Health · Three Forks

Three Forks, MT health

On most measures Three Forks looks like Montana as a whole. It has fewer adults with obesity (25.9% vs 31.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Three Forks

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Three Forks’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Three Forks is healthier than 78% of U.S. towns and 76% of Montana towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB-Mental distressAObesityADiabetesBSmokingAExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 78%

Less healthyHealthier

Montana towns we grade (93)Healthier than 76%

Towns with similar incomes, $60K–$100K (9,817)Healthier than 88%

About what its income would suggest. Three Forks does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Three Forks could be anywhere from B− to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Montana ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Three Forks with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Three Forks uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Three Forks 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 Three Forks adults…

30 of every 100 Three Forks adults have high blood pressure

Montana: 32 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.8–33%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Three Forks, betterThree Forks, worseToo close to callMontana

Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.8% Three Forks
MT 20.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.7% Three Forks
MT 31.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 21.1% Three Forks
MT 20.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Three Forks
MT 13.6%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Three Forks 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Three Forks 9.4% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)

Mind & connection

How Three Forks adults are doing

1 in 3Three Forks adults feel lonely

30.9% · Montana 30.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Three Forks adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · Montana 24.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Three Forks adults lack social or emotional support

20.7% · Montana 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Three Forks adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 10

Three Forks adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · MT 11.7% · about the same

1 in 11

Three Forks adults worry about keeping their housing

8.7% · MT 9.1% · about the same

1 in 16

Three Forks adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · MT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 14

Three Forks adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MT 7.5% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

28.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing8%

Errands alone7.6%

Vision4.1%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Three Forks

Three Forks and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bozeman Health Deaconess HospitalBozeman · 29.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Billings Clinic BroadwaterTownsend · 29.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Madison Valley Medical CenterEnnis · 38.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ruby Valley Medical CenterSheridan · 43.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

One Health - BelgradeBelgrade · 19.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

One Health - Community PartnersBozeman · 27.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careThree Forks is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careThree Forks is not a shortage area

! Mental healthThree Forks's county is a federal shortage area.Gallatin County · need score 15 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 Three Forks. 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 Three Forks

Measure	Three Forks	Margin	Montana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	29.9%	26.8–33%	31.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.5%	28.4–34.7%	32.8%	about the same
Obesity	25.9%	22–30.1%	31.4%	better
Arthritis	28%	25.3–30.8%	28.4%	about the same
Depression	22.9%	20.1–26%	24.9%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11%	8.9–13.4%	12.3%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	10.1–12.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.1–10%	9.3%	about the same
Diabetes	9.1%	7.8–10.4%	9.9%	about the same
COPD	6.6%	5.6–7.6%	7%	about the same
Heart disease	6%	5.3–6.8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.2%	10.8–15.6%	13.6%	about the same
Binge drink	21.1%	18.2–23.9%	20.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	17.8%	14.6–20.9%	20.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	30.7%	27–35%	31.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.5%	67.1–73.6%	72.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.7%	60.5–67%	63.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.6%	80.3–84.7%	82.5%	about the same
Colon screening	65%	60.8–69.3%	63.8%	about the same
Mammogram	72.3%	65.5–78.7%	74.8%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.7%	68.3–74.8%	73.4%	about the same
No health insurance	9.4%	7.5–11.6%	9.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.9%	27.3–34.8%	30.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.7%	17.8–24%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.2–19.5%	17.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.5%	14–19%	18.3%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.8–15.4%	14%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.3–12.8%	11.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.7%	7.1–10.5%	9.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.3–7.5%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6–8.3%	7.5%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.3%	5.7–9.2%	8.3%
Disability
Any disability	28.8%	25–32.4%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.3%	9.6–13.1%	12.9%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.1–16.1%	14.3%
Hearing	8%	7.1–9%	8.6%
Vision	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.9–3.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	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 Three Forks door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Three Forks 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.