Health · Duck Key

Duck Key, FL health

Duck Key differs from Florida on 14 of 33 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (9.3% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults with obesity (23.4% vs 31.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (14.8% vs 9.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Duck Key
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 647 people are less certain, so we show Duck Key's figures without a grade.

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How Duck Key compares with Florida

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 Duck Key adults…

43 of every 100 Duck Key adults have high blood pressure
Florida: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.1–47%

Bars show Duck Key; the black tick is Florida. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Duck Key, betterDuck Key, worseToo close to callFlorida
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.8% Duck Key
FL 26.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31% Duck Key
FL 37.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Duck Key
FL 14.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.1% Duck Key
FL 12.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Duck Key adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Florida.

83%
Yearly checkup
FL 78%
65%
Dentist visit
FL 57%
92%
Cholesterol check
FL 87%
74%
Colon screening
FL 66%
74%
Mammogram
FL 76%
84%
Taking BP meds
FL 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Duck Key 9.3% · Florida 1 in 6 (15.9%)
Mind & connection

How Duck Key adults are doing

1 in 6Duck Key adults have been diagnosed with depression
15.5% · Florida 17.1% · too close to call
1 in 8Duck Key adults are in frequent mental distress
12.3% · Florida 15.8% · better
Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

of Duck Key adults live with a disability (Florida 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory10.3%
Hearing10%
Errands alone6.7%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Duck Key

No hospital or community health center in Duck Key itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERFishermen's Community HospitalMarathon · 12.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMariners Hospital★★★★★ · 29.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health of South FloridaMarathon · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
Fishermen's Community Hospital
Marathon · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.6 mi
Community Health of South Florida
6 sites · nearest in Marathon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.2 mi
Mariners Hospital
Tavernier · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
54 mi
Lower Keys Medical Center
Key West · ★★★★★
ER
54.9 mi
Rural Health Network of Monroe County, Florida
2 sites · nearest in Key West
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
58.1 mi
Homestead Hospital
Homestead · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careDuck Key is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDuck Key is not a shortage area
! Mental healthDuck Key's county is a federal shortage area.Monroe County · need score 14 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Duck Key. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Duck Key
MeasureDuck KeyMarginFlorida
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.6%38.1–47%36.6%worse
High cholesterol45.4%40.9–49.9%39%worse
Obesity23.4%18.2–29.2%31.9%better
Arthritis33.7%30–37.5%26.6%worse
Depression15.5%13–18.3%17.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.5%9.3–13.9%12.7%about the same
Asthma8.9%7.8–10.1%9.4%about the same
Cancer (not skin)14.8%13.2–16.4%9.1%worse
Diabetes13.6%11.6–15.8%13.5%about the same
COPD8.1%6.3–10%7.2%about the same
Heart disease9.6%8.2–11.2%7.5%worse
Stroke4.3%3.6–5.1%3.8%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.1%7.7–12.9%12.4%about the same
Binge drink13.7%11.3–16.5%14.6%about the same
Get no exercise21.8%17.5–26.8%26.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31%25.8–36.4%37.3%better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83.2%80.2–85.9%78.4%better
Dentist visit65.1%61.8–68.3%57.4%better
Cholesterol check92.3%91.1–93.5%87%better
Colon screening74.2%69.8–78%65.7%better
Mammogram74.4%67.1–80.9%76.1%about the same
Taking BP meds84.4%81.7–86.9%78.4%better
No health insurance9.3%7.2–11.9%15.9%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress12.3%10.6–14.1%15.8%better
Fair or poor health16.9%13.7–20.4%20.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.1%12–16.6%14.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability30.6%25.8–35.6%31.3%
Walking or climbing stairs15.8%12.9–19.1%15.1%
Thinking or memory10.3%8.6–12.2%13.7%
Hearing10%8.6–11.6%7.6%
Vision4.7%3.9–5.6%6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%2.9–4.3%4.1%
Errands alone6.7%5.5–8.1%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 Duck Key door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Florida figure falls inside it, we don't call Duck Key better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Duck Key directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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