Health · Wayne

Wayne, ME health

Wayne differs from Maine on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.6% vs 15.5%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6% 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 codes 04284, 04265

Report card

How Wayne 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 Wayne adults…

38 of every 100 Wayne adults have high blood pressure

Maine: 36 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wayne, betterWayne, worseToo close to callMaine

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.6% Wayne
ME 23.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Wayne
ME 32.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.6% Wayne
ME 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13% Wayne
ME 14.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wayne 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

Wayne 6.3% · Maine 1 in 13 (7.8%)

Mind & connection

How Wayne adults are doing

1 in 4Wayne adults feel lonely

27.8% · Maine 32% · better

1 in 4Wayne adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Maine 26.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Wayne adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Maine 22.7% · too close to call

1 in 6Wayne adults are in frequent mental distress

15.7% · 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 12

Wayne adults worry about having enough food

8.6% · ME 10.7% · about the same

1 in 12

Wayne adults worry about keeping their housing

8.3% · ME 9.8% · about the same

1 in 17

Wayne adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · ME 7.4% · better

1 in 16

Wayne adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · ME 7.8% · better

11.5% of Wayne adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Maine.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.2%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Wayne

Wayne 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.

29.9%42.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 18towns on this map, healthiest first

Readfield30.3%

Wayne31.4%

Monmouth31.8%

Fayette32.1%

Winthrop32.9%

Leeds38.3%

Livermore Falls42.3%

Care nearby

Maine General Medical CenterAugusta · 15.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

St. Mary's Regional Medical CenterLewiston · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Central Maine Medical CenterLewiston · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Togus VA Medical CenterAugusta · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

Dfd Russell Medical Center - LeedsLeeds · 4.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Dfd Russell Medical Center - MonmouthMonmouth · 6.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

✓ Primary careWayne is not a shortage area

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

! Mental healthWayne is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Augusta · need score 17 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 Wayne. 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 Wayne

Measure	Wayne	Margin	Maine
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	34.3–41.3%	35.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.8%	37.5–44.2%	37.4%	worse
Obesity	31.4%	26.8–36.1%	32.7%	about the same
Arthritis	36.7%	33.3–40.1%	32%	worse
Depression	26.3%	23.2–29.6%	26.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.3%	12.8–18.1%	14.8%	about the same
Asthma	12.2%	10.7–13.7%	12.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.4%	10.2–12.5%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.8%	10.9–14.8%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.1–11.2%	8.4%	about the same
Heart disease	8.5%	7.2–9.7%	7.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13%	10–16.7%	14.4%	about the same
Binge drink	11.6%	9.8–13.5%	15.5%	better
Get no exercise	22.6%	18.4–27.3%	23.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	28.5–36.5%	32.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.9%	81.4–86.1%	81.2%	better
Dentist visit	70.2%	67.4–73.1%	63.8%	better
Cholesterol check	90.1%	88.4–91.5%	87.1%	better
Colon screening	77.4%	74.3–80.6%	70.5%	better
Mammogram	79.6%	74.3–84.3%	80.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.2–82.5%	76.4%	better
No health insurance	6.3%	4.5–8.6%	7.8%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	27.8%	24.5–31.6%	32%	better
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.6–24.3%	22.7%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.7%	13.5–18.2%	17.7%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.3–22.6%	18.7%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.3–17%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	8.6%	6.4–11%	10.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.3%	6.4–10.2%	9.8%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6%	4.8–7.3%	7.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.2–7.7%	7.8%	better
Receive SNAP	11.5%	8.3–14.9%	14.3%
Disability
Any disability	33.2%	28.7–38.3%	32.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.1–17.9%	14%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	11.6–16.5%	15.5%
Hearing	9.4%	8.1–10.7%	8.4%
Vision	4.2%	3.5–5.1%	4.4%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.3%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.2–9.3%	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 Wayne door to door.

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

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