Health · Ellendale

Ellendale, DE health

Ellendale differs from Delaware on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.8% vs 9.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (20.9% vs 13.9%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 760 people are less certain, so we show Ellendale's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Ellendale 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 Ellendale adults…

41 of every 100 Ellendale adults have high blood pressure

Delaware: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37.6–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ellendale, betterEllendale, worseToo close to callDelaware

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.7% Ellendale
DE 27.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Ellendale
DE 35.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Ellendale
DE 14.2%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Ellendale
DE 12.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ellendale 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ellendale 12.6% · Delaware 1 in 11 (9%)

Mind & connection

How Ellendale adults are doing

1 in 3Ellendale adults feel lonely

33.3% · Delaware 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Ellendale adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · Delaware 21.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Ellendale adults lack social or emotional support

24.2% · Delaware 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Ellendale adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 5

Ellendale adults worry about having enough food

20.9% · DE 13.9% · worse

1 in 6

Ellendale adults worry about keeping their housing

16.1% · DE 11.6% · worse

1 in 9

Ellendale adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11% · DE 7.4% · worse

1 in 10

Ellendale adults lack reliable transportation

10.4% · DE 7.7% · worse

19% of Ellendale adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Delaware.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.4%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing7.7%

Errands alone10.3%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Ellendale

Ellendale and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford · 9.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tidalhealth NanticokeSeaford · 14.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beebe Medical CenterLewes · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover · 24.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Sussex Community Health CenterMilford · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Federalsburg Health CenterFederalsburg · 20.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthEllendale'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 Ellendale. 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 Ellendale

Measure	Ellendale	Margin	Delaware
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.3%	37.6–44.8%	38.1%	about the same
High cholesterol	43%	39.2–46.8%	41.2%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	32.7–45%	35.3%	about the same
Arthritis	29.1%	26.3–32%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	21.5%	18.5–24.7%	21.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.4–16.3%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	9.1%	better
Diabetes	14.5%	12.7–16.3%	13.1%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	7.1%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.1–8.9%	6.9%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.6–21.3%	12.6%	worse
Binge drink	14.1%	11.9–16.5%	14.2%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.7%	28–37.6%	27.2%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	33.8–44.2%	35.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77.4–83.6%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.7%	48.9–56.8%	63.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.5–87.8%	87.9%	worse
Colon screening	64.4%	60.2–68.7%	67.2%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	74.2–84.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	76.3–81.4%	78.1%	about the same
No health insurance	12.6%	10.4–15.3%	9%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	29.6–37.4%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.2%	21–27.7%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.3–19.4%	15.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.9%	20.8–27.2%	18.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	14–17.8%	13.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.9%	17.9–24.2%	13.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.1%	13.8–18.5%	11.6%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11%	9.5–12.6%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.4%	9–12%	7.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	19%	15.9–22.5%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.6%	30.5–38.8%	30.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.4%	15.1–19.7%	14.8%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.8–18%	13%
Hearing	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	6.7%
Vision	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	3.7%
Errands alone	10.3%	8.9–11.7%	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 Ellendale door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ellendale 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.