Health · Ekron

Ekron, KY health

On most measures Ekron looks like Kentucky as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.5% vs 18.9%) and more adults seeing a dentist (65% vs 58.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Ekron
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 130 people are less certain, so we show Ekron's figures without a grade.

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How Ekron compares with Kentucky

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 Ekron adults…

14 of every 100 Ekron adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · better · margin 10.8–16.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ekron, betterEkron, worseToo close to callKentucky
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.5% Ekron
KY 39.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

65%
Dentist visit
KY 58%
70%
Colon screening
KY 66%
74%
Mammogram
KY 73%
Getting care

Care in and near Ekron

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

HNearest ERBreckinridge Memorial HospitalHardinsburg · 18.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHarrison County Hospital★★★★★ · 19.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFamily Health Centers of Southern Indiana HarrisonCorydon · 19.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.4 mi
Breckinridge Memorial Hospital
Hardinsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Harrison County Hospital
Corydon · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.2 mi
Family Health Centers of Southern Indiana Harrison
Corydon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23 mi
Promise Community Health Center-Elizabethtown
Elizabethtown · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.2 mi
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown · ★★★★★
ER
31.9 mi
Norton Hospitals
Louisville · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careEkron's county is a federal shortage area.Meade County · need score 12 of 25
! Dental careEkron's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Breckinridge Meade Counties · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthEkron's county is a federal shortage area.Meade County · need score 15 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 Ekron. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Ekron
MeasureEkronMarginKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)13.5%10.8–16.6%18.9%better
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours38.5%31.6–45.5%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit65%61.2–68.6%58.1%better
Colon screening69.6%64.6–74.3%65.8%about the same
Mammogram74.4%65.9–81.5%72.7%about the same
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 Ekron door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don't call Ekron better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ekron directly, so these are its own figures.

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