Health · Monroe

Monroe, ME health

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

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04951 (all of Monroe)

Report card

How Monroe 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 Monroe adults…

37 of every 100 Monroe adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.1–39.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Monroe, betterMonroe, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.2% Monroe
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.1% Monroe
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Monroe
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Monroe
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Monroe 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Monroe 8.7% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Monroe adults are doing

1 in 3Monroe adults feel lonely

32.1% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 3Monroe adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.7% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Monroe adults lack social or emotional support

23.3% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Monroe adults are in frequent mental distress

19.5% · 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 8

Monroe adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Monroe adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 11

Monroe adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.7% · ME 7.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Monroe adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · ME 7.8% · about the same

18.8% of Monroe adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory17.1%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Monroe

Monroe 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.

31.6%39.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Winterport33.1%

Swanville34.1%

Frankfort35.9%

Monroe36.2%

Brooks36.3%

Jackson36.3%

Care nearby

Mainehealth Waldo HospitalBelfast · 9.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Sebasticook Valley HospitalPittsfield · 20.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph HospitalBangor · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor · 21.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Seaport Community Health CenterBelfast · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bucksport Regional Health CenterBucksport · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMonroe is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Unity · need score 15 of 25

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

✓ Mental healthMonroe is not a shortage area

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 Monroe. 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 Monroe

Measure	Monroe	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	33.1–39.8%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.6%	36.2–42.9%	37.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.2%	31.2–41%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	34.8%	31.8–37.8%	32%	about the same
Depression	29.7%	26.4–33.1%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.8%	12.4–17.4%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	13.9%	12.4–15.5%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–11%	9.9%	about the same
Diabetes	12.2%	10.5–14.1%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	8–11.9%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.2%	7.1–9.4%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.6%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.7%	14.2–21.7%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	12.2–16.8%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.2%	20.9–30%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.1%	29.1–37.4%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.6%	78.8–84.1%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.9–67%	63.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.8–88.8%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	69.4%	65.5–73.2%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	74.6–84.7%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.9%	75–80.5%	76.4%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	6.5–11.2%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	28.2–36.3%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.3%	20–27%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.5%	17.1–21.9%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.9%	18.4–25.9%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.2–19%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10–16.2%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.4–14.2%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.7%	7.2–10.5%	7.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.4–10.6%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.8%	14.9–23.3%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	30.9–40.1%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.5–19.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.1%	14.6–20%	15.5%
Hearing	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	8.4%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–6.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.5–5.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.2–11.5%	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 Monroe door to door.

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

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