Health · Bowers

Bowers, DE health

Bowers differs from Delaware on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.2% vs 7.1%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.5% vs 12.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Bowers

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 270 people are less certain, so we show Bowers's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Bowers compares with Delaware

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 Bowers adults…

43 of every 100 Bowers adults have high blood pressure

Delaware: 38 in 100 · worse · margin 38.8–46.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bowers, betterBowers, worseToo close to callDelaware

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33% Bowers
DE 27.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Bowers
DE 35.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Bowers
DE 14.2%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Bowers
DE 12.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

DE 81%

Dentist visit

DE 63%

Cholesterol check

DE 88%

Colon screening

DE 67%

Mammogram

DE 79%

Taking BP meds

DE 78%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bowers 9.3% · Delaware 1 in 11 (9%)

Mind & connection

How Bowers adults are doing

1 in 3Bowers adults feel lonely

32.5% · Delaware 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Bowers adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.9% · Delaware 21.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Bowers adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Delaware 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Bowers adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · Delaware 15.4% · too close to call

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 8

Bowers adults worry about having enough food

13.3% · DE 13.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Bowers adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · DE 11.6% · about the same

1 in 15

Bowers adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · DE 7.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Bowers adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · DE 7.7% · about the same

12.6% of Bowers adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Delaware.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.6%

of Bowers adults live with a disability (Delaware 30.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Bowers

Bowers and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford · 8.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beebe Medical CenterLewes · 24.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tidalhealth NanticokeSeaford · 30.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Westside Family Healthcare - DoverDover · 10.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northern Sussex Community Health CenterMilford · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBowers's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Kent County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careBowers's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Kent County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthBowers's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Kent County · 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 Bowers. 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 Bowers

Measure	Bowers	Margin	Delaware
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.6%	38.8–46.4%	38.1%	worse
High cholesterol	44.2%	40.3–48%	41.2%	about the same
Obesity	42.4%	36.1–49%	35.3%	worse
Arthritis	34.7%	31.4–38%	28.4%	worse
Depression	23.9%	20.5–27.5%	21.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.5%	13.7–19.6%	12.7%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.6–13.5%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.2–12.6%	9.1%	worse
Diabetes	15.5%	13.3–17.7%	13.1%	worse
COPD	10.2%	8.2–12.5%	7.1%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.5–10.3%	6.9%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.7–5.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.1–18.5%	12.6%	about the same
Binge drink	12.7%	10.7–15.1%	14.2%	about the same
Get no exercise	33%	27.5–38.9%	27.2%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	32.3–42.8%	35.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.6%	79.5–85.4%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.4%	57.6–65.2%	63.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.5–88.9%	87.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.3%	66–74.2%	67.2%	about the same
Mammogram	67.8%	60.3–74.3%	78.5%	worse
Taking BP meds	80.6%	78.1–83.1%	78.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.3%	6.9–12.2%	9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	28.4–36.6%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	16.8–23.6%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	14.9–19.4%	15.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.4%	18.8–26.7%	18.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14–18.9%	13.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.3%	10.4–16.4%	13.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.6–12.5%	11.6%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.6–7.9%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	5.9–8.5%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	9.7–15.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	37.6%	32.7–43.2%	30.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	15.8–22.4%	14.8%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.3–17.3%	13%
Hearing	9.1%	7.8–10.5%	6.7%
Vision	5.5%	4.7–6.5%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.5–5.2%	3.7%
Errands alone	9.3%	7.7–11%	7.8%

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 Bowers door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bowers directly, so these are its own figures.

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