Health · Conover

Conover, NC health

Conover differs from North Carolina on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.7% vs 7.1%) and more uninsured adults (12.6% vs 10.4%).

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

Report card

How Conover 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 Conover adults…

39 of every 100 Conover adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.1–43.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Conover, betterConover, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.5% Conover
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Conover
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Conover
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Conover
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NC 80%

Dentist visit

NC 64%

Cholesterol check

NC 88%

Colon screening

NC 66%

Mammogram

NC 79%

Taking BP meds

NC 77%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Conover 12.6% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Conover adults are doing

1 in 3Conover adults feel lonely

33.5% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Conover adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Conover adults lack social or emotional support

23.5% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Conover adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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 6

Conover adults worry about having enough food

16.3% · NC 15.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Conover adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · NC 12.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Conover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · NC 8.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Conover adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · NC 8.4% · about the same

13% of Conover adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%

Thinking or memory16%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Conover

Conover and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

28.5%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

St. Stephens37.7%

Conover37.9%

Hickory38%

Newton38.2%

Care nearby

Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory · 2.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory · 7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Iredell Memorial HospitalStatesville · 19.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Kintegra Family Dentistry - HickoryHickory · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Catawba Valley Family Medicine - ClaremontClaremont · 3.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careConover's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catawba County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careConover's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catawba County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthConover's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catawba County · need score 12 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 Conover. 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 Conover

Measure	Conover	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.3%	35.1–43.6%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.8–43.7%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	30.2–46%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.6%	27.1–34.1%	26.9%	worse
Depression	25.5%	21.8–29.5%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.8%	12.7–19%	13.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.6–12.4%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.5–10.3%	7.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	12%	about the same
COPD	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	7.1%	worse
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.7%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.8–4.6%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.4–18.3%	13.5%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.2–16.7%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.5%	22.2–31.2%	23.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	25.2–37.5%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	75.9–82.7%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	61%	57.1–64.4%	63.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.8–89.2%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	60.6–70.5%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.6%	69.7–83.6%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	74.9–80.7%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	12.6%	10.7–14.7%	10.4%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.5%	28.7–39%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	20.2–27.3%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	14.8–19.1%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.8–24.7%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.4%	12.6–16.3%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.3%	14.1–18.9%	15.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.7–14.3%	12.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.9–9.1%	8.1%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.6–9.7%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13%	11–15.1%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	35.3%	30.8–40.1%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.7%	14.5–19.2%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	16%	14.1–18.1%	14.8%
Hearing	8.9%	7.8–10%	7.3%
Vision	6%	5.4–6.7%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5.1%	4%
Errands alone	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	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 Conover 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 Conover better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Conover 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.