Health · Bancroft

Bancroft, ID health

Bancroft differs from Idaho on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.1% vs 16.2%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (75.1% vs 70.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (7.9% vs 6.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 250 people are less certain, so we show Bancroft's figures without a grade.

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How Bancroft compares with Idaho

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 Bancroft adults…

35 of every 100 Bancroft adults have high blood pressure

Idaho: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.6–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bancroft, betterBancroft, worseToo close to callIdaho

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Bancroft
ID 22.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Bancroft
ID 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Bancroft
ID 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Bancroft
ID 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bancroft adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Idaho.

Yearly checkup

ID 74%

Dentist visit

ID 67%

Cholesterol check

ID 81%

Colon screening

ID 62%

Mammogram

ID 69%

Taking BP meds

ID 71%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bancroft 9.5% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)

Mind & connection

How Bancroft adults are doing

1 in 3Bancroft adults feel lonely

29.1% · Idaho 29.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Bancroft adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.7% · Idaho 23.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Bancroft adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Idaho 19.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Bancroft adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · Idaho 16.2% · 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 9

Bancroft adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · ID 12.8% · about the same

1 in 11

Bancroft adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · ID 10.3% · about the same

1 in 16

Bancroft adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · ID 6.6% · about the same

1 in 14

Bancroft adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · ID 7.5% · about the same

8.1% of Bancroft adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.8%

of Bancroft adults live with a disability (Idaho 34.7%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing11.5%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Bancroft

Bancroft and the towns around it

Care nearby

Caribou Medical CenterSoda Springs · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Portneuf Medical CenterPocatello · 29.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bingham Memorial HospitalBlackfoot · 40.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bear Lake Memorial HospitalMontpelier · 40.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Health West - Lava ChcLava Hot Springs · 9.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Shoshone-Bannock Community Health Center BuildingPocatello · 34.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBancroft's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caribou County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBancroft's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caribou County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthBancroft's county is a federal shortage area.District 6 - Southeastern Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 17 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 Bancroft. 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 Bancroft

Measure	Bancroft	Margin	Idaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.7%	30.6–38.6%	31.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.4%	31.2–39.6%	33.2%	about the same
Obesity	34.5%	27.5–41.5%	32.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	26.5–33.3%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	21.7%	18.3–25.1%	23.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.1%	10.5–16%	16.2%	better
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–11.9%	10.7%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	8.9–11.2%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.4–13%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7.9%	6.6–9.4%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.9%	6.9–9.1%	6.2%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.4–4.5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	10.4–15.8%	12%	about the same
Binge drink	14.1%	11.5–16.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	19.6–29.1%	22.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	26.4–39.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.7%	70.8–78.1%	74.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.3%	61.5–68.8%	66.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.5%	78.8–83.9%	81.1%	about the same
Colon screening	63.8%	58.5–68.6%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	68.9%	59.7–77.1%	69.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.1%	71.8–77.9%	70.5%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	7.2–12.2%	10.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.1%	24.5–34%	29.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.4–23.3%	19.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.9–18.2%	16.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.7–22.1%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.4–16.6%	13.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9–14.3%	12.8%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.4–11.1%	10.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.9%	5.8–8.2%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.1%	6.3–10.3%	8.8%
Disability
Any disability	36.8%	31.8–42.1%	34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	13.8–19.1%	14.5%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.5–18.2%	16%
Hearing	11.5%	10.1–13.1%	9.3%
Vision	4.9%	4.3–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.3–10%	8.2%

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 Bancroft door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bancroft directly, so these are its own figures.

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