Health · Lewiston

Lewiston, ID health

Lewiston differs from Idaho on 5 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (74.1% vs 70.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.7% vs 6.6%).

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

BHealth Grade

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Lewiston’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lewiston is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns.

BSelf-rated healthB-Physical distressBMental distressB-ObesityA-DiabetesBSmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 60%

Less healthyHealthier

Idaho towns we grade (101)Healthier than 46%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$90K (9,729)Healthier than 73%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lewiston could be anywhere from C to A−.

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 Lewiston 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. Lewiston 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 Lewiston 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 Lewiston adults…

35 of every 100 Lewiston adults have high blood pressure

Idaho: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–37.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lewiston, betterLewiston, worseToo close to callIdaho

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Lewiston
ID 22.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Lewiston
ID 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Lewiston
ID 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Lewiston
ID 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lewiston 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

Lewiston 9.5% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)

Mind & connection

How Lewiston adults are doing

1 in 3Lewiston adults feel lonely

30.8% · Idaho 29.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Lewiston adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Idaho 23.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Lewiston adults lack social or emotional support

18.6% · Idaho 19.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Lewiston adults are in frequent mental distress

16.7% · 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 8

Lewiston adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · ID 12.8% · about the same

1 in 10

Lewiston adults worry about keeping their housing

9.9% · ID 10.3% · about the same

1 in 15

Lewiston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · ID 6.6% · about the same

1 in 13

Lewiston adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · ID 7.5% · about the same

9.2% of Lewiston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory16.7%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Lewiston

Lewiston and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Lewiston.

33.9%37%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Clarkston36.2%

West Clarkston-Highland36.5%

Lewiston37%

Care in and near Lewiston

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Lewiston, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

St. Joseph Regional Medical CenterLewiston · 2.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tri-State Memorial HospitalClarkston · 3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gritman Medical CenterMoscow · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pullman Regional HospitalPullman · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chas Behavioral Health Center - LewistonLewiston · 1.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 2 sites in Lewiston Directions to nearest site

Winding Waters WallowaWallowa · 62.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthLewiston'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 Lewiston. 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 Lewiston

Measure	Lewiston	Margin	Idaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.6%	31.4–37.8%	31.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.3%	30–36.7%	33.2%	about the same
Obesity	37%	32.1–42%	32.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.3%	26.6–32.1%	26.6%	about the same
Depression	24.3%	21.4–27.5%	23.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11.1–16.5%	16.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.5%	10.3–12.9%	10.7%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.4%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	10.3%	8.9–11.7%	10.1%	about the same
COPD	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	6.2%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.1%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	11.3–14.9%	12%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.9–19.2%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	21.5–28.3%	22.2%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.9%	29.7–40.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.7%	72.2–78.7%	74.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.6%	63.2–69.8%	66.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.3%	79.2–83.2%	81.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.3%	61.6–70.7%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	70.6%	62.6–77.7%	69.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.1%	71.2–76.8%	70.5%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	8.1–11%	10.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26.9–34.8%	29.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.6%	16–21.3%	19.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.7%	14.9–18.6%	16.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.1%	16–20.4%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.8–16.1%	13.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	11–14.8%	12.8%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.9%	8.5–11.3%	10.3%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	6.6%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.2%	7.8–10.7%	8.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.1%	35.3–42.8%	34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.8–18.6%	14.5%
Thinking or memory	16.7%	15.1–18.6%	16%
Hearing	10.7%	9.6–11.8%	9.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	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 Lewiston door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lewiston 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.