Health · Felton

Felton, DE health

On most measures Felton looks like Delaware as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with obesity (43.4% vs 35.3%) and more adults with asthma (12.9% vs 10.8%).

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

Report card

How Felton 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 Felton adults…

39 of every 100 Felton adults have high blood pressure

Delaware: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.3–42.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Felton, betterFelton, worseToo close to callDelaware

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.8% Felton
DE 27.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.2% Felton
DE 35.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.2% Felton
DE 14.2%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Felton
DE 12.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Felton 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

Felton 9.3% · Delaware 1 in 11 (9%)

Mind & connection

How Felton adults are doing

1 in 3Felton adults feel lonely

34.7% · Delaware 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Felton adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.5% · Delaware 21.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Felton adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · Delaware 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Felton adults are in frequent mental distress

17.9% · Delaware 15.4% · 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

Felton adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · DE 13.9% · about the same

1 in 8

Felton adults worry about keeping their housing

13.2% · DE 11.6% · about the same

1 in 12

Felton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · DE 7.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Felton adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · DE 7.7% · about the same

13.6% of Felton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Delaware.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%

Thinking or memory14.7%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Felton

Felton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover · 10 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beebe Medical CenterLewes · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Md Shore Medical Ctr at ChestertownChestertown · 29.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Westside Family Healthcare - DoverDover · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Northern Sussex Community Health CenterMilford · 10.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthFelton'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 Felton. 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 Felton

Measure	Felton	Margin	Delaware
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39%	35.3–42.7%	38.1%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.5%	35.7–43.4%	41.2%	about the same
Obesity	43.4%	37.1–50%	35.3%	worse
Arthritis	29.6%	26.5–32.6%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	23.5%	20.2–27.1%	21.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.5%	12–17.3%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	12.9%	11.4–14.5%	10.8%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.4%	9.1%	about the same
Diabetes	14%	12.1–15.9%	13.1%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.4–9.2%	7.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.3%	6.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	11.1–16.6%	12.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.2%	11.1–15.6%	14.2%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.8%	26–36%	27.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.2%	34.7–45.6%	35.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82%	78.8–84.9%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.8%	57.9–65.5%	63.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.6–88.8%	87.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.2%	60.7–69.4%	67.2%	about the same
Mammogram	76.1%	69.9–81.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75–80.3%	78.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.3%	7.3–11.7%	9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	30.9–38.9%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	19.4–25.8%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.9%	15.7–20.2%	15.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	20.8%	17.8–24.1%	18.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.7–16.7%	13.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.3–18.1%	13.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.2%	11.1–15.4%	11.6%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	6.9–9.5%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7–9.6%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.6%	10.9–16.8%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	30–39.1%	30.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.4%	14–19%	14.8%
Thinking or memory	14.7%	12.6–17%	13%
Hearing	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	6.7%
Vision	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.5–4.7%	3.7%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.6–10.3%	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 Felton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Felton 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.