Health · Gray

Gray, ME health

Gray differs from Maine on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.7% vs 14.8%) and fewer adults who get no exercise (16.7% vs 23.1%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (18.3% vs 15.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 04039, 04071

Report card

How Gray 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 Gray adults…

32 of every 100 Gray adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · better · margin 29–34.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gray, betterGray, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.7% Gray
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.3% Gray
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.3% Gray
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% Gray
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gray 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 16

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gray 6.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Gray adults are doing

1 in 3Gray adults feel lonely

31.3% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Gray adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Gray adults lack social or emotional support

22% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Gray adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · Maine 17.7% · too close to call

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 13

Gray adults worry about having enough food

7.9% · ME 10.7% · better

1 in 12

Gray adults worry about keeping their housing

8.2% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Gray adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · ME 7.4% · better

1 in 15

Gray adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · ME 7.8% · better

10% of Gray adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.6%

of Gray adults live with a disability (Maine 32.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.2%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing6.5%

Errands alone6.6%

Vision3.3%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Gray

Gray 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.

24.2%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Cumberland25.4%

Windham26.9%

Raymond27.2%

North Yarmouth27.2%

Gray27.5%

New Gloucester27.7%

Care nearby

Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

St. Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston · 16 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mainehealth Maine Medical CenterPortland · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Northern Light Mercy HospitalPortland · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Greater Portland Health at 654 Riverside StreetPortland · 14.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Greater Portland Health at 59 Riverton DrivePortland · 14.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careGray is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careGray is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthGray is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Gray. 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 Gray

Measure	Gray	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.7%	29–34.3%	35.7%	better
High cholesterol	33.6%	30.9–36.3%	37.4%	better
Obesity	27.5%	23.8–31.2%	32.7%	better
Arthritis	27.2%	24.9–29.5%	32%	better
Depression	26.4%	23.7–29.1%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.7%	8.2–11.5%	14.8%	better
Asthma	12.1%	10.9–13.4%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–9.9%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	8.8%	7.6–10%	11.2%	better
COPD	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	8.4%	better
Heart disease	5.7%	5–6.4%	7.6%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.5–3.2%	3.6%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.8%	9.6–14.1%	14.4%	better
Binge drink	18.3%	15.9–20.8%	15.5%	worse
Get no exercise	16.7%	14.1–19.4%	23.1%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	30.3%	27–33.6%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	77–82.1%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	70%	67.4–72.4%	63.8%	better
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.4–89.8%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	72.3%	69.3–75.2%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	81.7%	77.3–85.5%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73%	70.2–75.8%	76.4%	worse
No health insurance	6.3%	5–7.8%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	28.3–34.6%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22%	19.4–24.8%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.2–19%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.4%	12.3–16.6%	18.7%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.7–13.9%	14.3%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	7.9%	6.2–9.7%	10.7%	better
Housing insecurity	8.2%	6.7–9.9%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.3%	7.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.5–7.7%	7.8%	better
Receive SNAP	10%	8–12.4%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	25.6%	22.6–28.6%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.2%	8.7–11.7%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.7–15.4%	15.5%
Hearing	6.5%	5.7–7.2%	8.4%
Vision	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–3.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	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 Gray door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Gray by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Gray 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.