Health · White Bluff
White Bluff, TN health
On most measures White Bluff looks like Tennessee as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22% vs 14.6%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for White BluffTownTapestry Health GradeNew
C−
White Bluff’s Health Grade: C−
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, White Bluff is healthier than 20% of U.S. towns and 61% of Tennessee towns.
C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressDMental distressC+ObesityC+DiabetesDSmokingCExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 20%
Less healthyHealthier
Tennessee towns we grade (303)Healthier than 61%
Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (9,558)Healthier than 18%
About what its income would suggest. White Bluff does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, White Bluff 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 White Bluff 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. White Bluff 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 White Bluff 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
38.1% have obesity
0 better11 close1 worse
Habits
28.4% get no exercise
0 better4 close0 worse
Care & screenings
75.4% had a checkup
0 better7 close0 worse
Mind & connection
0 better3 close0 worse
Disability
38.3% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 White Bluff adults…
37 of every 100 White Bluff adults have high blood pressure
Tennessee: 40 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.3–41.2%
Bars show White Bluff; the black tick is Tennessee. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
White Bluff, betterWhite Bluff, worseToo close to callTennessee
Get no exerciseshare of adults
28.4% White Bluff
TN 26.6%
TN 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
39.4% White Bluff
TN 38.2%
TN 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults
15.4% White Bluff
TN 14.6%
TN 14.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
20% White Bluff
TN 17.3%
TN 17.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of White Bluff 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
White Bluff 12.2% · Tennessee 1 in 9 (11.6%)
Mind & connection
How White Bluff adults are doing
1 in 3White Bluff adults have been diagnosed with depression
30.9% · Tennessee 28.4% · too close to call
1 in 5White Bluff adults are in frequent mental distress
21% · Tennessee 19.3% · too close to call
Disability
Living with a disability
38.3%
of White Bluff adults live with a disability (Tennessee 35.8%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory19.1%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone10%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.1%
Black tick: Tennessee. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Getting care
Care in and near White Bluff
No hospital or community health center in White Bluff itself. These are the nearest.
HNearest ERTristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson · 9.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePerry County Medical CenterLyles · 15 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15 mi
Perry County Medical Center
2 sites · nearest in Lyles
Three Rivers Community Health-DentalLyles · 15 mi
Three Rivers Community Hlth Grp-HickmanLyles · 15 mi
15.1 mi
University Community Health Services
2 sites · nearest in Nashville
Connectus BellevueNashville · 15.1 mi
Vine Hill Community ClinicNashville · 24.8 mi
Nothing matches.
✓ Primary careWhite Bluff is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careWhite Bluff is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthWhite Bluff is not a shortage area
Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of White Bluff. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.
All 33 measures for White Bluff
| Measure | White Bluff | Margin | Tennessee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 36.9% | 32.3–41.2% | 39.5% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 38% | 33.3–42.4% | 38.3% | about the same |
| Obesity | 38.1% | 29.8–46.1% | 37.6% | about the same |
| Arthritis | 31.5% | 27.7–35.2% | 30.6% | about the same |
| Depression | 30.9% | 26.5–35.3% | 28.4% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 22% | 18–26.6% | 14.6% | worse |
| Asthma | 11.3% | 9.8–12.8% | 11% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 8.3% | 7.5–9.2% | 8.2% | about the same |
| Diabetes | 12.6% | 10.6–14.6% | 13.6% | about the same |
| COPD | 9.4% | 7.8–11.1% | 8.6% | about the same |
| Heart disease | 6.9% | 5.9–7.9% | 7% | about the same |
| Stroke | 3.6% | 3.1–4.1% | 3.7% | about the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 20% | 16.2–24.2% | 17.3% | about the same |
| Binge drink | 15.4% | 12.5–18.5% | 14.6% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 28.4% | 23–34.2% | 26.6% | about the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 39.4% | 32.1–46.9% | 38.2% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 75.4% | 71.2–79% | 78.1% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 55.3% | 51.2–59.3% | 58.1% | about the same |
| Cholesterol check | 84.9% | 82.2–87.3% | 86.6% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 62.4% | 56.9–67.6% | 63.2% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 73.8% | 65.2–81.2% | 75.2% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 74.6% | 71.2–77.5% | 76.2% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 12.2% | 9.2–15.5% | 11.6% | about the same |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Frequent mental distress | 21% | 18.2–23.9% | 19.3% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 23.7% | 19.9–28% | 22.4% | about the same |
| Frequent physical distress | 16% | 13.7–18.5% | 14.9% | about the same |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 38.3% | 32.7–44% | 35.8% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 16.7% | 14–19.7% | 16.3% | |
| Thinking or memory | 19.1% | 16.2–22.3% | 17.4% | |
| Hearing | 7.9% | 6.8–9% | 7.6% | |
| Vision | 5.4% | 4.6–6.3% | 5.5% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 4.1% | 3.5–4.8% | 4.1% | |
| Errands alone | 10% | 8.4–11.8% | 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 White Bluff door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Tennessee figure falls inside it, we don't call White Bluff better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes White Bluff 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.