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Health in Sonora · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Sonora?

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

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

What stands out about health in Sonora

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

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Sonora

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

HNearest ERBaptist Health HardinElizabethtown · 12.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOwensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center★★★★★ · 21.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careA+ Family HealthcareSonora · 1.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.1 mi
A+ Family Healthcare
3 sites · nearest in Sonora
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.8 mi
Baptist Health Hardin
Elizabethtown · ★★★★★
ER
14.5 mi
Cumberland Family Medical Center
3 sites · nearest in Elizabethtown
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.6 mi
Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Medical Center
Leitchfield · ★★★★★
ER
28.5 mi
Jane Todd Crawford Hospital
Greensburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.1 mi
Chi Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital
Bardstown · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careSonora’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hardin County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careSonora’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hardin County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthSonora’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hardin County · need score 17 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 Sonora; ≈ 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 Sonora adults…

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

17 of every 100 Sonora adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Kentucky: 19 in 100 · about the same · likely 13.1–20.2%
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 41%KY 39.6%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Sonora, betterSonora, worseAbout the sameKentucky
Where Sonora gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

58% Dentist visitKY 58%
66% Colon screeningKY 66%
69% MammogramKY 73%
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 653 people are less certain, so we show Sonora's figures without a grade.

All 5 CDC measures for Sonora
MeasureSonoraLikely rangeKentucky
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)16.5%13.1–20.2%18.9%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours41%34.6–47.7%39.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit57.7%53.7–61.6%58.1%about the same
Colon screening65.6%60.3–70.7%65.8%about the same
Mammogram68.7%59.3–77.1%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 Sonora door to door.

Close calls stay gray

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

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Sonora 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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