Health by ZIP

Shelby County, TN health estimates

Tennessee. 910,042 residents, 678,990 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 35 ZIP Codes and 7 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Shelby County in Tennessee. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.

First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 39.7% of the adults of Shelby County, TN have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 34.7% to 44.8%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence uses the 2000 US standard population, so that areas with different ages can be compared. CDC: Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level.

"Higher" or "lower": the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. "Similar": they overlap. Against the state figure, which has no interval, the words are "above", "below" and "in line".

Health outcomes: Shelby County, TN
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalTN figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 202221.0%17.5 to 24.914.6%above12.2%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.620.6%17.2 to 24.514.8%above12.6%higherinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202327.4%24.7 to 30.230.6%below25.4%similar25.4%22.9 to 28.127.3%in line21.9%higherinterval 21.6 to 22.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20236.5%5.8 to 7.28.2%below7.9%lowerinterval 7.8 to 8.15.9%5.3 to 6.57.0%below6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20237.9%6.7 to 9.28.6%in line6.2%higherinterval 6.1 to 6.37.3%6.3 to 8.47.5%in line5.3%higherinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20236.5%5.7 to 7.37.0%in line6.4%similar5.9%5.2 to 6.65.9%in line5.3%similar
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202311.7%10.3 to 13.111.0%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.011.7%10.3 to 13.111.0%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.0
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202324.9%21.8 to 28.328.4%below20.2%higherinterval 19.9 to 20.525.2%22.1 to 28.629.1%below20.7%higherinterval 20.4 to 21.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202315.9%13.9 to 17.913.6%above12.0%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.214.6%12.8 to 16.511.9%above10.3%higherinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202343.0%39.6 to 46.639.5%above34.4%higherinterval 34.0 to 34.741.0%37.6 to 44.636.3%above30.7%higherinterval 30.4 to 31.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202337.8%34.3 to 41.438.3%in line37.4%similar34.5%31.0 to 38.033.9%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202339.7%34.7 to 44.837.6%in line32.8%higherinterval 32.4 to 33.139.6%34.7 to 44.837.6%in line32.9%higherinterval 32.5 to 33.2
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20234.2%3.7 to 4.63.7%in line3.4%higherinterval 3.3 to 3.53.8%3.4 to 4.33.2%above2.9%higherinterval 2.8 to 3.0
Prevention: Shelby County, TN
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 100%Estimate95% intervalTN figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202387.2%85.2 to 89.286.6%in line87.5%similar86.5%84.4 to 88.685.3%in line85.6%similar
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202263.5%58.8 to 68.163.2%in line66.3%similar59.5%54.8 to 64.258.3%in line54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 202312.2%9.7 to 15.111.6%in line11.0%similar12.4%9.8 to 15.411.9%in line11.5%similar
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202279.1%72.7 to 84.675.2%in line76.5%similar78.3%71.9 to 84.074.7%in line76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202376.5%73.8 to 79.176.2%in line77.0%similar62.2%58.2 to 66.358.9%in line57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202254.7%51.3 to 58.258.1%in line63.9%lowerinterval 63.6 to 64.254.8%51.3 to 58.257.7%in line63.4%lowerinterval 63.1 to 63.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202381.2%78.5 to 84.078.1%above77.7%higherinterval 77.4 to 78.080.5%77.6 to 83.376.6%above75.7%higherinterval 75.4 to 76.0
Health risk behaviors: Shelby County, TN
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalTN figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202313.7%11.6 to 16.214.6%in line15.2%similar14.3%12.1 to 16.915.7%in line16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202317.2%14.2 to 20.017.3%in line11.4%higherinterval 11.2 to 11.617.3%14.3 to 20.217.6%in line11.6%higherinterval 11.4 to 11.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202327.5%23.5 to 31.426.6%in line24.5%similar27.1%23.2 to 31.025.7%in line23.7%similar
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202241.6%37.1 to 46.338.2%in line36.0%higherinterval 35.7 to 36.342.0%37.5 to 46.839.0%in line36.8%higherinterval 36.5 to 37.2
Disability: Shelby County, TN
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalTN figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202336.6%32.2 to 40.635.8%in line30.0%higherinterval 29.7 to 30.335.8%31.6 to 39.834.5%in line28.3%higherinterval 28.0 to 28.7
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202317.7%15.2 to 20.117.4%in line13.7%higherinterval 13.4 to 13.918.0%15.4 to 20.418.0%in line14.1%higherinterval 13.8 to 14.3
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.3%5.5 to 7.17.6%below6.7%similar5.9%5.2 to 6.76.8%below5.8%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 202310.3%8.8 to 11.89.5%in line7.9%higherinterval 7.7 to 8.110.2%8.8 to 11.79.4%in line7.6%higherinterval 7.4 to 7.8
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202317.5%15.1 to 19.916.3%in line13.5%higherinterval 13.3 to 13.716.3%14.1 to 18.614.5%in line11.7%higherinterval 11.5 to 11.9
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.9%4.2 to 5.64.1%above3.8%higherinterval 3.6 to 3.94.7%4.0 to 5.43.8%above3.4%higherinterval 3.3 to 3.6
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.7%5.9 to 7.65.5%above5.5%higherinterval 5.4 to 5.76.5%5.7 to 7.45.2%above5.2%higherinterval 5.1 to 5.4
Health status: Shelby County, TN
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalTN figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202323.6%20.3 to 26.822.4%in line19.2%higherinterval 18.9 to 19.523.0%19.9 to 26.221.5%in line18.3%higherinterval 18.0 to 18.6
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202319.2%16.9 to 21.419.3%in line15.6%higherinterval 15.3 to 15.819.7%17.3 to 22.020.2%in line16.3%higherinterval 16.0 to 16.6
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202314.2%12.4 to 16.114.9%in line12.8%similar13.8%12.1 to 15.614.2%in line12.1%similar

ZIP Codes in Shelby County

ZIP Codes in Shelby County, TN, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Shelby County
ZIP Code 3800244,38533.0%28.9 to 37.4similar
ZIP Code 3801648,32235.8%31.1 to 40.4similar
ZIP Code 3801755,11429.7%25.7 to 33.7lower
ZIP Code 3801837,08634.7%30.1 to 39.2similar
ZIP Code 380298127.5%23.0 to 31.8lower
ZIP Code 3805326,83938.3%33.9 to 42.8similar
ZIP Code 380549330.7%26.4 to 35.1similar
ZIP Code 3810314,73932.0%27.7 to 36.4similar
ZIP Code 3810422,58434.7%30.0 to 39.3similar
ZIP Code 381056,23246.1%40.9 to 51.2similar
ZIP Code 3810622,39451.6%46.3 to 56.5higher
ZIP Code 3810715,65545.4%40.3 to 50.1similar
ZIP Code 3810817,05148.3%43.1 to 53.3similar
ZIP Code 3810942,43749.8%44.3 to 54.7similar
ZIP Code 3811140,53339.3%34.5 to 43.9similar
ZIP Code 3811216,97038.3%33.5 to 42.8similar
ZIP Code 3811423,55947.7%42.4 to 52.6similar
ZIP Code 3811540,07644.9%39.7 to 49.8similar
ZIP Code 3811639,10747.6%42.4 to 52.5similar
ZIP Code 3811727,13831.2%26.9 to 35.6similar
ZIP Code 3811839,62747.7%42.4 to 52.6similar
ZIP Code 3811923,99733.4%28.9 to 37.9similar
ZIP Code 3812014,53628.0%23.9 to 32.1lower
ZIP Code 3812226,43241.3%36.3 to 46.1similar
ZIP Code 3812540,97039.6%34.7 to 44.6similar
ZIP Code 381265,71751.7%46.4 to 56.7higher
ZIP Code 3812740,67949.7%44.6 to 54.6similar
ZIP Code 3812843,19745.4%40.2 to 50.3similar
ZIP Code 3813322,48234.8%30.2 to 39.5similar
ZIP Code 3813441,76038.7%33.7 to 43.4similar
ZIP Code 3813529,60934.2%29.6 to 38.6similar
ZIP Code 3813825,83727.8%23.6 to 32.1lower
ZIP Code 3813916,73427.0%23.1 to 31.2lower
ZIP Code 3814122,33344.8%39.5 to 49.7similar
ZIP Code 3815212726.0%21.1 to 31.1lower

The dashed line in each drawing is Shelby County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

A ZIP Code is in the county that holds the largest share of its land. A ZIP Code that is in two counties shows one time. Download the ZIP Codes of Shelby County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Shelby County

Places in Shelby County, TN, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Shelby County
Arlington14,54933.3%28.7 to 37.9similar
Bartlett57,78633.4%28.8 to 37.8similar
Collierville51,32429.1%24.7 to 33.2lower
Germantown41,33327.5%23.4 to 31.8lower
Lakeland13,90430.1%25.9 to 34.7similar
Memphis633,10442.1%37.1 to 46.8similar
Millington10,58238.2%33.4 to 42.9similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Shelby County. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

Estimates in earlier PLACES releases

The current modeling procedure does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

The table lists what each PLACES release published for Shelby County, TN, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Shelby County, TN: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD7.7%6.9 to 8.77.9%6.7 to 9.48.7%7.8 to 9.77.9%6.7 to 9.2
Coronary Heart Disease6.7%6.2 to 7.26.4%5.6 to 7.36.8%6.1 to 7.56.5%5.7 to 7.3
Current Asthma11.2%10.7 to 11.711.0%9.6 to 12.512.4%11.0 to 14.011.7%10.3 to 13.1
Depression21.9%20.9 to 22.921.4%18.3 to 25.025.2%22.2 to 28.524.9%21.8 to 28.3
Diabetes14.7%13.9 to 15.615.1%13.1 to 17.316.0%14.2 to 18.115.9%13.9 to 17.9
High Blood Pressure40.3%39.1 to 41.441.2%37.4 to 45.141.5%37.8 to 45.243.0%39.6 to 46.6
Obesity38.4%37.0 to 39.638.3%32.9 to 43.742.6%37.7 to 47.739.7%34.7 to 44.8
Health Insurance19.1%16.4 to 22.012.6%10.0 to 15.710.8%9.6 to 12.112.2%9.7 to 15.1
Binge Drinking12.4%12.0 to 12.913.9%11.5 to 16.715.7%13.0 to 18.613.7%11.6 to 16.2
Current Cigarette Smoking18.3%15.9 to 20.819.0%15.6 to 22.919.3%17.1 to 21.617.2%14.2 to 20.0
Physical Inactivity26.4%24.0 to 28.929.2%24.8 to 33.830.1%26.6 to 33.927.5%23.5 to 31.4
General Health18.6%16.7 to 20.621.4%18.5 to 24.723.2%21.0 to 25.623.6%20.3 to 26.8

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Shelby County, TN: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/county/tn/shelby-county/

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Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on . The page shows the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases as a record. The data are a US government work in the public domain. Data set on data.cdc.gov. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Shelby County, TN

How does the obesity estimate of Shelby County, TN compare with Tennessee?

The Tennessee figure is 37.6% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Tennessee figure is inside the interval of Shelby County, TN. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Shelby County, TN compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

The 95% confidence interval is 32.4% to 33.1%.

The two intervals do not overlap. The estimate for Shelby County, TN is higher.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Shelby County, TN?

CDC estimates that 15.9% of the adults of Shelby County, TN have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 13.9% to 17.9%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Shelby County, TN above or below the Tennessee figure?

Shelby County, TN and the Tennessee figure both have a value for 39 measures.

The estimate for Shelby County, TN is above the Tennessee figure for 12 measures.

It is below the Tennessee figure for 4 measures.

It is in line with the Tennessee figure for 23 measures.

6 estimates on the page are from a release before PLACES 2025. The report card names the release.

1 measure has no estimate for this area in any release on this site.