Health · Two Buttes

Two Buttes, CO health

Two Buttes differs from Colorado on 17 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (73.4% vs 69.5%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23% vs 9.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 81084 (all of Two Buttes)
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How Two Buttes 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 Two Buttes adults…

33 of every 100 Two Buttes adults have high blood pressure
Colorado: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 29.4–37.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Two Buttes, betterTwo Buttes, worseToo close to callColorado
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.3% Two Buttes
CO 17.7%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% Two Buttes
CO 30.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Two Buttes
CO 19%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Two Buttes
CO 10.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%
Yearly checkup
CO 71%
53%
Dentist visit
CO 65%
82%
Cholesterol check
CO 85%
61%
Colon screening
CO 62%
65%
Mammogram
CO 72%
73%
Taking BP meds
CO 70%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Two Buttes 11.8% · Colorado 1 in 9 (11.1%)
Mind & connection

How Two Buttes adults are doing

1 in 4Two Buttes adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.1% · Colorado 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Two Buttes adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · Colorado 16% · worse
Disability

Living with a disability

35.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory18.8%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone10.6%
Vision6.6%
Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Two Buttes

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

HNearest ERSoutheast Colorado Hospital DistrictSpringfield · 16 miDirections →
+Low-cost careValley-Wide Health SystemsSpringfield · 16.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16 mi
Southeast Colorado Hospital District
Springfield · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.1 mi
Valley-Wide Health Systems
3 sites · nearest in Springfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.5 mi
Stanton County Hospital
Johnson · not rated
ERRural critical access
37 mi
Prowers Medical Center
Lamar · not rated
ERRural critical access
37 mi
High Plains Community Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Lamar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
44.8 mi
Hamilton County Hospital
Syracuse · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careTwo Buttes's county is a federal shortage area.Baca County · need score 21 of 25
✓ Dental careTwo Buttes is not a shortage area
! Mental healthTwo Buttes's county is a federal shortage area.Southeastern Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 21 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 Two Buttes. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Two Buttes
MeasureTwo ButtesMarginColorado
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure33.2%29.4–37.3%27%worse
High cholesterol35.1%31–39.4%31.5%about the same
Obesity29.6%22.8–37.4%26.1%about the same
Arthritis29.8%26.5–33.3%22.9%worse
Depression26.1%22.5–30%22.7%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)23%19.1–27.3%9.2%worse
Asthma12.5%11.1–14%10.9%worse
Cancer (not skin)8.7%7.9–9.7%7.8%worse
Diabetes11.7%10.1–13.6%8.6%worse
COPD9.6%8–11.4%5.3%worse
Heart disease7.7%6.7–8.7%5.1%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.6%2.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.2%14.1–20.5%10.9%worse
Binge drink16.6%13.7–19.6%19%about the same
Get no exercise24.3%19.8–29.1%17.7%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.3%28–41.1%30.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup71.3%67.1–75.2%71.4%about the same
Dentist visit52.5%48.8–56%64.6%worse
Cholesterol check82.2%79.6–84.6%85.2%worse
Colon screening60.7%55.4–65.7%62.4%about the same
Mammogram65.1%56.4–73.3%71.6%about the same
Taking BP meds73.4%70.2–76.5%69.5%better
No health insurance11.8%9.4–14.8%11.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress19.5%17.1–21.9%16%worse
Fair or poor health22.5%19.1–26.4%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress16.6%14.4–19%11.9%worse
Disability
Any disability35.9%31–41.1%27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs16.4%13.8–19.2%10.4%
Thinking or memory18.8%16.2–21.8%13.9%
Hearing8.8%7.7–9.9%6.4%
Vision6.6%5.7–7.7%4.2%
Dressing or bathing5.1%4.3–6%2.9%
Errands alone10.6%9.1–12.4%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 Two Buttes door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Colorado figure falls inside it, we don't call Two Buttes better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Two Buttes by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Two Buttes 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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