Health · Thatcher

Thatcher, AZ health

Thatcher differs from Arizona on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with diabetes (8.9% vs 11.3%) and fewer adults with heart disease (5.3% vs 6.4%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (81.5% vs 85.1%).

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

A-Health Grade

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Thatcher’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Thatcher is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns and 79% of Arizona towns.

BSelf-rated healthA-Physical distressB-Mental distressA-ObesityADiabetesA-SmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 78%

Less healthyHealthier

Arizona towns we grade (207)Healthier than 79%

Towns with similar incomes, $62K–$104K (9,662)Healthier than 86%

About what its income would suggest. Thatcher does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Thatcher could be anywhere from B− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Arizona ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Thatcher with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Thatcher uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Thatcher compares with Arizona

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 Thatcher adults…

28 of every 100 Thatcher adults have high blood pressure

Arizona: 33 in 100 · better · margin 24.9–31.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Thatcher, betterThatcher, worseToo close to callArizona

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.6% Thatcher
AZ 21.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Thatcher
AZ 35.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Thatcher
AZ 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.4% Thatcher
AZ 11.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

AZ 74%

Dentist visit

AZ 60%

Cholesterol check

AZ 85%

Colon screening

AZ 60%

Mammogram

AZ 73%

Taking BP meds

AZ 74%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Thatcher 11.5% · Arizona 1 in 8 (13.2%)

Mind & connection

How Thatcher adults are doing

1 in 3Thatcher adults feel lonely

32.2% · Arizona 32% · too close to call

1 in 5Thatcher adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.2% · Arizona 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Thatcher adults lack social or emotional support

25.1% · Arizona 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Thatcher adults are in frequent mental distress

16.9% · Arizona 15.4% · 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 7

Thatcher adults worry about having enough food

14% · AZ 15.8% · about the same

1 in 9

Thatcher adults worry about keeping their housing

11.1% · AZ 12% · about the same

1 in 15

Thatcher adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · AZ 7.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Thatcher adults lack reliable transportation

8% · AZ 8.7% · about the same

9.3% of Thatcher adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.1% across Arizona.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

of Thatcher adults live with a disability (Arizona 31.5%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory15.4%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Thatcher

Thatcher and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mt. Graham Regional Medical CenterSafford · 2.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Cochise Community HospitalWillcox · 38 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

San Carlos Apache Healthcare CorporationPeridot · 47.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph's HospitalTucson · 75.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Canyonlands Healthcare - SaffordSafford · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Canyonlands Healthcare - Safford IntegratedSafford · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careThatcher is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careThatcher is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthThatcher is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Thatcher. 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 Thatcher

Measure	Thatcher	Margin	Arizona
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.4%	24.9–31.7%	32.8%	better
High cholesterol	31.8%	27.9–35.5%	37.3%	better
Obesity	31.5%	25.3–37.8%	31.3%	about the same
Arthritis	21.7%	19–24.3%	25.2%	better
Depression	21.2%	18–24.6%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.7%	10.3–15.2%	14.7%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	10.4%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	8.8%	better
Diabetes	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	11.3%	better
COPD	6%	5.2–6.9%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	5.3%	4.7–6%	6.4%	better
Stroke	2.9%	2.6–3.2%	3.4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.4%	9.5–13.4%	11.4%	about the same
Binge drink	17%	14–20.3%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.6%	17–24.5%	21.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	28.9–40.6%	35.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.2%	67.1–75.1%	73.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.5%	56.9–64.1%	59.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.5%	79–84%	85.1%	worse
Colon screening	57.3%	52.1–62.3%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	63.1–78.2%	72.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.1%	68–74%	73.9%	about the same
No health insurance	11.5%	9.6–13.8%	13.2%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.4–37.3%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.1%	21.5–29%	25.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.9%	15–19.2%	15.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.8%	15.3–20.4%	19.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	10.9–14.1%	13%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14%	11.6–16.5%	15.8%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.1%	9.4–13.1%	12%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.8–7.9%	7.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.9–9.2%	8.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.3%	7.7–11.2%	11.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	27.2–36%	31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.3–13.7%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	15.4%	13.4–17.6%	14.2%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	8.1%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.4%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.9–3.6%	3.7%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.7–8.7%	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 Thatcher door to door.

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

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

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