Health · Williams

Williams, AZ health

On most measures Williams looks like Arizona as a whole. It has fewer adults with obesity (25% vs 31.3%). Where it trails the state: fewer women getting mammograms (65.3% vs 72.7%).

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

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Williams’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Williams is healthier than 72% of U.S. towns and 73% of Arizona towns.

C+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressB+Mental distressA+ObesityBDiabetesA-SmokingAExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 72%

Less healthyHealthier

Arizona towns we grade (207)Healthier than 73%

Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (9,861)Healthier than 84%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Williams 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 Williams 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. Williams 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 Williams 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 Williams adults…

33 of every 100 Williams adults have high blood pressure

Arizona: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.8–35.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Williams, betterWilliams, worseToo close to callArizona

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19% Williams
AZ 21.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Williams
AZ 35.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Williams
AZ 15.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.5% Williams
AZ 11.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Williams 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Williams 13.5% · Arizona 1 in 8 (13.2%)

Mind & connection

How Williams adults are doing

1 in 3Williams adults feel lonely

30.7% · Arizona 32% · too close to call

1 in 5Williams adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · Arizona 19.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Williams adults lack social or emotional support

26% · Arizona 25.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Williams adults are in frequent mental distress

15.8% · 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

Williams adults worry about having enough food

15.3% · AZ 15.8% · about the same

1 in 8

Williams adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · AZ 12% · about the same

1 in 13

Williams adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · AZ 7.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Williams adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · AZ 8.7% · about the same

11% of Williams adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.1% across Arizona.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Williams

Williams and the towns around it

Care nearby

Flagstaff Medical CenterFlagstaff · 30.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Verde Valley Medical CenterCottonwood · 36.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Exceptional Community Hospital PrescottPrescott · 49.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

VA Northern Arizona Healthcare SystemPrescott · 50.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Elk Ridge - WilliamsWilliams · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ash ForkAsh Fork · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Williams is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Williams · need score 16 of 25

! Dental carePart of Williams is a federal shortage area.Williams · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthPart of Williams is a federal shortage area.Williams · 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 Williams. 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 Williams

Measure	Williams	Margin	Arizona
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.8%	29.8–35.9%	32.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.9%	34.9–41.1%	37.3%	about the same
Obesity	25%	21.1–29.2%	31.3%	better
Arthritis	27.4%	24.8–30%	25.2%	about the same
Depression	20.2%	17.7–23%	19.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.1%	13.2–19.1%	14.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.5–11.9%	10.4%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	8.8%	about the same
Diabetes	11.7%	10.1–13.3%	11.3%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.4–9.1%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6–7.8%	6.4%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.5%	9.4–13.9%	11.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.2%	12.2–16.6%	15.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	19%	16–22.2%	21.9%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	28.3–36.2%	35.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	68.5–74.8%	73.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.6%	54.3–60.7%	59.9%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.9–87.6%	85.1%	about the same
Colon screening	60%	55.8–64%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	65.3%	58.5–71.4%	72.7%	worse
Taking BP meds	74.3%	71.2–77.1%	73.9%	about the same
No health insurance	13.5%	10.9–16.3%	13.2%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	27.1–34.5%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26%	22.7–29.5%	25.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.8%	13.9–17.8%	15.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	17.5–23.5%	19.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.4–16.1%	13%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.3%	12.6–18.2%	15.8%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10.1–14.2%	12%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	7.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.3%	7.1–9.7%	8.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11%	8.8–13.2%	11.1%
Disability
Any disability	30.7%	27–34.6%	31.5%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.9%	11.8–16.1%	13.8%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.6–16.6%	14.2%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	8.1%
Vision	5.9%	5.1–6.7%	5.5%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.6–4.9%	3.7%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	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 Williams door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Williams 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.