Health · Harlem

Harlem, MT health

Harlem differs from Montana on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.6% vs 9.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing food insecurity (20.1% vs 11.7%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 822 people are less certain, so we show Harlem's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Harlem 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 Harlem adults…

32 of every 100 Harlem adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.5–35.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Harlem, betterHarlem, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24% Harlem
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.4% Harlem
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.5% Harlem
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Harlem
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Harlem 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Harlem 11.2% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Harlem adults are doing

1 in 3Harlem adults feel lonely

34.7% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Harlem adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.6% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 4Harlem adults lack social or emotional support

27.2% · Montana 21.2% · worse

1 in 5Harlem 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

Harlem adults worry about having enough food

20.1% · MT 11.7% · worse

1 in 6

Harlem adults worry about keeping their housing

15.5% · MT 9.1% · worse

1 in 9

Harlem adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.8% · MT 6.5% · worse

1 in 8

Harlem adults lack reliable transportation

12.7% · MT 7.5% · worse

13.1% of Harlem adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Disability

Living with a disability

36%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Harlem

Harlem and the towns around it

Care nearby

P H S Indian Hospital-Ft Belknap at Harlem - CahHarlem · 3.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northern Montana HospitalHavre · 41.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Phillips County Hospital - CahMalta · 44.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Big Sandy Medical CenterBig Sandy · 65.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

One Health - HarlemHarlem · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

One Health - SweetChinook · 20.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthHarlem'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 Harlem. 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 Harlem

Measure	Harlem	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.2%	28.5–35.9%	31.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.2%	27.5–34.8%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	39%	32.4–45.5%	31.4%	worse
Arthritis	26.8%	23.8–29.9%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	24.6%	20.9–28.2%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.6–18%	12.3%	worse
Asthma	13.6%	12–15.3%	11.1%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	9.3%	better
Diabetes	11.9%	10.3–13.7%	9.9%	worse
COPD	7.3%	6.3–8.6%	7%	about the same
Heart disease	6.5%	5.8–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	14.9–21.4%	13.6%	worse
Binge drink	19.5%	16.2–23%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	24%	20–28.4%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.4%	27.4–37.8%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69.6%	65.3–73.8%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.4%	53.7–61%	63.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.4%	77.5–83.1%	82.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.1%	55.3–64.9%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	66.3%	58.5–73.6%	74.8%	worse
Taking BP meds	71.8%	68.5–74.7%	73.4%	about the same
No health insurance	11.2%	8.8–13.9%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	29.8–40.1%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.2%	23.2–31.6%	21.2%	worse
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.5–22.5%	17.2%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.4%	19.3–25.9%	18.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14.1–18.4%	14%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.1%	16.1–24%	11.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.5%	12.6–18.4%	9.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.8%	9–12.7%	6.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.7%	10.6–14.8%	7.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	13.1%	10.1–16.2%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	36%	31.4–40.8%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	12.8–17.4%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	14.9–19.8%	14.3%
Hearing	9.2%	8.2–10.4%	8.6%
Vision	6.3%	5.5–7.2%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	10%	8.6–11.5%	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 Harlem door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Harlem 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.