Health · Butte

Butte, AK health

Butte differs from Alaska on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.3% vs 13.5%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.8% vs 14.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.7% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Butte

Report card

How Butte compares with Alaska

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

Out of every 100 Butte adults…

34 of every 100 Butte adults have high blood pressure

Alaska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–36.9%

Bars show Butte; the black tick is Alaska. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Butte, betterButte, worseToo close to callAlaska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Butte
AK 21.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Butte
AK 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Butte
AK 17.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.8% Butte
AK 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Butte adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Alaska.

Yearly checkup

AK 69%

Dentist visit

AK 60%

Cholesterol check

AK 80%

Colon screening

AK 59%

Mammogram

AK 66%

Taking BP meds

AK 68%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Butte 7.9% · Alaska 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Butte adults are doing

1 in 3Butte adults feel lonely

30.7% · Alaska 33.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Butte adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · Alaska 20.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Butte adults lack social or emotional support

22.9% · Alaska 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 7Butte adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · Alaska 16.1% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 9

Butte adults worry about having enough food

10.8% · AK 14.3% · better

1 in 10

Butte adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · AK 12.3% · better

1 in 15

Butte adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · AK 8.2% · better

1 in 14

Butte adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · AK 9% · better

7.8% of Butte adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.1% across Alaska.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

of Butte adults live with a disability (Alaska 29.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.7%

Thinking or memory13.5%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

Black tick: Alaska. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Butte

Butte and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.2%36.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Lazy Mountain36.1%

Butte36.5%

Knik River36.9%

Care nearby

Mat-Su Regional Medical CenterPalmer · 9.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

673rd Medical Group (Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)Jber · 32.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alaska Regional HospitalAnchorage · 35.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alaska Native Medical CenterAnchorage · 36.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Palmer ClinicPalmer · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bogard OfficeWasilla · 11.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careButte's county is a federal shortage area.Denali · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careButte's county is a federal shortage area.Denali · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthButte's county is a federal shortage area.Denali · need score 12 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Butte. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Butte

Measure	Butte	Margin	Alaska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.8%	30.7–36.9%	32.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.5–41.1%	33.4%	worse
Obesity	36.5%	31.8–40.9%	35.5%	about the same
Arthritis	28.8%	26–31.4%	23.3%	worse
Depression	21.5%	18.7–24.1%	20.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.3%	6.8–10.1%	13.5%	better
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–11.9%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.8–9.6%	7%	worse
Diabetes	9.5%	8.2–10.9%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	6.9%	5.7–8.2%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	5.7%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.8%	12.8–19%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15.3%	13–17.6%	17.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	18.2–25.5%	21.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	28.5–36.4%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.2%	69.8–76.1%	68.8%	better
Dentist visit	61%	57.8–64.1%	59.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.1%	80.5–85.2%	79.6%	better
Colon screening	62.2%	58.2–66.3%	59.2%	about the same
Mammogram	68.4%	62–74.5%	66%	about the same
Taking BP meds	70.4%	66.7–73.4%	68%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.1–10.1%	10%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	27.2–34.4%	33.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.9%	19.8–26.3%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.3–17.1%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.7%	15–20.7%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.8–15.6%	13.1%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.8%	8.7–13.3%	14.3%	better
Housing insecurity	9.7%	8.1–11.6%	12.3%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.4–7.7%	8.2%	better
No reliable transportation	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	9%	better
Receive SNAP	7.8%	6–9.8%	10.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.3%	27.6–35.3%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.7%	10.6–14.8%	11.9%
Thinking or memory	13.5%	11.6–15.5%	14%
Hearing	8.5%	7.4–9.5%	7.7%
Vision	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–4%	3.3%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	7.6%

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 Butte door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Alaska figure falls inside it, we don't call Butte better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Butte directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Alaska 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.