Health · Mancos

Mancos, CO health

On most measures Mancos looks like Colorado as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.3% vs 11.1%) and more adults seeing a dentist (69.9% vs 64.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.2% vs 7.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Mancos
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Mancos’s Health Grade: A

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Mancos is healthier than 90% of U.S. towns and 60% of Colorado towns.

ASelf-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressAObesityADiabetesA-SmokingA+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 90%
Less healthyHealthier
Colorado towns we grade (220)Healthier than 60%
Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$82K (9,208)Healthier than 99%

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

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

28 of every 100 Mancos adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 24.1–31.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mancos, betterMancos, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.4% Mancos
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26.9% Mancos
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Mancos
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.9% Mancos
CO 10.9%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
70%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
66%
Colon screening
CO 62%
69%
Mammogram
CO 72%
72%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mancos 8.3% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Mancos adults are doing

1 in 4Mancos adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Mancos adults are in frequent mental distress
15.8% · Colorado 16% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing6.6%
Errands alone6.4%
Vision3.8%
Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Mancos

No hospital or community health center in Mancos itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSouthwest Memorial HospitalCortez · 15.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 25 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthwest Colorado Mental Health CenterCortez · 15.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.4 mi
Southwest Memorial Hospital
Cortez · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
15.5 mi
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Cortez
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.2 mi
Animas Surgical Hospital
Durango · not rated
ER
25 mi
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango · ★★★★★
ER
43 mi
Presbyterian Medical Services
3 sites · nearest in Farmington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
43.2 mi
San Juan Regional Medical Center
Farmington · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careMancos's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montezuma County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careMancos's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Montezuma County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthMancos's county is a federal shortage area.Axis Health System MHCA · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mancos. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Mancos
MeasureMancosMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure27.7%24.1–31.7%27%about the same
High cholesterol31.8%27.9–36%31.5%about the same
Obesity26.3%19.9–33.3%26.1%about the same
Arthritis25.6%22.4–28.9%22.9%about the same
Depression24.2%20.6–28%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.7%7.6–11.7%9.2%about the same
Asthma11.5%10.2–13%10.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.2–10.2%7.8%worse
Diabetes8.7%7.4–10.2%8.6%about the same
COPD5.6%4.6–6.8%5.3%about the same
Heart disease5.4%4.7–6.2%5.1%about the same
Stroke2.9%2.5–3.2%2.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.9%8.6–13.3%10.9%about the same
Binge drink17.1%14.1–20.6%19%about the same
Get no exercise16.4%13.1–20.2%17.7%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours26.9%21.3–32.9%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.2%68.1–76.3%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit69.9%66.3–73.1%64.6%better
Cholesterol check87.3%85.4–89.1%85.2%better
Colon screening65.9%60.5–70.5%62.4%about the same
Mammogram69.1%59.3–77.1%71.6%about the same
Taking BP meds72.1%68.6–75.6%69.5%about the same
No health insurance8.3%6.6–10.3%11.1%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15.8%13.6–18.1%16%about the same
Fair or poor health14.4%12–16.9%15.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress12%10.3–13.8%11.9%about the same
Disability
Any disability27.6%23.5–32%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs10.6%8.9–12.6%10.4%
Thinking or memory13%11–15.1%13.9%
Hearing6.6%5.8–7.5%6.4%
Vision3.8%3.3–4.3%4.2%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.4–3.3%2.9%
Errands alone6.4%5.4–7.5%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 Mancos door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Mancos better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mancos 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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