Health · Kake

Kake, AK health

Kake differs from Alaska on 19 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (26.9% vs 13.5%) and more adults facing food insecurity (27.7% vs 14.3%).

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

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How Kake 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 Kake adults…

40 of every 100 Kake adults have high blood pressure

Alaska: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 35.3–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kake, betterKake, worseToo close to callAlaska

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Kake
AK 21.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.8% Kake
AK 35.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Kake
AK 17.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 26.3% Kake
AK 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kake 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kake 11.9% · Alaska 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Kake adults are doing

1 in 3Kake adults feel lonely

34.5% · Alaska 33.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Kake adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · Alaska 20.7% · too close to call

1 in 3Kake adults lack social or emotional support

30.1% · Alaska 25.4% · worse

1 in 5Kake adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · Alaska 16.1% · worse

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 4

Kake adults worry about having enough food

27.7% · AK 14.3% · worse

1 in 5

Kake adults worry about keeping their housing

20.7% · AK 12.3% · worse

1 in 6

Kake adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15.7% · AK 8.2% · worse

1 in 6

Kake adults lack reliable transportation

16.7% · AK 9% · worse

21.2% of Kake adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.1% across Alaska.

Disability

Living with a disability

41%

of Kake adults live with a disability (Alaska 29.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.1%

Thinking or memory18.1%

Hearing12.8%

Errands alone11.9%

Vision9.1%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Kake

Kake and the towns around it

Care nearby

Petersburg Medical CenterPetersburg · 29.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southeast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumSitka · 54.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Searhc Wrangell Medical Center & LtcWrangell · 67.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bartlett Regional HospitalJuneau · 95.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kake Health CenterKake · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Jesse Norma Jim Health CenterAngoon · 44.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKake's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Southern Southeast Alaska · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careKake's county is a federal shortage area.Southern Southeast Alaska · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthKake's county is a federal shortage area.Southeast Alaska MH Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Kake. 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 Kake

Measure	Kake	Margin	Alaska
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	35.3–44.3%	32.5%	worse
High cholesterol	34.3%	30.1–38.7%	33.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.5%	33.4–49.6%	35.5%	about the same
Arthritis	29.2%	25.7–32.8%	23.3%	worse
Depression	20.3%	17–23.9%	20.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	26.9%	22.5–31.5%	13.5%	worse
Asthma	13%	11.4–14.7%	10.6%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.3%	6.5–8.1%	7%	about the same
Diabetes	15.7%	13.5–18%	9.4%	worse
COPD	9.6%	8.1–11%	6.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	5.7%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.7–6%	3.1%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	26.3%	21.9–30.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	16%	13.1–19.3%	17.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.6%	23.4–34.1%	21.7%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	32.3–45.3%	35.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69.1%	64.7–73.4%	68.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	46.8%	42.8–50.7%	59.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	78.1%	75.3–80.8%	79.6%	about the same
Colon screening	54.6%	49–59.9%	59.2%	about the same
Mammogram	60.4%	51.3–69.1%	66%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.3%	67.9–74.6%	68%	about the same
No health insurance	11.9%	9.5–14.8%	10%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.5%	29.3–40.1%	33.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	30.1%	25.7–34.4%	25.4%	worse
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.2–21%	16.1%	worse
Fair or poor health	29.1%	24.9–33.3%	18.6%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19%	16.5–21.7%	13.1%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27.7%	22.8–32.4%	14.3%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.7%	17.1–24%	12.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15.7%	13.2–18%	8.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	16.7%	14.3–19.1%	9%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.2%	16.9–25.3%	10.1%
Disability
Any disability	41%	35.8–46.6%	29.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.1%	17.2–23.1%	11.9%
Thinking or memory	18.1%	15.6–20.9%	14%
Hearing	12.8%	11.3–14.3%	7.7%
Vision	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	4.7%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	4.9–6.6%	3.3%
Errands alone	11.9%	10.3–13.6%	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 Kake door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Kake 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.