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Cities in Alabama by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate

Jacksonville, AL had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 66 cities in 2022, at 25.4%. Mountain Brook, AL had the lowest, at 12.4%. The median was 18.5%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest25.4Jacksonville, AL
Lowest12.4Mountain Brook, AL
Median18.566 cities

Top 40 cities, 2022

Jacksonville, AL: 25.4 %Jacksonville, AL25.4Troy, AL: 23.5 %Troy, AL23.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 23.5 %Tuscaloosa, AL23.5Auburn, AL: 22.4 %Auburn, AL22.4Prichard, AL: 21.6 %Prichard, AL21.6Center Point, AL: 21.5 %Center Point, AL21.5Russellville, AL: 21.3 %Russellville, AL21.3Florence, AL: 21.1 %Florence, AL21.1Talladega, AL: 21 %Talladega, AL21Gadsden, AL: 20.9 %Gadsden, AL20.9Phenix City, AL: 20.8 %Phenix City, AL20.8Boaz, AL: 20.4 %Boaz, AL20.4Fort Payne, AL: 20.4 %Fort Payne, AL20.4Selma, AL: 20.3 %Selma, AL20.3Sylacauga, AL: 20.2 %Sylacauga, AL20.2Eufaula, AL: 20.1 %Eufaula, AL20.1Albertville, AL: 19.9 %Albertville, AL19.9Anniston, AL: 19.9 %Anniston, AL19.9Valley, AL: 19.9 %Valley, AL19.9Bessemer, AL: 19.8 %Bessemer, AL19.8Scottsboro, AL: 19.7 %Scottsboro, AL19.7Birmingham, AL: 19.5 %Birmingham, AL19.5Oxford, AL: 19.5 %Oxford, AL19.5Decatur, AL: 19.4 %Decatur, AL19.4Enterprise, AL: 19.4 %Enterprise, AL19.4Mobile, AL: 19.4 %Mobile, AL19.4Ozark, AL: 19.4 %Ozark, AL19.4Alexander City, AL: 19.1 %Alexander City, AL19.1Calera, AL: 19.1 %Calera, AL19.1Millbrook, AL: 19 %Millbrook, AL19Montgomery, AL: 18.9 %Montgomery, AL18.9Opelika, AL: 18.9 %Opelika, AL18.9Dothan, AL: 18.6 %Dothan, AL18.6Cullman, AL: 18.4 %Cullman, AL18.4Hartselle, AL: 18.3 %Hartselle, AL18.3Moody, AL: 18.3 %Moody, AL18.3Saraland, AL: 18.3 %Saraland, AL18.3Athens, AL: 18.1 %Athens, AL18.1Jasper, AL: 18.1 %Jasper, AL18.1Northport, AL: 18.1 %Northport, AL18.1Jacksonville, AL: 25.4 %Jacksonville, AL25.4Troy, AL: 23.5 %Troy, AL23.5Tuscaloosa, AL: 23.5 %Tuscaloosa, AL23.5Auburn, AL: 22.4 %Auburn, AL22.4Prichard, AL: 21.6 %Prichard, AL21.6Center Point, AL: 21.5 %Center Point, AL21.5Russellville, AL: 21.3 %Russellville, AL21.3Florence, AL: 21.1 %Florence, AL21.1Talladega, AL: 21 %Talladega, AL21Gadsden, AL: 20.9 %Gadsden, AL20.9Phenix City, AL: 20.8 %Phenix City, AL20.8Boaz, AL: 20.4 %Boaz, AL20.4Fort Payne, AL: 20.4 %Fort Payne, AL20.4Selma, AL: 20.3 %Selma, AL20.3Sylacauga, AL: 20.2 %Sylacauga, AL20.2Eufaula, AL: 20.1 %Eufaula, AL20.1Albertville, AL: 19.9 %Albertville, AL19.9Anniston, AL: 19.9 %Anniston, AL19.9Valley, AL: 19.9 %Valley, AL19.9Bessemer, AL: 19.8 %Bessemer, AL19.8Scottsboro, AL: 19.7 %Scottsboro, AL19.7Birmingham, AL: 19.5 %Birmingham, AL19.5Oxford, AL: 19.5 %Oxford, AL19.5Decatur, AL: 19.4 %Decatur, AL19.4Enterprise, AL: 19.4 %Enterprise, AL19.4Mobile, AL: 19.4 %Mobile, AL19.4Ozark, AL: 19.4 %Ozark, AL19.4Alexander City, AL: 19.1 %Alexander City, AL19.1Calera, AL: 19.1 %Calera, AL19.1Millbrook, AL: 19 %Millbrook, AL19Montgomery, AL: 18.9 %Montgomery, AL18.9Opelika, AL: 18.9 %Opelika, AL18.9Dothan, AL: 18.6 %Dothan, AL18.6Cullman, AL: 18.4 %Cullman, AL18.4Hartselle, AL: 18.3 %Hartselle, AL18.3Moody, AL: 18.3 %Moody, AL18.3Saraland, AL: 18.3 %Saraland, AL18.3Athens, AL: 18.1 %Athens, AL18.1Jasper, AL: 18.1 %Jasper, AL18.1Northport, AL: 18.1 %Northport, AL18.1
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Jacksonville, AL25.4+3 pts
2Troy, AL23.5+1.6 pts
2Tuscaloosa, AL23.5+1 pts
4Auburn, AL22.4-0.4 pts
5Prichard, AL21.6-0.6 pts
6Center Point, AL21.5+1.1 pts
7Russellville, AL21.3+2.1 pts
8Florence, AL21.1+1.4 pts
9Talladega, AL21-0.2 pts
10Gadsden, AL20.9+0.2 pts
11Phenix City, AL20.8+0.5 pts
12Boaz, AL20.4+0.4 pts
12Fort Payne, AL20.4-0.4 pts
14Selma, AL20.3-1.4 pts
15Sylacauga, AL20.20 pts
16Eufaula, AL20.1-0.5 pts
17Albertville, AL19.9-0.8 pts
17Anniston, AL19.9+0.5 pts
17Valley, AL19.9+1.3 pts
20Bessemer, AL19.80 pts
21Scottsboro, AL19.7+1.3 pts
22Birmingham, AL19.5-0.6 pts
22Oxford, AL19.5+1.1 pts
24Decatur, AL19.4+0.3 pts
24Enterprise, AL19.4+1.2 pts
24Mobile, AL19.4+0.2 pts
24Ozark, AL19.4+0.5 pts
28Alexander City, AL19.1+0.6 pts
28Calera, AL19.1+1.1 pts
30Millbrook, AL19+0.9 pts
31Montgomery, AL18.9-0.3 pts
31Opelika, AL18.9+1.2 pts
33Dothan, AL18.6-0.1 pts
34Cullman, AL18.4+1 pts
35Hartselle, AL18.3+0.9 pts
35Moody, AL18.3+0.6 pts
35Saraland, AL18.3-0.2 pts
38Athens, AL18.1-0.2 pts
38Jasper, AL18.1-0.3 pts
38Northport, AL18.1+0.5 pts
38Prattville, AL18.1+0.1 pts
42Pell City, AL18-0.8 pts
43Leeds, AL17.9+0.8 pts
44Clay, AL17.8+0.4 pts
44Hueytown, AL17.8-0.2 pts
44Huntsville, AL17.8-0.2 pts
44Muscle Shoals, AL17.8+0.9 pts
48Homewood, AL17+0.4 pts
49Rainbow City, AL16.9-0.4 pts
50Daphne, AL16.6+0.4 pts
50Foley, AL16.6-0.2 pts
50Gardendale, AL16.6+0.3 pts
53Alabaster, AL16.5+0.1 pts
53Chelsea, AL16.5+0.7 pts
55Irondale, AL16.1-0.3 pts
55Pelham, AL16.1+0.1 pts
57Gulf Shores, AL15.7-0.4 pts
57Spanish Fort, AL15.7+1.5 pts
59Helena, AL15.2-0.3 pts
60Trussville, AL15.1-0.3 pts
61Fairhope, AL14.7+1 pts
61Hoover, AL14.7-0.1 pts
61Madison, AL14.7+0.3 pts
61Pike Road, AL14.7+0.3 pts
65Vestavia Hills, AL13.8+0.6 pts
66Mountain Brook, AL12.4+0.2 pts

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Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Alabama by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Alabama by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities?period=2022.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Alabama by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/alabama-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Jacksonville, AL, with 25.4% in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Mountain Brook, AL, with 12.4% in 2022.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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