Health · Chinook

Chinook, MT health

On most measures Chinook looks like Montana as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (6.6% vs 12.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Chinook

Report card

How Chinook 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 Chinook adults…

35 of every 100 Chinook adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.4–38.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chinook, betterChinook, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Chinook
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 27.7% Chinook
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.6% Chinook
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Chinook
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MT 72%

Dentist visit

MT 63%

Cholesterol check

MT 83%

Colon screening

MT 64%

Mammogram

MT 75%

Taking BP meds

MT 73%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Chinook 8.4% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Chinook adults are doing

1 in 3Chinook adults feel lonely

30.6% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Chinook adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Chinook adults lack social or emotional support

21.7% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Chinook adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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 9

Chinook adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Chinook adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 15

Chinook adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · MT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Chinook adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · MT 7.5% · about the same

8% of Chinook adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Chinook

Chinook and the towns around it

Care nearby

Northern Montana HospitalHavre · 21.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

P H S Indian Hospital-Ft Belknap at Harlem - CahHarlem · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Big Sandy Medical CenterBig Sandy · 49.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Phillips County Hospital - CahMalta · 64.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

One Health - SweetChinook · 0.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bullhook Community Health CenterHavre · 20.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careChinook's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hill/Blaine Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careChinook's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Blaine/Hill Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthChinook's county is a federal shortage area.North-Central Montana · need score 21 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 Chinook. 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 Chinook

Measure	Chinook	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.7%	30.4–38.7%	31.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.9%	30.8–38.9%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	35.5%	28.7–42.2%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	30.4%	26.8–33.8%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20–27.2%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	6.6%	5.3–8.1%	12.3%	better
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.3–11.4%	9.3%	about the same
Diabetes	10.9%	9.2–12.7%	9.9%	about the same
COPD	7.5%	6–9.1%	7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.3–8.3%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.4%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	10.9–16.8%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	18.6%	15.4–21.9%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	17.4–26.2%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	27.7%	23.2–32.7%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.6%	68.6–76.3%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.7%	59.3–66%	63.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.5%	82.1–86.7%	82.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.7%	60–69.2%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	74%	66.9–80.3%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.2–79.4%	73.4%	about the same
No health insurance	8.4%	6.5–10.7%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.6%	25.8–35.7%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.7%	18.2–25.7%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.2–18.7%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.6%	15.5–22.1%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.4–16.9%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	8.9–14.1%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.2–10.8%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.3–7.6%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.1–8.7%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8%	6–10.2%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.2%	27.5–37%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	11.6–17%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	11.7–16.1%	14.3%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	8.6%
Vision	4.8%	4–5.6%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.1–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.2%	6.8–9.8%	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 Chinook door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Chinook directly, so these are its own figures.

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.