Health Outcomes

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health outcomes among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Obesity among adults
38.5%
95% CI: 29.4% – 48.2%
Crude prevalence
High blood pressure among adults
29.0%
95% CI: 25.1% – 33.0%
Age-adjusted prevalence
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened
26.8%
95% CI: 22.8% – 31.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Diagnosed diabetes among adults
22.1%
95% CI: 19.0% – 25.5%
Crude prevalence
Arthritis among adults
20.3%
95% CI: 17.5% – 23.3%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Depression among adults
14.3%
95% CI: 11.6% – 17.3%
Crude prevalence
All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years
11.5%
95% CI: 9.1% – 14.4%
Crude prevalence
Current asthma among adults
10.2%
95% CI: 8.8% – 11.6%
Crude prevalence
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults
9.8%
95% CI: 8.1% – 11.7%
Crude prevalence
Coronary heart disease among adults
6.6%
95% CI: 5.8% – 7.5%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults
4.8%
95% CI: 4.2% – 5.4%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Stroke among adults
3.9%
95% CI: 3.4% – 4.4%
Age-adjusted prevalence

Health Status

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health status among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults
28.7%
95% CI: 24.2% – 33.5%
Crude prevalence
Frequent mental distress among adults
13.7%
95% CI: 11.5% – 15.9%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Frequent physical distress among adults
13.1%
95% CI: 11.2% – 15.2%
Age-adjusted prevalence

Prevention

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of prevention among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure
80.7%
95% CI: 77.1% – 84.0%
Crude prevalence
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years
78.9%
95% CI: 73.1% – 83.7%
Crude prevalence
Cholesterol screening among adults
67.4%
95% CI: 64.4% – 70.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults
60.2%
95% CI: 55.8% – 64.1%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years
52.6%
95% CI: 48.4% – 56.8%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults
51.1%
95% CI: 48.1% – 54.0%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years
10.9%
95% CI: 7.9% – 15.2%
Crude prevalence

Health Risk Behaviors

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of health risk behaviors among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Short sleep duration among adults
42.4%
95% CI: 37.6% – 47.2%
Crude prevalence
No leisure-time physical activity among adults
29.8%
95% CI: 24.3% – 36.3%
Crude prevalence
Current cigarette smoking among adults
16.6%
95% CI: 13.4% – 20.4%
Crude prevalence
Binge drinking among adults
14.7%
95% CI: 11.7% – 17.9%
Crude prevalence

Disability

CDC PLACES — modeled prevalence of disability among county adults. Values are age-adjusted or crude prevalence estimates with 95% CIs.

Any disability among adults
27.6%
95% CI: 23.1% – 32.4%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Mobility disability among adults
23.7%
95% CI: 20.2% – 27.6%
Crude prevalence
Cognitive disability among adults
13.0%
95% CI: 10.7% – 15.7%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Hearing disability among adults
12.4%
95% CI: 10.8% – 14.2%
Crude prevalence
Vision disability among adults
9.4%
95% CI: 8.0% – 11.0%
Crude prevalence
Independent living disability among adults
8.1%
95% CI: 6.8% – 9.6%
Age-adjusted prevalence
Self-care disability among adults
7.2%
95% CI: 6.1% – 8.6%
Crude prevalence

Health-Related Social Needs

Community-level social and economic factors that drive health outcomes. Combines CDC PLACES health-related social-need measures (modeled from BRFSS) with CDC SDOH structural measures (from the American Community Survey).

Reported unmet needs (PLACES)

Lack of social and emotional support among adults
27.4%
95% CI: 23.1% – 32.1%
Loneliness among adults
25.7%
95% CI: 21.2% – 30.5%
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults
22.6%
95% CI: 17.7% – 27.4%
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults
21.6%
95% CI: 17.3% – 26.5%
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults
17.6%
95% CI: 13.9% – 21.3%
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults
10.8%
95% CI: 8.8% – 12.9%
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults
10.4%
95% CI: 8.4% – 12.5%

All Data

Every labeled metric surfaced from Geographic Variation, PLACES, and SDOH, alongside the national county median for context.

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Source Metric Value National Median Pctl. Raw key
CDC PLACES All teeth lost among adults aged >=65 years 11.5% TEETHLOST
CDC PLACES Any disability among adults 27.6% DISABILITY
CDC PLACES Arthritis among adults 20.3% ARTHRITIS
CDC PLACES Binge drinking among adults 14.7% BINGE
CDC PLACES Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adults 4.8% CANCER
CDC PLACES Cholesterol screening among adults 67.4% CHOLSCREEN
CDC PLACES Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults 9.8% COPD
CDC PLACES Cognitive disability among adults 13.0% COGNITION
CDC PLACES Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 years 52.6% COLON_SCREEN
CDC PLACES Coronary heart disease among adults 6.6% CHD
CDC PLACES Current asthma among adults 10.2% CASTHMA
CDC PLACES Current cigarette smoking among adults 16.6% CSMOKING
CDC PLACES Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 years 10.9% ACCESS2
CDC PLACES Depression among adults 14.3% DEPRESSION
CDC PLACES Diagnosed diabetes among adults 22.1% DIABETES
CDC PLACES Fair or poor self-rated health status among adults 28.7% GHLTH
CDC PLACES Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults 22.6% FOODINSECU
CDC PLACES Frequent mental distress among adults 13.7% MHLTH
CDC PLACES Frequent physical distress among adults 13.1% PHLTH
CDC PLACES Hearing disability among adults 12.4% HEARING
CDC PLACES High blood pressure among adults 29.0% BPHIGH
CDC PLACES High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screened 26.8% HIGHCHOL
CDC PLACES Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adults 17.6% HOUSINSECU
CDC PLACES Independent living disability among adults 8.1% INDEPLIVE
CDC PLACES Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adults 10.4% LACKTRPT
CDC PLACES Lack of social and emotional support among adults 27.4% EMOTIONSPT
CDC PLACES Loneliness among adults 25.7% LONELINESS
CDC PLACES Mammography use among women aged 50-74 years 78.9% MAMMOUSE
CDC PLACES Mobility disability among adults 23.7% MOBILITY
CDC PLACES No leisure-time physical activity among adults 29.8% LPA
CDC PLACES Obesity among adults 38.5% OBESITY
CDC PLACES Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adults 21.6% FOODSTAMP
CDC PLACES Self-care disability among adults 7.2% SELFCARE
CDC PLACES Short sleep duration among adults 42.4% SLEEP
CDC PLACES Stroke among adults 3.9% STROKE
CDC PLACES Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressure 80.7% BPMED
CDC PLACES Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adults 10.8% SHUTUTILITY
CDC PLACES Vision disability among adults 9.4% VISION
CDC PLACES Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adults 51.1% DENTAL
CDC PLACES Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adults 60.2% CHECKUP

Methodology

Primary source: Medicare Geographic Variation by County (dataset id geo-var-county, vintage 2023, downloaded 2026-04-13, 33,639 rows in source).

Additional data sources: CDC PLACES County-Level Data (2026).

Percentile badges compare this county against all US counties that appear in the relevant dataset. "Lower is better" metrics (spending, readmission rates, chronic-disease prevalence, SDOH adversity) use an inverted color ramp — low percentile = green (good), high percentile = red (bad).

Medicare Geographic Variation shows standardized per-capita spending, utilization, and demographic characteristics for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries at the county level. Standardized payments remove geographic payment adjustments so counties can be compared fairly. AHRQ Prevention Quality Indicators (PQIs) measure the rate of hospitalization for ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (ACSCs).

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