Health · Orient

Orient, ME health

Orient differs from Maine on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.8% vs 15.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (13% vs 8.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04471 (all of Orient)

Report card

How Orient 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 Orient adults…

48 of every 100 Orient adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · worse · margin 44.3–51.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Orient, betterOrient, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.5% Orient
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Orient
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.8% Orient
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.7% Orient
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Orient 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

Orient 9.5% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Orient adults are doing

1 in 3Orient adults feel lonely

33.2% · Maine 32% · too close to call

1 in 4Orient adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Orient adults lack social or emotional support

25.9% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Orient adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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 7

Orient adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · ME 10.7% · worse

1 in 8

Orient adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 11

Orient adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.4% · ME 7.4% · worse

1 in 11

Orient adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · ME 7.8% · about the same

22.2% of Orient adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.1%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone10.3%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Orient

Orient 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.

41.1%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Weston41.1%

Haynesville41.3%

Orient42.2%

Amity42.2%

Care nearby

Houlton Regional HospitalHoulton · 21.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Millinocket Regional HospitalMillinocket · 43.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Penobscot Valley HospitalLincoln · 45.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Calais Community HospitalCalais · 52.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

East Grand Health CenterDanforth · 10.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Katahdin Valley Health Center HoultonHoulton · 20.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOrient is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Houlton · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careOrient is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Houlton · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthOrient is a federal shortage area.Houlton · 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 Orient. 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 Orient

Measure	Orient	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.7%	44.3–51.1%	35.7%	worse
High cholesterol	44.4%	41–47.8%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	42.2%	37.5–47.2%	32.7%	worse
Arthritis	40.5%	37.4–43.8%	32%	worse
Depression	25.5%	22.7–28.7%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.5%	16.3–22.9%	14.8%	worse
Asthma	13.7%	12.3–15.3%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.2%	10–12.4%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	17.1%	15–19.4%	11.2%	worse
COPD	13%	10.9–15.2%	8.4%	worse
Heart disease	10.9%	9.6–12.3%	7.6%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.5–5.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.7%	17.3–24.3%	14.4%	worse
Binge drink	11.8%	9.9–13.9%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	34.5%	30.1–39.3%	23.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.4%	31.3–39.8%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.7%	81.1–86.1%	81.2%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.8%	56.6–62.9%	63.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	88.5%	86.6–90.2%	87.1%	about the same
Colon screening	72.2%	68.4–75.9%	70.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80.3%	74.8–84.9%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.8%	78–83.5%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	7.3–12.2%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	29.4–37.2%	32%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.9%	22.3–29.5%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.3–20.4%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.3%	22.8–30.3%	18.7%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.3%	17–21.8%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	11.6–18.2%	10.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	12.1%	9.8–14.3%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.4%	7.8–10.9%	7.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.2%	7.7–10.6%	7.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	22.2%	17.6–26.6%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	40.7%	36.4–45.1%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.1%	18.2–24.3%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.2–20%	15.5%
Hearing	11.3%	10–12.7%	8.4%
Vision	6.2%	5.4–7.2%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.6–6.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	10.3%	8.9–11.9%	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 Orient door to door.

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

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