Health · Bridgeville

Bridgeville, DE health

Bridgeville differs from Delaware on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (10.2% vs 14.2%) and fewer adults in frequent mental distress (13.2% vs 15.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.8% vs 6.9%).

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

C+Health Grade

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Bridgeville’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Bridgeville is healthier than 35% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressAMental distressBObesityDDiabetesB-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 35%

Less healthyHealthier

Delaware towns we grade (55)Healthier than 30%

Towns with similar incomes, $49K–$81K (9,113)Healthier than 48%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Bridgeville could be anywhere from D to B.

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 Delaware 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 Bridgeville 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. Bridgeville 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 Bridgeville 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 Bridgeville adults…

50 of every 100 Bridgeville adults have high blood pressure

Delaware: 38 in 100 · worse · margin 45.7–54.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bridgeville, betterBridgeville, worseToo close to callDelaware

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Bridgeville
DE 27.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.3% Bridgeville
DE 35.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 10.2% Bridgeville
DE 14.2%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Bridgeville
DE 12.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bridgeville 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bridgeville 11.3% · Delaware 1 in 11 (9%)

Mind & connection

How Bridgeville adults are doing

1 in 3Bridgeville adults feel lonely

28.6% · Delaware 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Bridgeville adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.5% · Delaware 21.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Bridgeville adults lack social or emotional support

19.3% · Delaware 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 8Bridgeville adults are in frequent mental distress

13.2% · Delaware 15.4% · better

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

Bridgeville adults worry about having enough food

14.5% · DE 13.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Bridgeville adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · DE 11.6% · about the same

1 in 14

Bridgeville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.9% · DE 7.4% · about the same

1 in 14

Bridgeville adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · DE 7.7% · about the same

12.9% of Bridgeville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Delaware.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.8%

Thinking or memory12.4%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Bridgeville

Bridgeville and the towns around it

Care nearby

Tidalhealth NanticokeSeaford · 5.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beebe Medical CenterLewes · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Md Shore Medical Center at EastonEaston · 25.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Western Sussex Community Health CenterSeaford · 5.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Federalsburg Health CenterFederalsburg · 10.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBridgeville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Sussex County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBridgeville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Sussex County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthBridgeville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Sussex County · need score 16 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 Bridgeville. 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 Bridgeville

Measure	Bridgeville	Margin	Delaware
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	49.9%	45.7–54.1%	38.1%	worse
High cholesterol	52.3%	48.2–56.2%	41.2%	worse
Obesity	35.4%	29.4–41.7%	35.3%	about the same
Arthritis	40%	36.2–43.7%	28.4%	worse
Depression	19.5%	16.6–22.6%	21.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.8%	10.6–15.4%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.8%	12.4–15.2%	9.1%	worse
Diabetes	17.7%	15.2–20.2%	13.1%	worse
COPD	11.5%	9.1–14.2%	7.1%	worse
Heart disease	11.8%	10.1–13.5%	6.9%	worse
Stroke	5.7%	4.8–6.6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	11.6–17.7%	12.6%	about the same
Binge drink	10.2%	8.5–12%	14.2%	better
Get no exercise	32%	26.6–37.8%	27.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.3%	27.1–36.3%	35.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	86.1%	83.6–88.4%	80.9%	better
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.2–66.3%	63.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	91.2%	89.7–92.5%	87.9%	better
Colon screening	74.2%	70.7–77.9%	67.2%	better
Mammogram	79%	73.8–84.1%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	86.5%	84.3–88.4%	78.1%	better
No health insurance	11.3%	9.1–13.9%	9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	28.6%	24.8–32.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.3%	16.4–22.5%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.2%	11.4–15%	15.4%	better
Fair or poor health	23.5%	19.5–27.7%	18.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.7%	14.2–19.3%	13.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.5%	11.7–17.4%	13.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10%	8.3–11.6%	11.6%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.9%	5.8–8%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.1–8.5%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.9%	10–15.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	36.5%	31.5–41.7%	30.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.8%	17.4–24.6%	14.8%
Thinking or memory	12.4%	10.4–14.5%	13%
Hearing	11.3%	9.7–12.9%	6.7%
Vision	6.5%	5.4–7.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.2–6%	3.7%
Errands alone	9.4%	7.7–11.1%	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 Bridgeville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bridgeville 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.