Health · Delmar

Delmar, MD health

On most measures Delmar looks like Maryland as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.7% vs 9.9%) and more smokers (13.2% vs 10.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Delmar

BHealth Grade

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Delmar’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Delmar is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns.

BSelf-rated healthA-Physical distressB-Mental distressCObesityB+DiabetesBSmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 56%

Less healthyHealthier

Maryland towns we grade (332)Healthier than 31%

Towns with similar incomes, $64K–$106K (9,476)Healthier than 52%

About what its income would suggest. Delmar does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Delmar could be anywhere from C to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Maryland ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Delmar with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Delmar uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Delmar compares with Maryland

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 Delmar adults…

34 of every 100 Delmar adults have high blood pressure

Maryland: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–36.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delmar, betterDelmar, worseToo close to callMaryland

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.2% Delmar
MD 23.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.8% Delmar
MD 37.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Delmar
MD 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Delmar
MD 10.9%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MD 79%

Dentist visit

MD 64%

Cholesterol check

MD 90%

Colon screening

MD 68%

Mammogram

MD 81%

Taking BP meds

MD 77%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Delmar 8.8% · Maryland 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Delmar adults are doing

1 in 3Delmar adults feel lonely

35.4% · Maryland 34.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Delmar adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · Maryland 19.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Delmar adults lack social or emotional support

25.6% · Maryland 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Delmar adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · Maryland 15% · worse

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 7

Delmar adults worry about having enough food

15.3% · MD 15.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Delmar adults worry about keeping their housing

13.2% · MD 13.5% · about the same

1 in 12

Delmar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.6% · MD 8.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Delmar adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · MD 7.8% · about the same

12.6% of Delmar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.8% across Maryland.

Disability

Living with a disability

26%

of Delmar adults live with a disability (Maryland 26.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing5.1%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Delmar

Delmar and the towns around it

Care nearby

Tidalhealth Peninsula RegionalSalisbury · 5.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Tidalhealth NanticokeSeaford · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Atlantic General HospitalBerlin · 20.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Beebe Medical CenterLewes · 32 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chc - Hwd BhSalisbury · 5.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDelmar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Wicomico County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careDelmar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wicomico County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthDelmar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wicomico County · need score 17 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 Delmar. 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 Delmar

Measure	Delmar	Margin	Maryland
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.9%	31.3–36.8%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.7%	34.9–40.6%	38.1%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	34.7–43.2%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	25.8%	23.7–28.1%	25.8%	about the same
Depression	21.5%	19–24.2%	19.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.7%	13.1–18.6%	9.9%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.2%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.9%	6.3–7.6%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.1%	9.9–12.5%	12.5%	about the same
COPD	6.2%	5.4–7%	5.9%	about the same
Heart disease	5.3%	4.7–5.9%	5.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.2%	2.9–3.5%	3.4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	11.3–15.4%	10.9%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	13.1–17.7%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.2%	23.1–29.6%	23.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.8%	32.9–40.8%	37.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	77.4–82.5%	79.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.2%	53.1–59.2%	64.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.5–89.6%	89.6%	about the same
Colon screening	67.7%	64.1–71.3%	68.2%	about the same
Mammogram	77.2%	71.8–82.1%	80.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	74.1–79%	76.6%	about the same
No health insurance	8.8%	7.4–10.4%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.4%	31.4–39.3%	34.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.6%	22.3–28.8%	24.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.5–19.3%	15%	worse
Fair or poor health	18.7%	16.6–21.2%	17.9%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	12%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.3%	12.9–17.8%	15.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.2%	11.3–15.1%	13.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.6%	7.3–9.7%	8.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7.1–9.3%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	10.5–14.8%	11.8%
Disability
Any disability	26%	23.2–29.2%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.6–13.6%	12.4%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	12.3–15.7%	12.2%
Hearing	5.1%	4.6–5.8%	5.6%
Vision	4.4%	4–4.9%	4.5%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	7%

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 Delmar door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maryland figure falls inside it, we don't call Delmar better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Delmar directly, so these are its own figures.

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