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Delta, CO health

Delta differs from Colorado on 17 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (15.3% vs 19%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (74.5% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (17.8% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Delta
Report card

How Delta 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 Delta adults…

35 of every 100 Delta adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 31.1–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delta, betterDelta, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Delta
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.2% Delta
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Delta
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Delta
CO 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
55%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
84%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
61%
Colon screening
CO 62%
63%
Mammogram
CO 72%
75%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Delta 15.4% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Delta adults are doing

1 in 4Delta adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Delta adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · Colorado 16% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

36.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory17.7%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone10.1%
Vision6.8%
Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Delta

Delta and the towns around it

Care nearby

Delta County Memorial HospitalDelta · 2.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Montrose Regional HealthMontrose · 22.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Grand Junction VA Medical CenterGrand Junction · 32.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA
Intermountain Health St. Mary's Regional HospitalGrand Junction · 34.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
River Valley Family Health Center of DeltaDelta · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Axis Health System - DeltaDelta · 1.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
! Primary careDelta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delta County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careDelta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Delta County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthDelta's county is a federal shortage area.Axis Health System MHCA · need score 18 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 Delta. 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 Delta
MeasureDeltaMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.3%31.1–39.6%27%worse
High cholesterol36.1%31.7–40.5%31.5%worse
Obesity27.5%21.1–34.6%26.1%about the same
Arthritis30.9%27.4–34.5%22.9%worse
Depression24.1%20.5–28.1%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.8%14.2–21.5%9.2%worse
Asthma11.6%10.2–13.1%10.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.7–10.6%7.8%worse
Diabetes12.2%10.5–14.2%8.6%worse
COPD9.1%8–10.4%5.3%worse
Heart disease8.2%7.3–9.2%5.1%worse
Stroke4.4%4–4.8%2.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.7%13.3–18.1%10.9%worse
Binge drink15.3%12.5–18.5%19%better
Get no exercise25.4%21–30.3%17.7%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.2%27.6–41.1%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup71.5%67.2–75.6%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit54.8%50.5–58.8%64.6%worse
Cholesterol check83.6%81.5–85.6%85.2%about the same
Colon screening60.9%54.9–66.3%62.4%about the same
Mammogram63.2%53.2–71.8%71.6%about the same
Taking BP meds74.5%71–77.7%69.5%better
No health insurance15.4%13.2–17.7%11.1%worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.7–20.1%16%about the same
Fair or poor health23.4%20.4–26.6%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress16.4%14.4–18.5%11.9%worse
Disability
Any disability36.8%32.1–41.7%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs17%14.6–19.4%10.4%
Thinking or memory17.7%15.6–20%13.9%
Hearing9.8%8.7–11%6.4%
Vision6.8%6.1–7.6%4.2%
Dressing or bathing4.8%4.3–5.4%2.9%
Errands alone10.1%8.9–11.4%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 Delta door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Delta better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Delta 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.

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