Health · Lapwai

Lapwai, ID health

Lapwai differs from Idaho on 20 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.4% vs 8.3%) and fewer adults with high cholesterol (29.8% vs 33.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (26.2% vs 12.8%).

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

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Lapwai’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lapwai is healthier than 14% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressDObesityCDiabetesDSmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 14%

Less healthyHealthier

Idaho towns we grade (101)Healthier than 2%

Towns with similar incomes, $43K–$72K (7,433)Healthier than 22%

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

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

34 of every 100 Lapwai adults have high blood pressure

Idaho: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–37.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lapwai, betterLapwai, worseToo close to callIdaho

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Lapwai
ID 22.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.4% Lapwai
ID 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Lapwai
ID 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% Lapwai
ID 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lapwai 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Lapwai 11.1% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)

Mind & connection

How Lapwai adults are doing

1 in 3Lapwai adults feel lonely

34.8% · Idaho 29.2% · worse

1 in 4Lapwai adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · Idaho 23.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Lapwai adults lack social or emotional support

24.9% · Idaho 19.6% · worse

1 in 5Lapwai adults are in frequent mental distress

20.3% · Idaho 16.2% · 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 4

Lapwai adults worry about having enough food

26.2% · ID 12.8% · worse

1 in 5

Lapwai adults worry about keeping their housing

19.5% · ID 10.3% · worse

1 in 8

Lapwai adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.3% · ID 6.6% · worse

1 in 7

Lapwai adults lack reliable transportation

15.3% · ID 7.5% · worse

17% of Lapwai adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.2%

of Lapwai adults live with a disability (Idaho 34.7%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.1%

Thinking or memory20.5%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone11.4%

Vision7.9%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Lapwai

Lapwai and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Joseph Regional Medical CenterLewiston · 10.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tri-State Memorial HospitalClarkston · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gritman Medical CenterMoscow · 24.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pullman Regional HospitalPullman · 28 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chas Behavioral Health Center - LewistonLewiston · 9.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Heritage Health St. MariesSaint Maries · 64 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLapwai's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Nez Perce County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careLapwai's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Nez Perce County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthLapwai's county is a federal shortage area.North Central District 2 · 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 Lapwai. 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 Lapwai

Measure	Lapwai	Margin	Idaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.1%	30.8–37.4%	31.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	29.8%	26.6–33%	33.2%	better
Obesity	42.8%	37.1–48.3%	32.1%	worse
Arthritis	26.6%	23.9–29.3%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.2%	20.9–27.5%	23.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.3%	13.2–19.7%	16.2%	about the same
Asthma	14.5%	12.8–16.2%	10.7%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	8.3%	better
Diabetes	13.4%	11.6–15.3%	10.1%	worse
COPD	7.4%	6.2–8.7%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	5.9–7.6%	6.2%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.2%	15.4–22.9%	12%	worse
Binge drink	16.1%	13.5–18.9%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.3–33%	22.2%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.4%	35.9–47.1%	32.7%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.4%	70.8–77.8%	74.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.5%	53.8–61.2%	66.6%	worse
Cholesterol check	78.2%	75–81%	81.1%	worse
Colon screening	62.7%	57.8–67.6%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	70%	62.2–77.3%	69.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.9%	66.7–72.7%	70.5%	about the same
No health insurance	11.1%	8.5–14.2%	10.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.8%	30.5–39.2%	29.2%	worse
Lack emotional support	24.9%	21.3–28.8%	19.6%	worse
Frequent mental distress	20.3%	17.6–23%	16.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	23.7%	19.9–27.4%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	14.7–19.5%	13.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26.2%	21.3–31.4%	12.8%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.5%	16.2–23.1%	10.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	13.3%	11.1–15.6%	6.6%	worse
No reliable transportation	15.3%	12.9–18%	7.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	17%	13.3–21%	8.8%
Disability
Any disability	45.2%	39.9–50.3%	34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.1%	16.3–21.9%	14.5%
Thinking or memory	20.5%	17.3–23.6%	16%
Hearing	11.3%	10–12.7%	9.3%
Vision	7.9%	6.7–9%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	11.4%	9.5–13.3%	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 Lapwai door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lapwai 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.