Within Alabama, Pleasant Grove is healthier than 58% of graded towns
Pleasant Grove differs from Alabama on 12 of 32 measures CDC estimates: 7 better, 5 worse.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Pleasant Grove. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Pleasant Grove
Pleasant Grove looks healthier next to Alabama than next to the country
It’s healthier than 58% of the 187 Alabama towns we grade, but 34% of towns nationwide. Much of Alabama scores low on these measures. Health Grade ↓
Making ends meet is harder in Pleasant Grove
1 in 8 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off (12.2%), vs 9.6% across Alabama. Housing insecurity (17% vs 13.9%) is higher too. Everyday needs ↓
Pleasant Grove keeps up with checkups
It beats Alabama on five of five routine checkups and screenings, including yearly checkups (83.4% vs 80.4%) and dentist visits (61.6% vs 56.9%). Checkups ↓
Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Alabama figure falls outside Pleasant Grove’s likely range; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.
What’s behind Pleasant Grove’s grade
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Pleasant Grove is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns, #80 of 187 in Alabama. Physical distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 64% of U.S. towns); diabetes pulls it down (better than 6%).
Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Pleasant Grove’s median household income is $70,317; among the 10,533 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($53K–$88K), it’s healthier than 39%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.
Where Pleasant Grove compares well: no health insurance (ages 18–64), 8.2% (U.S. 11%); checkup in the past year, 83.4% (U.S. 77.4%); colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75), 74% (U.S. 65.5%).
Keeping up with care
Share of Pleasant Grove adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Alabama.
Making ends meet
Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.
16.2% of Pleasant Grove adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14% across Alabama.
Out of every 100 Pleasant Grove adults…
Pleasant Grove runs below AL on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 3. Tap one to see it as people.
Care in and near Pleasant Grove
No hospital or community health center in Pleasant Grove itself. These are the nearest.
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 Pleasant Grove; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).
Everyday habits, side by side with Alabama
Share of adults, with the Alabama figure marked.
0.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve
How Pleasant Grove adults are doing
About the same as Alabama on each measure.
2 in 5 Pleasant Grove adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.
Pleasant Grove and the towns around it
Pleasant Grove has the best Health Grade of the 3 graded towns around it.
Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove | C | 39.9% | 17% | 14.2% | CDC place |
| Birmingham | D | 42.2% | 19.2% | 16.6% | CDC place |
| Hueytown | C− | 39.1% | 16.6% | 16.8% | CDC place |
| Edgewater | — | — | — | — | |
| McDonald Chapel | — | — | — | — |
Edgewater and McDonald Chapel: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Pleasant Grove adults live with a disability (Alabama 36.5%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Every CDC estimate for Pleasant Grove
Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.
On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Pleasant Grove is better than Alabama on 7 and worse on 5; on the rest, the Alabama figure falls inside Pleasant Grove’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.
| Adults who… | Pleasant Grove | AL | U.S. | vs AL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall health | ||||
| Fair or poor health | 22.1%19.8–24.7 | 22.8% | 19.4% | About the same |
| Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month) | 13.3%11.9–14.9 | 14.2% | 13% | About the same |
| Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month) | 16.8%15.1–18.8 | 17.2% | 15.9% | About the same |
| Conditions | ||||
| Obesity | 39.9%35.5–44.6 | 39.4% | 32.9% | About the same |
| Diabetes | 17%15.2–19 | 14.8% | 12% | Worse |
| High blood pressure | 47.1%43.9–50.6 | 43.3% | 34.4% | Worse |
| High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years) | 40.9%37.6–44.3 | 40.7% | 37.1% | About the same |
| Arthritis | 30.7%28–33.6 | 30.3% | 25.3% | About the same |
| Asthma | 10.5%9.3–11.8 | 10% | 9.9% | About the same |
| Cancer, other than skin cancer | 7.7%7–8.5 | 8.2% | 7.9% | About the same |
| Coronary heart disease | 7.2%6.5–8 | 7.3% | 6.4% | About the same |
| COPD | 7.4%6.6–8.3 | 8% | 6.3% | About the same |
| Stroke | 4.6%4.2–5 | 4.1% | 3.4% | Worse |
| Lost all teeth (ages 65+) | 12.5%10.2–15.1 | 15.4% | 12.3% | Better |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 14.2%12.3–16.3 | 15.1% | 11.8% | About the same |
| No exercise outside work | 29.5%26.1–33.1 | 28.7% | 24.7% | About the same |
| Binge drinking | 13%10.9–15.3 | 14.1% | 15.4% | About the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 39.1%34.9–43.6 | 39.1% | 36% | About the same |
| Checkups and coverage | ||||
| No health insurance (ages 18–64) | 8.2%7–9.8 | 9.9% | 11% | Better |
| Checkup in the past year | 83.4%80.8–85.9 | 80.4% | 77.4% | Better |
| Dentist visit in the past year | 61.6%57.9–65.2 | 56.9% | 63.2% | Better |
| Cholesterol check in 5 years | 88.7%87.1–90.2 | 85.8% | 87.1% | Better |
| Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure) | 80.3%77.8–82.7 | 78% | 76.5% | About the same |
| Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75) | 74%70.2–77.5 | 67% | 65.5% | Better |
| Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74) | 85.1%80.6–88.9 | 77.9% | 76.4% | Better |
| Mind and connection | ||||
| Ever told they have depression | 21.4%18.8–24.3 | 23.3% | 20.6% | About the same |
| Feel lonely | 39.1%35.3–42.9 | 35.4% | 32.5% | About the same |
| Lack social and emotional support | 26.6%23.4–29.8 | 24.8% | 23.6% | About the same |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Worried about having enough food | 21.9%19.1–24.9 | 19.2% | 15% | About the same |
| Worried about keeping housing | 17%14.7–19.3 | 13.9% | 12% | Worse |
| Threatened with a utility shut-off | 12.2%10.6–13.9 | 9.6% | 7.6% | Worse |
| Lack reliable transportation | 10.9%9.5–12.3 | 9.8% | 7.9% | About the same |
| Received SNAP (food stamps) | 16.2%13.8–18.7 | 14% | 11.6% | About the same |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 36.8%33.4–40.4 | 36.5% | 30.1% | About the same |
| Difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 18.4%16.5–20.5 | 17.1% | 13.6% | About the same |
| Difficulty concentrating or remembering | 15.4%13.7–17.2 | 16.1% | 13.9% | About the same |
| Hearing difficulty | 7.3%6.5–8.1 | 8.2% | 6.7% | Lower |
| Vision difficulty | 6.2%5.6–6.8 | 6% | 5.4% | About the same |
| Difficulty doing errands alone | 9.8%8.8–10.9 | 9.8% | 7.9% | About the same |
| Difficulty dressing or bathing | 5%4.5–5.5 | 4.6% | 3.8% | About the same |
Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Alabama figure falls inside that range.
Questions about health in Pleasant Grove
Is Pleasant Grove a healthy place to live?
On seven CDC estimates for adults, Pleasant Grove is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns: ≈ C for health, #80 of 187 in Alabama. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 39%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.
What is the obesity rate in Pleasant Grove?
CDC estimates 39.9% of adults have obesity, likely between 35.5% and 44.6%, against 39.4% across Alabama and 32.9% nationally.
What hospital is closest to Pleasant Grove?
Princeton Baptist Medical Center in Birmingham, 7.7 miles in a straight line from Pleasant Grove’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.
How many people in Pleasant Grove have no health insurance?
CDC estimates 8.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7–9.8%), against 9.9% across Alabama.
How accurate are these numbers?
They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Pleasant Grove more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Pleasant Grove.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Alabama figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.