Health · Alexander

Alexander, ME health

Alexander differs from Maine on 21 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing food insecurity (15.2% vs 10.7%) and more adults who get no exercise (32.8% vs 23.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04694 (all of Alexander)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 553 people are less certain, so we show Alexander's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Alexander compares with Maine

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 Alexander adults…

42 of every 100 Alexander adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 39–45.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alexander, betterAlexander, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.8% Alexander
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.9% Alexander
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Alexander
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20% Alexander
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

ME 81%

Dentist visit

ME 64%

Cholesterol check

ME 87%

Colon screening

ME 71%

Mammogram

ME 80%

Taking BP meds

ME 76%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alexander 9.6% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Alexander adults are doing

1 in 3Alexander adults feel lonely

35.2% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Alexander adults have been diagnosed with depression

28% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Alexander adults lack social or emotional support

25.2% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Alexander adults are in frequent mental distress

20.3% · Maine 17.7% · 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

Alexander adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Alexander adults worry about keeping their housing

12.5% · ME 9.8% · worse

1 in 10

Alexander adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 10

Alexander adults lack reliable transportation

10.1% · ME 7.8% · worse

21.5% of Alexander adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

41%

of Alexander adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.3%

Thinking or memory18.5%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision5.9%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Alexander

Alexander and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

39.2%42.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Cooper39.8%

Alexander41.1%

Crawford41.1%

Baileyville41.1%

Princeton42.4%

Care nearby

Calais Community HospitalCalais · 12 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Down East Community HospitalMachias · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln · 53.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth · 59.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Croix Regional Family Health CenterPrinceton · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

St. Croix Regional at CalaisCalais · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlexander is a federal shortage area.Calais · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careAlexander is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calais · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthAlexander is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Calais/Machias · need score 18 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 Alexander. 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 Alexander

Measure	Alexander	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.4%	39–45.7%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	35–41.4%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	36.2–45.9%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	39.1%	36.1–42%	32%	worse
Depression	28%	25–31.1%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.9%	15–21%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	13.5%	12.2–15%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.3–11.1%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	14.6%	12.9–16.4%	11.2%	worse
COPD	11.4%	10.1–12.9%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.4–10.3%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20%	17.4–22.7%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	14.3%	12.2–16.7%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.8%	28.9–36.6%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.9%	35.7–44.5%	32.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	79.1–84.2%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.5%	51.4–57.7%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	86%	84.3–87.7%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	66.3%	62.4–70.1%	70.5%	worse
Mammogram	76.1%	70.3–81.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.3–79.7%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	8–11.5%	7.8%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.2%	31.4–39.2%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.2%	22–28.4%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.3%	18.3–22.3%	17.7%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.5%	21.7–27.5%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.6%	16.6–20.7%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12.8–17.7%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.5%	10.6–14.4%	9.8%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.4–11.1%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.1%	8.8–11.4%	7.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.5%	18.4–24.7%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	41%	37.1–44.7%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.3%	17.1–21.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	18.5%	16.5–20.5%	15.5%
Hearing	10.1%	9.1–11.2%	8.4%
Vision	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.4–5.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.3–11.8%	8.1%

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 Alexander door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Alexander by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Alexander by how much of its land each one covers.

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