Health · Harrington

Harrington, DE health

Harrington differs from Delaware on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (5.9% vs 6.9%) and fewer adults who have had cancer (7.9% vs 9.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with obesity (43.1% vs 35.3%).

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

CHealth Grade

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Harrington’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Harrington is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC-Mental distressDObesityC+DiabetesBSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 32%

Less healthyHealthier

Delaware towns we grade (55)Healthier than 26%

Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$91K (9,792)Healthier than 32%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Harrington 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 Harrington 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. Harrington 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 Harrington 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 Harrington adults…

37 of every 100 Harrington adults have high blood pressure

Delaware: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.1–40.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harrington, betterHarrington, worseToo close to callDelaware

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.2% Harrington
DE 27.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.6% Harrington
DE 35.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Harrington
DE 14.2%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Harrington
DE 12.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harrington 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

Harrington 9.3% · Delaware 1 in 11 (9%)

Mind & connection

How Harrington adults are doing

1 in 3Harrington adults feel lonely

35.6% · Delaware 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Harrington adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Delaware 21.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Harrington adults lack social or emotional support

22.8% · Delaware 21.6% · too close to call

1 in 5Harrington adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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

Harrington adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · DE 13.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Harrington adults worry about keeping their housing

13.7% · DE 11.6% · about the same

1 in 12

Harrington adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · DE 7.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Harrington adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · DE 7.7% · about the same

13.7% of Harrington adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.7% across Delaware.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%

Thinking or memory15.3%

Hearing6.2%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Harrington

Harrington and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex CampusMilford · 11.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent CampusDover · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tidalhealth NanticokeSeaford · 19.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beebe Medical CenterLewes · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Sussex Community Health CenterMilford · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Goldsboro Medical and Dental CenterGoldsboro · 13.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthHarrington'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 Harrington. 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 Harrington

Measure	Harrington	Margin	Delaware
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.7%	33.1–40.4%	38.1%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.7%	34–41.5%	41.2%	about the same
Obesity	43.1%	36.8–50%	35.3%	worse
Arthritis	27.7%	24.9–30.8%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	24.3%	20.9–28%	21.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.5%	10.2–15%	12.7%	about the same
Asthma	13%	11.5–14.6%	10.8%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.2–8.8%	9.1%	better
Diabetes	12.7%	11.1–14.5%	13.1%	about the same
COPD	7.3%	6.1–8.4%	7.1%	about the same
Heart disease	5.9%	5.2–6.7%	6.9%	better
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.7%	11.3–16.3%	12.6%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.7–16.5%	14.2%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.2%	25.5–35%	27.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.6%	35.3–46.1%	35.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.1%	77.8–84.1%	80.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.3%	56.5–63.9%	63.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.5–87.9%	87.9%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	61.2–70.3%	67.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.7%	67.2–79.6%	78.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.7%	73–78.4%	78.1%	about the same
No health insurance	9.3%	7.4–11.6%	9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.6%	31.6–39.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.8%	19.7–25.9%	21.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.5–21.1%	15.4%	worse
Fair or poor health	20.2%	17.4–23.2%	18.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.5–16.1%	13.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.6–18%	13.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.7%	11.6–15.9%	11.6%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.3–9.9%	7.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.1–16.3%	11.7%
Disability
Any disability	34.1%	29.9–38.5%	30.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.4%	13.2–17.5%	14.8%
Thinking or memory	15.3%	13.2–17.6%	13%
Hearing	6.2%	5.4–7%	6.7%
Vision	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.7%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	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 Harrington door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Harrington 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.