Health · Medora

Medora, IN health

On every measure CDC estimates, Medora looks like Indiana as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Medora
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 817 people are less certain, so we show Medora's figures without a grade.

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How Medora compares with Indiana

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 Medora adults…

38 of every 100 Medora adults have high blood pressure
Indiana: 38 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.8–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Medora, betterMedora, worseToo close to callIndiana
Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.9% Medora
IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Medora
IN 37.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Medora
IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Medora
IN 15.7%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IN 80%
63%
Dentist visit
IN 61%
85%
Cholesterol check
IN 86%
66%
Colon screening
IN 66%
73%
Mammogram
IN 76%
78%
Taking BP meds
IN 77%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Medora 8.4% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Medora adults are doing

1 in 3Medora adults feel lonely
33.3% · Indiana 32.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Medora adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.2% · Indiana 25.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Medora adults lack social or emotional support
23.4% · Indiana 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Medora adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · Indiana 17.6% · 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
Medora adults worry about having enough food
13.1% · IN 14.7% · about the same
1 in 10
Medora adults worry about keeping their housing
10.1% · IN 11.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Medora adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.3% · IN 8.4% · about the same
1 in 14
Medora adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · IN 7.7% · about the same

7.2% of Medora adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.4%

of Medora adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory15.5%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Medora

Medora and the towns around it

Care nearby

Ascension St. Vincent SalemSalem · 15.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Schneck Medical CenterSeymour · 17.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Indiana University Health Bedford HospitalBedford · 18.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Norton Scott HospitalScottsburg · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Salem Community Medical ServicesSalem · 16.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Ihc Lawrence County WicBedford · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careMedora is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMedora is not a shortage area
! Mental healthMedora's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 22 · need score 14 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 Medora. 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 Medora
MeasureMedoraMarginIndiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38%33.8–42.3%37.8%about the same
High cholesterol38.3%34.1–42.6%37.8%about the same
Obesity39.4%32–47.1%38.4%about the same
Arthritis30.5%27.2–33.9%28.3%about the same
Depression26.2%22.7–30.2%25.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.8%12–17.9%15.4%about the same
Asthma11.1%9.9–12.6%11.2%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9%8.1–9.9%8.3%about the same
Diabetes13%11.2–15%13%about the same
COPD8.9%7.6–10.3%8.1%about the same
Heart disease7.3%6.4–8.3%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.7%3.2–4.1%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.3%14.4–20.6%15.7%about the same
Binge drink17%13.9–20.2%16.6%about the same
Get no exercise25.9%21.5–31.1%24.9%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.6%28.5–41.1%37.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.8%75.1–82%79.7%about the same
Dentist visit62.9%59.2–66.3%61.2%about the same
Cholesterol check85.1%82.6–87.3%85.8%about the same
Colon screening66.1%61.3–70.7%66.3%about the same
Mammogram73%65.1–80.1%76.4%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.4–80.7%77.4%about the same
No health insurance8.4%6.6–10.5%8.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.3%28.3–38.5%32.8%about the same
Lack emotional support23.4%19.9–27.4%23.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.1%15.9–20.5%17.6%about the same
Fair or poor health20.8%17.8–24.2%20.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.3%12.5–16.3%13.8%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.1%10.6–16%14.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10.1%8.4–12%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.3%6.2–8.6%8.4%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%6–8.3%7.7%about the same
Receive SNAP7.2%5.7–9%8.6%
Disability
Any disability32.4%28–37.3%31.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15%12.8–17.4%14.2%
Thinking or memory15.5%13.5–18%15%
Hearing7.9%6.9–8.9%7.1%
Vision4.8%4.2–5.5%5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.2%3.7%
Errands alone8.3%7.2–9.6%8.1%
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 Medora door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Indiana figure falls inside it, we don't call Medora better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Medora directly, so these are its own figures.

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