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Health in Lynch · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Lynch?

On most measures Lynch looks like Kentucky as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (51.7% vs 58.1%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Lynch. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Lynch

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Lynch

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

HNearest ERLonesome Pine HospitalBig Stone Gap · 10.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWhitesburg Arh Hospital★★★★★ · 11.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMountain Comprehensive Health CorporationCumberland · 3.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.7 mi
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
6 sites · nearest in Cumberland
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
8.8 mi
St. Charles Health Council
2 sites · nearest in Appalachia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.6 mi
Lonesome Pine Hospital
Big Stone Gap · ★★★★★
ER
11.7 mi
Whitesburg Arh Hospital
Whitesburg · ★★★★★
ER
16.6 mi
Lee County Community Hospital
Pennington Gap · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.5 mi
Harlan Arh Hospital
Harlan · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careLynch’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Harlan County · need score 20 of 25
! Dental careLynch’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Harlan County · need score 19 of 25
! Mental healthLynch’s county is a federal shortage area.Cumberland River MHCA · need score 13 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 Lynch; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Lynch adults…

On every condition, Lynch is about the same as Kentucky. Tap one to see it as people.

22 of every 100 Lynch adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · about the same · likely 18–26.3%
Better than KYWorseAbout the sameKentucky
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kentucky

Share of adults, with the Kentucky figure marked.

Sleep under 7 hours 43.7%KY 39.6%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Lynch, betterLynch, worseAbout the sameKentucky
Where Lynch gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

52% Dentist visitKY 58%
68% Colon screeningKY 66%
71% MammogramKY 73%
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 709 people are less certain, so we show Lynch's figures without a grade.

All 5 CDC measures for Lynch
MeasureLynchLikely rangeKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)22%18–26.3%18.9%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours43.7%36.3–51.3%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit51.7%47.6–55.6%58.1%worse
Colon screening68.3%63–73.3%65.8%about the same
Mammogram70.8%62.1–78.6%72.7%about the same

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Lynch door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don’t call Lynch better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Lynch directly, so these are its own figures.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kentucky figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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