Health · Black Hawk

Black Hawk, CO health

On most measures Black Hawk looks like Colorado as a whole. It has fewer adults in frequent mental distress (13.9% vs 16%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (88.6% vs 85.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 7.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Black Hawk

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 106 people are less certain, so we show Black Hawk's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Black Hawk 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 Black Hawk adults…

31 of every 100 Black Hawk adults have high blood pressure

Colorado: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.7–35.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Black Hawk, betterBlack Hawk, worseToo close to callColorado

Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.2% Black Hawk
CO 17.7%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Black Hawk
CO 30.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Black Hawk
CO 19%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.8% Black Hawk
CO 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Black Hawk 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Black Hawk 8.7% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)

Mind & connection

How Black Hawk adults are doing

1 in 5Black Hawk adults have been diagnosed with depression

20% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 7Black Hawk adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · Colorado 16% · better

Disability

Living with a disability

26.7%

of Black Hawk adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.2%

Thinking or memory12%

Hearing7.4%

Errands alone6.1%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Black Hawk

Black Hawk and the towns around it

Care nearby

Boulder Community HealthBoulder · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Orthocolorado Hosp at St. Anthony Med CampusLakewood · 20.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Centura Health-St. Anthony HospitalLakewood · 20.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Adventhealth AvistaLouisville · 21 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Clinica Family Health - Gilpin CountyBlack Hawk · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Stride Chc - Wheat RidgeWheat Ridge · 22.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBlack Hawk's county is a federal shortage area.Gilpin County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careBlack Hawk's county is a federal shortage area.Gilpin County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBlack Hawk's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jefferson Center MHCA · 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 Black Hawk. 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 Black Hawk

Measure	Black Hawk	Margin	Colorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.8%	26.7–35.2%	27%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.5%	30.2–39%	31.5%	about the same
Obesity	25.1%	18.7–32.4%	26.1%	about the same
Arthritis	26.2%	22.8–29.9%	22.9%	about the same
Depression	20%	16.9–23.5%	22.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.2%	8.1–12.6%	9.2%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9.1–11.6%	10.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.6–10.8%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	9.6%	8–11.4%	8.6%	about the same
COPD	5.7%	4.5–7.2%	5.3%	about the same
Heart disease	6.3%	5.4–7.3%	5.1%	worse
Stroke	3.1%	2.7–3.7%	2.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.8%	8.3–13.7%	10.9%	about the same
Binge drink	18.1%	14.9–21.7%	19%	about the same
Get no exercise	16.2%	12.7–20%	17.7%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31%	24.6–37.8%	30.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73%	68.5–77.1%	71.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.7%	63–70.2%	64.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.6%	86.4–90.5%	85.2%	better
Colon screening	63.8%	58.7–68.6%	62.4%	about the same
Mammogram	70.7%	61.5–78.5%	71.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.6%	68.3–76.4%	69.5%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	6.6–11.4%	11.1%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12–15.9%	16%	better
Fair or poor health	15.1%	12.4–18.3%	15.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.5%	10.7–14.6%	11.9%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	26.7%	22.4–31.2%	27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.2%	9.1–13.7%	10.4%
Thinking or memory	12%	10.1–14.2%	13.9%
Hearing	7.4%	6.4–8.6%	6.4%
Vision	4%	3.4–4.8%	4.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.9%	2.9%
Errands alone	6.1%	5–7.3%	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 Black Hawk door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Black Hawk 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.