Health · Puryear

Puryear, TN health

Puryear differs from Tennessee on 6 of 33 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (69.3% vs 63.2%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.1% vs 76.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.6% vs 14.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 736 people are less certain, so we show Puryear's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Puryear 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 Puryear adults…

42 of every 100 Puryear adults have high blood pressure

Tennessee: 40 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37.1–45.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Puryear, betterPuryear, worseToo close to callTennessee

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Puryear
TN 26.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Puryear
TN 38.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Puryear
TN 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Puryear
TN 17.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Puryear 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Puryear 10.6% · Tennessee 1 in 9 (11.6%)

Mind & connection

How Puryear adults are doing

1 in 3Puryear adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.6% · Tennessee 28.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Puryear adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · Tennessee 19.3% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%

Thinking or memory17.4%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Puryear

Puryear and the towns around it

Care nearby

Murray-Calloway County HospitalMurray · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County HospitalParis · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Jackson Purchase Medical CenterMayfield · 28.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital - Carroll CountyHuntingdon · 29.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kentuckycare - 128Murray · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Stewart County Community HealthDover · 28.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental carePuryear's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Henry County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthPuryear's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 21 · 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 Puryear. 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 Puryear

Measure	Puryear	Margin	Tennessee
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.5%	37.1–45.9%	39.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41%	36.5–45.5%	38.3%	about the same
Obesity	35%	27.7–42.7%	37.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.7%	31.9–39.4%	30.6%	worse
Depression	29.6%	25.4–33.9%	28.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.6%	18.4–27.1%	14.6%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.1–11.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.2%	12.2–16.4%	13.6%	about the same
COPD	10%	8.2–11.9%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.3%	7.2–9.4%	7%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	14.7–21.6%	17.3%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.3–16.8%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.8%	23.6–34.2%	26.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	31–45%	38.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76–83%	78.1%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.8%	53.9–61.6%	58.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.7%	85.3–89.7%	86.6%	about the same
Colon screening	69.3%	64.1–74.1%	63.2%	better
Mammogram	72%	63–79.6%	75.2%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.3–82.6%	76.2%	better
No health insurance	10.6%	8.1–13.5%	11.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.4–21.5%	19.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.1%	19.2–27.1%	22.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	13.9–18.9%	14.9%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	33.3–44.2%	35.8%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.7%	15.5–21.9%	16.3%
Thinking or memory	17.4%	14.7–20.3%	17.4%
Hearing	9.2%	8–10.4%	7.6%
Vision	5.5%	4.6–6.4%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.5–5%	4.1%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.2–11.5%	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 Puryear door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Puryear 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.