Health · Hamilton

Hamilton, MT health

Hamilton differs from Montana on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (5.5% vs 6.5%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (77.2% vs 73.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.9% vs 9.3%).

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

Report card

How Hamilton 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 Hamilton adults…

35 of every 100 Hamilton adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.2–38.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hamilton, betterHamilton, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.4% Hamilton
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30% Hamilton
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Hamilton
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.1% Hamilton
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hamilton 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hamilton 9.7% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Hamilton adults are doing

1 in 3Hamilton adults feel lonely

30.4% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Hamilton adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Hamilton adults lack social or emotional support

20.5% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Hamilton adults are in frequent mental distress

15.5% · 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

Hamilton adults worry about having enough food

10.2% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 13

Hamilton adults worry about keeping their housing

7.7% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 18

Hamilton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.5% · MT 6.5% · better

1 in 15

Hamilton adults lack reliable transportation

6.5% · MT 7.5% · about the same

7.3% of Hamilton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%

Thinking or memory13.8%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone8.5%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Hamilton

Hamilton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bitterroot Health - Daly HospitalHamilton · 0.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Granite County Medical CenterPhilipsburg · 33.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Medical CenterMissoula · 41 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Patrick HospitalMissoula · 43.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sapphire Community HealthHamilton · 0.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ag Worker Health & ServicesLolo · 36.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careHamilton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careHamilton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthHamilton's county is a federal shortage area.Ravalli County · 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 Hamilton. 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 Hamilton

Measure	Hamilton	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.7%	31.2–38.2%	31.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.5%	32–39.1%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	30.9%	26–36.2%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	33.9%	30.7–37.1%	28.4%	worse
Depression	22.5%	19.5–25.7%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.5–14.1%	12.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.9%	10.8–13.1%	9.3%	worse
Diabetes	10.3%	8.9–12%	9.9%	about the same
COPD	8%	6.7–9.4%	7%	about the same
Heart disease	7.9%	6.8–9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.8%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.1%	10–14.5%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	17.7%	15.1–20.5%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.4%	17.8–25.5%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30%	25.5–34.8%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.4%	71.2–77.6%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.6%	60.3–66.7%	63.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.2–87.1%	82.5%	better
Colon screening	67.7%	63.4–71.8%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	70.8%	63.2–77.5%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.4–79.9%	73.4%	better
No health insurance	9.7%	8–11.8%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	26–34.9%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.5%	17.3–24%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.5%	13.6–17.5%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19%	16.1–22.2%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	13–17.2%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.2%	8.1–12.4%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	7.7%	6.3–9.3%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.5%	4.5–6.4%	6.5%	better
No reliable transportation	6.5%	5.5–7.6%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.3%	5.7–9.1%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.7%	31.4–40.2%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.9%	13.5–18.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	13.8%	12–15.9%	14.3%
Hearing	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	8.6%
Vision	4.9%	4.2–5.7%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.5%	7.2–9.9%	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 Hamilton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Hamilton 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.