Health · Butters

Butters, NC health

Butters differs from North Carolina on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.1% vs 14.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.3% vs 76.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (11.5% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Butters
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How Butters compares with North Carolina

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 Butters adults…

47 of every 100 Butters adults have high blood pressure
North Carolina: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 42.6–51.8%

Bars show Butters; the black tick is North Carolina. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Butters, betterButters, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.4% Butters
NC 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.4% Butters
NC 34.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Butters
NC 14.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Butters
NC 13.5%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Butters adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks North Carolina.

83%
Yearly checkup
NC 80%
64%
Dentist visit
NC 64%
89%
Cholesterol check
NC 88%
71%
Colon screening
NC 66%
78%
Mammogram
NC 79%
83%
Taking BP meds
NC 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Butters 10% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)
Mind & connection

How Butters adults are doing

1 in 3Butters adults feel lonely
31.1% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Butters adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.6% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Butters adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call
1 in 6Butters adults are in frequent mental distress
16.9% · North Carolina 16.5% · 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 7
Butters adults worry about having enough food
14.9% · NC 15.2% · about the same
1 in 10
Butters adults worry about keeping their housing
10.1% · NC 12.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Butters adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.4% · NC 8.1% · about the same
1 in 12
Butters adults lack reliable transportation
8.1% · NC 8.4% · about the same

14.2% of Butters adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.8%

of Butters adults live with a disability (North Carolina 32%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing12.6%
Errands alone10.7%
Vision6.9%
Dressing or bathing5.4%

Black tick: North Carolina. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Butters

No hospital or community health center in Butters itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSoutheastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton · 10.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMcleod Medical Center - Dillon★★★★★ · 31 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRobeson Health Care CorporationLumberton · 8.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Robeson Health Care Corporation
4 sites · nearest in Lumberton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.6 mi
Tri County Community Health Council
2 sites · nearest in Dublin
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.3 mi
Southeastern Regional Medical Center
Lumberton · ★★★★★
ER
14.4 mi
Cape Fear Valley-Bladen County Hospital
Elizabethtown · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.1 mi
Columbus Regional Healthcare System
Whiteville · ★★★★★
ER
31 mi
Mcleod Medical Center - Dillon
Dillon · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careButters's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bladen County · need score 19 of 25
! Dental careButters's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bladen County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthButters's county is a federal shortage area.Bladen County · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Butters. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Butters
MeasureButtersMarginNorth Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure47.2%42.6–51.8%36.8%worse
High cholesterol43.5%38.9–48.2%35.6%worse
Obesity37.8%29.7–46.4%35.1%about the same
Arthritis37.7%33.6–41.7%26.9%worse
Depression26.6%22.7–30.8%24.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)18.3%15–21.9%13.9%worse
Asthma11.1%9.8–12.6%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.4%11.2–13.8%7.9%worse
Diabetes16.2%13.8–18.9%12%worse
COPD12.2%10–14.7%7.1%worse
Heart disease11.5%10–13.2%6.6%worse
Stroke5.7%4.9–6.5%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.5%13–20.3%13.5%about the same
Binge drink12.1%9.9–14.6%14.7%better
Get no exercise30.4%24.7–37%23.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours31.4%25.2–38.3%34.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup83%79.9–85.7%80%about the same
Dentist visit63.8%59.8–67.4%63.6%about the same
Cholesterol check88.5%86.6–90.3%87.5%about the same
Colon screening70.6%65.6–75.3%65.7%about the same
Mammogram77.5%69.7–84.1%78.7%about the same
Taking BP meds83.3%80.8–85.4%76.7%better
No health insurance10%7.4–13.2%10.4%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.1%26–36.6%32.5%about the same
Lack emotional support19.8%16.5–23.8%22.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.9%14.6–19.4%16.5%about the same
Fair or poor health24.1%20.1–28.7%19%worse
Frequent physical distress16.5%14–19.2%12.7%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.9%11.7–18.5%15.2%about the same
Housing insecurity10.1%8.2–12.3%12.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.4%6.2–8.9%8.1%about the same
No reliable transportation8.1%6.8–9.7%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP14.2%11–17.7%12.3%
Disability
Any disability40.8%35.4–46.8%32%
Walking or climbing stairs21%17.7–24.7%14.2%
Thinking or memory16.4%13.8–19.2%14.8%
Hearing12.6%11–14.3%7.3%
Vision6.9%5.9–8.1%5.3%
Dressing or bathing5.4%4.5–6.3%4%
Errands alone10.7%9–12.6%8.2%
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 Butters door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the North Carolina figure falls inside it, we don't call Butters better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Butters directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The North Carolina 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.

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