Health · Surry

Surry, ME health

Surry differs from Maine on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.4% vs 14.8%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.9% vs 9.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 04684 (all of Surry)
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How Surry 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 Surry adults…

38 of every 100 Surry adults have high blood pressure
Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.8–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Surry, betterSurry, worseToo close to callMaine
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.5% Surry
ME 23.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Surry
ME 32.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Surry
ME 15.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Surry
ME 14.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

84%
Yearly checkup
ME 81%
57%
Dentist visit
ME 64%
90%
Cholesterol check
ME 87%
70%
Colon screening
ME 71%
78%
Mammogram
ME 80%
80%
Taking BP meds
ME 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Surry 7.6% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)
Mind & connection

How Surry adults are doing

1 in 3Surry adults feel lonely
29.6% · Maine 32% · too close to call
1 in 4Surry adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Surry adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call
1 in 6Surry 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 10
Surry adults worry about having enough food
10% · ME 10.7% · about the same
1 in 11
Surry adults worry about keeping their housing
9% · ME 9.8% · about the same
1 in 15
Surry adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.8% · ME 7.4% · about the same
1 in 14
Surry adults lack reliable transportation
7% · ME 7.8% · about the same

13.4% of Surry adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory14.7%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Surry

Surry 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.

Ellsworth: 29.1% Blue Hill: 29.3% Penobscot: 29.6% Trenton: 29.7% Mount Desert: 27.4% Orland: 29.2% Dedham: 34.2% Otis: 29.7% Sedgwick: 29.4% Tremont: 28.8% Brooklin: 28.5% Brooksville: 28.8% Castine: 22.7% Stockton Springs: 35.3% Bar Harbor: 28.2% Lamoine: 29.7% Cranberry Isles: 28.8% Southwest Harbor: 28.6% Surry: 30% Surry Ellsworth Blue Hill Penobscot Trenton Mount Desert Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial Hospital · Blue Hill · 5.5 miH Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital · Ellsworth · 7.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Mount Desert Island Hospital · Bar Harbor · 16.1 miH Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth Site · Ellsworth · 7.5 mi+ Bucksport Regional Health Center · Bucksport · 15.4 mi+
22.7%35.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#17 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Mount Desert27.4%
Ellsworth29.1%
Blue Hill29.3%
Penobscot29.6%
Trenton29.7%
Surry30%

Care nearby

Northern Light Blue Hill Memorial HospitalBlue Hill · 5.5 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalEllsworth · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Mount Desert Island HospitalBar Harbor · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical CenterBangor · 26.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Bucksport Regional Health Center- Ellsworth SiteEllsworth · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Bucksport Regional Health CenterBucksport · 15.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careSurry is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSurry is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSurry 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 Surry. 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 Surry
MeasureSurryMarginMaine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.1%34.8–41.5%35.7%about the same
High cholesterol40.6%37.3–44%37.4%about the same
Obesity30%25.7–34.5%32.7%about the same
Arthritis35.3%32.2–38.4%32%worse
Depression25.4%22.5–28.4%26.9%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.4%9.3–13.7%14.8%better
Asthma12.3%11–13.7%12.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.9%10.8–13.2%9.9%worse
Diabetes12.1%10.3–14.1%11.2%about the same
COPD9.2%7.4–11.4%8.4%about the same
Heart disease8.9%7.6–10.3%7.6%about the same
Stroke4.2%3.6–4.9%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.9%10.7–17.4%14.4%about the same
Binge drink14.2%12.2–16.6%15.5%about the same
Get no exercise21.5%17.6–26%23.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.5%27.4–35.8%32.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83.8%81.2–86.1%81.2%about the same
Dentist visit57%53.6–60.3%63.8%worse
Cholesterol check89.6%87.7–91.3%87.1%better
Colon screening70.2%66.1–73.9%70.5%about the same
Mammogram78.1%72.1–83.4%80.3%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%77–82.4%76.4%better
No health insurance7.6%5.4–10.4%7.8%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.6%25.9–33.6%32%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.4–24.1%22.7%about the same
Frequent mental distress16%13.9–18.3%17.7%about the same
Fair or poor health18.6%15.4–22.6%18.7%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.4–17%14.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10%7.6–12.9%10.7%about the same
Housing insecurity9%7.1–11.1%9.8%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.8%5.5–8.2%7.4%about the same
No reliable transportation7%5.8–8.4%7.8%about the same
Receive SNAP13.4%10–17.1%14.3%
Disability
Any disability32.7%28.4–37.5%32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%12.5–18.6%14%
Thinking or memory14.7%12.3–17.3%15.5%
Hearing9.8%8.5–11.2%8.4%
Vision4.8%4–5.8%4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.2–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone8%6.6–9.7%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 Surry door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Maine figure falls inside it, we don't call Surry better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Surry by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Surry 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.

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