Health · Middlesborough

Middlesborough, KY health

On most measures Middlesborough looks like Kentucky as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (30.5% vs 18.9%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (49.9% vs 58.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Middlesborough
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How Middlesborough 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.

How Middlesborough ranks in Kentucky

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Middlesborough adults…

31 of every 100 Middlesborough adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · worse · margin 26–34.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Middlesborough, betterMiddlesborough, worseToo close to callKentucky
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.8% Middlesborough
KY 39.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

50%
Dentist visit
KY 58%
61%
Colon screening
KY 66%
68%
Mammogram
KY 73%
Getting care

Care in and near Middlesborough

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Middlesborough, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERMiddlesboro Arh HospitalMiddlesboro · 1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPineville Community Health Center★★★★★ · 10.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMountain Comprehensive Health CorporationMiddlesboro · 1.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1 mi
Middlesboro Arh Hospital
Middlesboro · ★★★★★
ERIn Middlesborough
1.3 mi
Mountain Comprehensive Health Corporation
2 sites · nearest in Middlesboro
Sliding-scale feesIn Middlesborough
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
Grace Chc Pineville
Pineville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.4 mi
Pineville Community Health Center
Pineville · ★★★★★
ER
15.1 mi
Claiborne Medical Center
Tazewell · not rated
ER
18.4 mi
Knox County Hospital
Barbourville · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careMiddlesborough's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bell County · need score 18 of 25
! Dental careMiddlesborough's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bell County · need score 19 of 25
! Mental healthMiddlesborough'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 Middlesborough. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for Middlesborough
MeasureMiddlesboroughMarginKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)30.5%26–34.9%18.9%worse
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours41.8%34.4–48.6%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit49.9%45.8–53.8%58.1%worse
Colon screening61.3%55.4–66.4%65.8%about the same
Mammogram68.4%59.1–76%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 Middlesborough door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kentucky figure falls inside it, we don't call Middlesborough better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Middlesborough 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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