Health · Delta Junction

Delta Junction, AK health

On most measures Delta Junction looks like Alaska as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (8.2% vs 7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Delta Junction

Report card

How Delta Junction 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 Delta Junction adults…

34 of every 100 Delta Junction adults have high blood pressure

Alaska: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delta Junction, betterDelta Junction, worseToo close to callAlaska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.3% Delta Junction
AK 21.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34% Delta Junction
AK 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Delta Junction
AK 17.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.9% Delta Junction
AK 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Delta Junction 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Delta Junction 10.2% · Alaska 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Delta Junction adults are doing

1 in 3Delta Junction adults feel lonely

33.5% · Alaska 33.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Delta Junction adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.8% · Alaska 20.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Delta Junction adults lack social or emotional support

24% · Alaska 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Delta Junction adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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 8

Delta Junction adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · AK 14.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Delta Junction adults worry about keeping their housing

10.4% · AK 12.3% · about the same

1 in 14

Delta Junction adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · AK 8.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Delta Junction adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · AK 9% · about the same

8.9% of Delta Junction adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.1% across Alaska.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.1%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Delta Junction

Delta Junction 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.

34%34.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Deltana34%

Big Delta34.1%

Delta Junction34.2%

Care nearby

Bassett Ach (Ft Wainwright)Fort Wainwright · 78.6 mi · ER

Fairbanks Memorial HospitalFairbanks · 81.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Interior Alaska Medical ClinicDelta Junction · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Cross Road Health MinistriesDelta Junction · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careDelta Junction's county is a federal shortage area.Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careDelta Junction's county is a federal shortage area.Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthDelta Junction's county is a federal shortage area.Southeast Fairbanks Census Area · need score 15 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 Delta Junction. 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 Delta Junction

Measure	Delta Junction	Margin	Alaska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.6%	30–37.4%	32.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	32.9%	29.3–36.9%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.2%	28.6–40.4%	35.5%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	22.2–28.2%	23.3%	about the same
Depression	19.8%	16.9–23%	20.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10–15.2%	13.5%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	7%	worse
Diabetes	8.8%	7.4–10.2%	9.4%	about the same
COPD	6.8%	5.6–8.2%	6.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	5.7%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.8–3.7%	3.1%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.9%	12.8–19.4%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	18.5%	15.5–21.8%	17.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.3%	19–27.7%	21.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34%	28.9–39.7%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	66.3%	62.2–70.6%	68.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.8%	55.1–62.5%	59.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	79.9%	76.9–82.6%	79.6%	about the same
Colon screening	60.3%	55.4–65.2%	59.2%	about the same
Mammogram	62.3%	53.8–70.3%	66%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.1%	65.5–72.5%	68%	about the same
No health insurance	10.2%	8–13.2%	10%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.5%	29–38.3%	33.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	20.4–28%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.4–17.6%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	15.4–21.7%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.7–15.6%	13.1%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	9.5–14.7%	14.3%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.4%	8.5–12.4%	12.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	5.9–8.5%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.4–9%	9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.9%	6.9–11.3%	10.1%
Disability
Any disability	29.6%	25.3–34.1%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.1%	10–14.4%	11.9%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	11.6–16.1%	14%
Hearing	8.1%	7–9.2%	7.7%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	3.3%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.5–9%	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 Delta Junction door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Delta Junction 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.