Health · Biddle

Biddle, MT health

On most measures Biddle looks like Montana as a whole. It has fewer adults with depression (21% vs 24.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 59314 (all of Biddle)
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How Biddle compares with Montana

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 Biddle adults…

36 of every 100 Biddle adults have high blood pressure
Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.7–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Biddle, betterBiddle, worseToo close to callMontana
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.1% Biddle
MT 20.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.9% Biddle
MT 31.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 19.3% Biddle
MT 20.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Biddle
MT 13.6%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%
Yearly checkup
MT 72%
63%
Dentist visit
MT 63%
85%
Cholesterol check
MT 83%
69%
Colon screening
MT 64%
75%
Mammogram
MT 75%
76%
Taking BP meds
MT 73%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Biddle 9.4% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)
Mind & connection

How Biddle adults are doing

1 in 4Biddle adults feel lonely
27.8% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call
1 in 5Biddle adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · Montana 24.9% · better
1 in 5Biddle adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 7Biddle adults are in frequent mental distress
15.2% · Montana 17.2% · 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
Biddle adults worry about having enough food
9.9% · MT 11.7% · about the same
1 in 13
Biddle adults worry about keeping their housing
7.8% · MT 9.1% · about the same
1 in 18
Biddle adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.5% · MT 6.5% · about the same
1 in 16
Biddle adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · MT 7.5% · about the same

7% of Biddle adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.3%

of Biddle adults live with a disability (Montana 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing10%
Errands alone7.3%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Biddle

Biddle and the towns around it

Care nearby

Campbell County HealthGillette · 57.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Dahl Memorial Healthcare AssociationEkalaka · 65.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Crook County HospitalSundance · 66.5 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sheridan VA Medical CenterSheridan · 76.7 mi · VA DirectionsMedicare profile
One Health - AshlandAshland · 57.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careBiddle's county is a federal shortage area.Powder River County · need score 11 of 25
✓ Dental careBiddle is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBiddle's county is a federal shortage area.Eastern Montana · 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 Biddle. 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 Biddle
MeasureBiddleMarginMontana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.9%31.7–40.3%31.9%about the same
High cholesterol36.6%32.5–40.7%32.8%about the same
Obesity31.1%24.4–38.7%31.4%about the same
Arthritis31.2%27.5–34.9%28.4%about the same
Depression21%17.8–24.4%24.9%better
Lost all teeth (65+)10.6%8.6–13%12.3%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–11.1%11.1%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.4–11.8%9.3%worse
Diabetes11.3%9.5–13.3%9.9%about the same
COPD7.8%6.2–9.8%7%about the same
Heart disease8.1%6.9–9.5%6.6%worse
Stroke3.9%3.3–4.6%3.5%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.5%11–18.5%13.6%about the same
Binge drink19.3%16–22.7%20.3%about the same
Get no exercise21.1%16.4–26.3%20.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.9%24.5–37.9%31.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.3%67.9–76%72.4%about the same
Dentist visit63.4%59.7–67.2%63.3%about the same
Cholesterol check84.9%81.9–87.3%82.5%about the same
Colon screening68.9%63.5–74%63.8%about the same
Mammogram75%66.6–82.3%74.8%about the same
Taking BP meds75.9%72.3–79%73.4%about the same
No health insurance9.4%6.7–12.6%9.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.8%22.8–33.2%30.7%about the same
Lack emotional support21.4%17.4–25.7%21.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.2%12.9–17.7%17.2%about the same
Fair or poor health18.4%14.8–22.4%18.3%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.4%12.1–16.8%14%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.9%7–13.2%11.7%about the same
Housing insecurity7.8%5.9–10%9.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat5.5%4.3–6.8%6.5%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%4.9–7.7%7.5%about the same
Receive SNAP7%4.8–9.6%8.3%
Disability
Any disability31.3%26.2–36.7%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%11.1–16.8%12.9%
Thinking or memory13%10.6–15.5%14.3%
Hearing10%8.7–11.4%8.6%
Vision4.5%3.7–5.4%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3–4.6%3.5%
Errands alone7.3%6–8.8%8%
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 Biddle door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Montana figure falls inside it, we don't call Biddle better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Biddle by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Biddle by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Montana 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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