Health · Sawpit

Sawpit, CO health

Sawpit differs from Colorado on 9 of 33 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5% vs 11.1%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (5.3% vs 9.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 7.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 81430 (all of Sawpit)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 6 people are less certain, so we show Sawpit's figures without a grade.

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How Sawpit 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 Sawpit adults…

28 of every 100 Sawpit adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 24.3–32.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sawpit, betterSawpit, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 12.4% Sawpit
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 26.5% Sawpit
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Sawpit
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 8.5% Sawpit
CO 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
73%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
91%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
66%
Colon screening
CO 62%
73%
Mammogram
CO 72%
73%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 20
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sawpit 5% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Sawpit adults are doing

1 in 5Sawpit adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.7% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 8Sawpit adults are in frequent mental distress
13.2% · Colorado 16% · better
Disability

Living with a disability

21.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs8.5%
Thinking or memory9.9%
Hearing5.8%
Errands alone4.8%
Vision2.8%
Dressing or bathing2.3%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Sawpit

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

HNearest ERMontrose Regional HealthMontrose · 34.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 38.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthwest Colorado Mental Health CenterNorwood · 18.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.2 mi
Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Norwood
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.6 mi
Uncompahgre Combined Clinics
Norwood · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
34.3 mi
Montrose Regional Health
Montrose · ★★★★★
ER
38.7 mi
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Durango · ★★★★★
ER
51.8 mi
Delta County Memorial Hospital
Delta · ★★★★★
ER
52 mi
Animas Surgical Hospital
Durango · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careSawpit is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSawpit is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSawpit'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 Sawpit. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Sawpit
MeasureSawpitMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure28%24.3–32.2%27%about the same
High cholesterol34.5%30.2–39.1%31.5%about the same
Obesity25.2%19–32.4%26.1%about the same
Arthritis25.8%22.5–29.3%22.9%about the same
Depression21.7%18.4–25.3%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)5.3%4.1–6.6%9.2%better
Asthma10.7%9.5–12.1%10.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10%9.1–11.1%7.8%worse
Diabetes7.9%6.6–9.3%8.6%about the same
COPD4.6%3.8–5.5%5.3%about the same
Heart disease5%4.4–5.7%5.1%about the same
Stroke2.5%2.2–2.8%2.7%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes8.5%6.6–10.7%10.9%better
Binge drink18.1%15–21.6%19%about the same
Get no exercise12.4%9.8–15.7%17.7%better
Sleep under 7 hours26.5%20.8–32.9%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.2%71.2–78.9%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit73.1%69.9–76.1%64.6%better
Cholesterol check90.7%89.2–92%85.2%better
Colon screening65.8%60.5–70.8%62.4%about the same
Mammogram73.4%65.1–80.7%71.6%about the same
Taking BP meds72.6%68.4–76.4%69.5%about the same
No health insurance5%4–6.1%11.1%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress13.2%11.4–15.1%16%better
Fair or poor health11.2%9.4–13.4%15.5%better
Frequent physical distress10.4%8.9–12%11.9%about the same
Disability
Any disability21.2%17.8–25.2%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs8.5%7–10.2%10.4%
Thinking or memory9.9%8.4–11.5%13.9%
Hearing5.8%5.1–6.6%6.4%
Vision2.8%2.4–3.2%4.2%
Dressing or bathing2.3%2–2.7%2.9%
Errands alone4.8%4.1–5.6%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 Sawpit door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Sawpit better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Sawpit by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Sawpit by how much of its land each one covers.

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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