Health · Kingfield

Kingfield, ME health

Kingfield differs from Maine on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (6.3% vs 7.8%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.1% vs 7.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04947 (all of Kingfield)

Report card

How Kingfield 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 Kingfield adults…

38 of every 100 Kingfield adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.7–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kingfield, betterKingfield, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Kingfield
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Kingfield
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Kingfield
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.7% Kingfield
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kingfield 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

Kingfield 6.2% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Kingfield adults are doing

1 in 3Kingfield adults feel lonely

31.9% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Kingfield adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Kingfield adults lack social or emotional support

21.6% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Kingfield adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 11

Kingfield adults worry about having enough food

8.7% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Kingfield adults worry about keeping their housing

8.4% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 16

Kingfield adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · ME 7.4% · better

1 in 16

Kingfield adults lack reliable transportation

6.3% · ME 7.8% · better

11.2% of Kingfield adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing9%

Errands alone7.2%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Kingfield

Kingfield 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.

33.2%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Kingfield33.2%

Carrabassett Valley33.2%

New Portland36.3%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Franklin HospitalFarmington · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Redington Fairview General HospitalSkowhegan · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Rumford HospitalRumford · 34.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield · 42.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mt. Abram Regional Health CenterKingfield · 2.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Strong Area Health CenterStrong · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careKingfield is not a shortage area

! Dental careKingfield is a federal shortage area.Rangeley · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthKingfield's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Franklin County · need score 16 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 Kingfield. 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 Kingfield

Measure	Kingfield	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	34.7–41.3%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.5%	37–43.9%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	33.2%	28.6–38.1%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34.4%	31.4–37.5%	32%	about the same
Depression	26%	23–29.2%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.7–17.9%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	12.5%	11.2–13.9%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.4–12.5%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.3%	9.8–13%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	8.3%	6.9–9.7%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.3%	7.4–9.4%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.7%	10.1–15.6%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	12.2–16.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	18.2–25.6%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	30.3–38.9%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	78.9–84%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.4%	61.2–67.4%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.6%	88.1–91%	87.1%	better
Colon screening	74.8%	71–78.1%	70.5%	better
Mammogram	80.2%	75–84.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.7%	74.7–80.3%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	6.2%	4.8–7.9%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	28.2–35.8%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.6%	18.5–24.7%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	14.1–18%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.6%	14.9–20.4%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.8%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.7%	6.9–10.8%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.4%	6.9–10.1%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.1–7.2%	7.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	7.8%	better
Receive SNAP	11.2%	8.9–14%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.7%	27.9–35.9%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.5–15.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.8–15.8%	15.5%
Hearing	9%	8–10.2%	8.4%
Vision	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	2.9–4%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	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 Kingfield door to door.

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

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