	11.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	20.9%	18.4–23.5%	19.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.6%	21.5–27.8%	22.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.2–18.4%	14.9%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	39.3%	34.3–44.3%	35.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	15.5–20.3%	16.3%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.9–21.6%	17.4%
Hearing	7.9%	6.9–8.9%	7.6%
Vision	6.2%	5.5–6.9%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.2%	4.1%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	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 Newbern door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Newbern 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.