Health · Plainfield

Plainfield, CT health

Plainfield differs from Connecticut on 10 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14% vs 9.8%) and more smokers (15% vs 10.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 06374, 06354, 06239, 06332

Report card

How Plainfield compares with Connecticut

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 Plainfield adults…

36 of every 100 Plainfield adults have high blood pressure

Connecticut: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 32.3–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plainfield, betterPlainfield, worseToo close to callConnecticut

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.8% Plainfield
CT 25.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.4% Plainfield
CT 35.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.5% Plainfield
CT 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Plainfield
CT 10.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

CT 80%

Dentist visit

CT 71%

Cholesterol check

CT 90%

Colon screening

CT 72%

Mammogram

CT 80%

Taking BP meds

CT 77%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Plainfield 8.7% · Connecticut 1 in 10 (10%)

Mind & connection

How Plainfield adults are doing

1 in 3Plainfield adults feel lonely

32.9% · Connecticut 33.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Plainfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Connecticut 20.6% · worse

1 in 4Plainfield adults lack social or emotional support

25.7% · Connecticut 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Plainfield adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · Connecticut 15.8% · worse

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7

Plainfield adults worry about having enough food

14.3% · CT 14.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Plainfield adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · CT 12.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Plainfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · CT 8.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Plainfield adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · CT 8.3% · about the same

11.6% of Plainfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Connecticut.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

of Plainfield adults live with a disability (Connecticut 25.3%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing7%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Plainfield

Plainfield and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

29.2%35.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#18 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Canterbury32.2%

Brooklyn32.7%

Griswold33.1%

Voluntown33.2%

Killingly33.9%

Plainfield34.7%

Sterling35.5%

Care nearby

William W Backus HospitalNorwich · 14 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Day Kimball HospitalPutnam · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Kent County Memorial HospitalWarwick · 21.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ucfs Health Center - PlainfieldMoosup · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ucfs Health Center GriswoldJewett City · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePlainfield's county is a federal shortage area.Northeastern Planning Region · need score 8 of 25

✓ Dental carePlainfield is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPlainfield is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA Region 3 · 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 Plainfield. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Plainfield

Measure	Plainfield	Margin	Connecticut
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.5%	32.3–38.9%	32%	worse
High cholesterol	37.4%	34–40.9%	38.4%	about the same
Obesity	34.7%	29.7–40.2%	30.5%	about the same
Arthritis	27.3%	24.7–30.2%	24.7%	about the same
Depression	24.8%	21.7–28.2%	20.6%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.5–16.9%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	11.8%	10.5–13.2%	11%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.7%	8.5%	about the same
Diabetes	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	10.2%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.5–8.4%	5.6%	worse
Heart disease	6.6%	5.9–7.4%	5.8%	worse
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	3.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.8–17.3%	10.6%	worse
Binge drink	16.5%	14–19.3%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.8%	25.1–32.9%	25.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.4%	34.9–44%	35.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	76.1–82%	80.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.9%	62.8–69%	70.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	88%	86.3–89.5%	89.5%	about the same
Colon screening	70.3%	66.4–74%	72.3%	about the same
Mammogram	73.3%	66.7–79.1%	79.5%	worse
Taking BP meds	76.1%	73.2–78.8%	76.5%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	7.3–10.2%	10%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	29–36.9%	33.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.7%	22.4–29.1%	25.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.6–20.8%	15.8%	worse
Fair or poor health	18.3%	16.1–20.8%	16.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	13.3–16.7%	12.4%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.3%	12.2–16.7%	14.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	10–13.4%	12.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.9–9.2%	8.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	8.3%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.6%	9.8–13.6%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	26.8–33.9%	25.3%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.6–15.2%	11.3%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	13–16.5%	12.3%
Hearing	7%	6.3–7.9%	5.9%
Vision	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.4%	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 Plainfield door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Plainfield by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Plainfield by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Connecticut 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.