Health · Bethune

Bethune, CO health

Bethune differs from Colorado on 16 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.6% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (74.2% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.8% vs 9.2%).

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

Report card

How Bethune compares with Colorado

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 Bethune adults…

34 of every 100 Bethune adults have high blood pressure

Colorado: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 29.1–37.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bethune, betterBethune, worseToo close to callColorado

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Bethune
CO 17.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Bethune
CO 30.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Bethune
CO 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Bethune
CO 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

CO 71%

Dentist visit

CO 65%

Cholesterol check

CO 85%

Colon screening

CO 62%

Mammogram

CO 72%

Taking BP meds

CO 70%

1 in 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bethune 14.6% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)

Mind & connection

How Bethune adults are doing

1 in 4Bethune adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Bethune adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · Colorado 16% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

of Bethune adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16%

Thinking or memory16%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Bethune

Bethune and the towns around it

Care nearby

Kit Carson County Memorial HospitalBurlington · 8.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Keefe Memorial HospitalCheyenne Wells · 33.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Goodland Regional Medical CenterGoodland · 38.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cheyenne County HospitalSt. Francis · 46.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Valley-Wide Counseling & Support Center - EadsEads · 60.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Health Center at LimonLimon · 67.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBethune's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kit Carson County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBethune's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kit Carson County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthBethune's county is a federal shortage area.Centennial Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 13 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 Bethune. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Bethune

Measure	Bethune	Margin	Colorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.5%	29.1–37.9%	27%	worse
High cholesterol	35.7%	31.2–40.4%	31.5%	about the same
Obesity	30.9%	23.4–39.1%	26.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.2%	25.5–32.9%	22.9%	worse
Depression	22.6%	19.1–26.5%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.3–16.5%	9.2%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10–12.9%	10.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.1–10%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.5–14.4%	8.6%	worse
COPD	7.8%	6.4–9.3%	5.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.4%	6.4–8.4%	5.1%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.5%	2.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.4%	11.6–17.6%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	15.6%	12.8–18.7%	19%	better
Get no exercise	24.4%	19.7–29.4%	17.7%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	26.8–40.9%	30.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.4%	68–76.4%	71.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.9%	52.9–60.9%	64.6%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.2–88.2%	85.2%	about the same
Colon screening	59.8%	54–65.2%	62.4%	about the same
Mammogram	68.6%	59.5–76.8%	71.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.2%	70.4–77.7%	69.5%	better
No health insurance	14.6%	11.4–18.3%	11.1%	worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.7–19.1%	16%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.3–25.6%	15.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	13.7–18.3%	11.9%	worse
Disability
Any disability	34.1%	29.1–39.2%	27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16%	13.3–18.8%	10.4%
Thinking or memory	16%	13.7–18.6%	13.9%
Hearing	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	6.4%
Vision	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	4.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5.3%	2.9%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.6–10.5%	6.7%

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 Bethune door to door.

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

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

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