Health · Hardin

Hardin, MT health

Hardin differs from Montana on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.9% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (21.3% vs 11.7%).

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

Report card

How Hardin 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 Hardin adults…

33 of every 100 Hardin adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.6–36.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Hardin, betterHardin, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Hardin
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Hardin
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.1% Hardin
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.7% Hardin
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Hardin 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Hardin 12.9% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Hardin adults are doing

1 in 3Hardin adults feel lonely

36.1% · Montana 30.7% · worse

1 in 4Hardin adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Hardin adults lack social or emotional support

25.7% · Montana 21.2% · worse

1 in 5Hardin adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · Montana 17.2% · worse

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 5

Hardin adults worry about having enough food

21.3% · MT 11.7% · worse

1 in 6

Hardin adults worry about keeping their housing

16% · MT 9.1% · worse

1 in 9

Hardin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.6% · MT 6.5% · worse

1 in 7

Hardin adults lack reliable transportation

13.4% · MT 7.5% · worse

15.2% of Hardin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

of Hardin adults live with a disability (Montana 30.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory17.9%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone11%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Hardin

Hardin and the towns around it

Care nearby

Big Horn HospitalHardin · 1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

P H S Indian Hospital Crow / Northern CheyenneCrow Agency · 21 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Billings Clinic HospitalBillings · 43.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional HospitalBillings · 44.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

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

One Health - BighornHardin · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careHardin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Big Horn County · need score 19 of 25

! Dental careHardin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Big Horn County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthHardin's county is a federal shortage area.Big Horn County · need score 20 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 Hardin. 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 Hardin

Measure	Hardin	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.1%	29.6–36.7%	31.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	31%	27.5–34.6%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	32%	26.5–38%	31.4%	about the same
Arthritis	26.6%	23.7–29.6%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	24.2%	20.8–27.8%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.4%	13.5–19.3%	12.3%	worse
Asthma	12.9%	11.3–14.4%	11.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.2–8.8%	9.3%	better
Diabetes	12.3%	10.6–14.2%	9.9%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.1–9.9%	7%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.3–8.2%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.7%	3.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.7%	16.5–23.2%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	18.1%	15.1–21.5%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.7%	20.4–29.2%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	29.4–39.6%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.4%	66.4–74.3%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.1%	48.5–55.5%	63.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	79.5%	76.8–82.1%	82.5%	worse
Colon screening	60%	55.2–64.4%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	71.5%	63.8–77.9%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.7%	69.4–75.7%	73.4%	about the same
No health insurance	12.9%	10.6–15.7%	9.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.1%	31.3–40.8%	30.7%	worse
Lack emotional support	25.7%	21.9–29.4%	21.2%	worse
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.5–22.6%	17.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	24.2%	20.5–27.9%	18.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.4–18.9%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.3%	17.6–25.3%	11.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	16%	13.4–18.7%	9.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.6%	9.8–13.4%	6.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.4%	11.5–15.6%	7.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.2%	12.4–18.5%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	35%	30.3–39.9%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.7–18.7%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	17.9%	15.4–20.6%	14.3%
Hearing	9.7%	8.5–10.9%	8.6%
Vision	7.2%	6.2–8.2%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.1–5.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	11%	9.3–12.7%	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 Hardin door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Hardin 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.