Health · Indian Trail

Indian Trail, NC health

Indian Trail differs from North Carolina on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.5% vs 13.9%) and fewer adults with heart disease (4.7% vs 6.6%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (73.2% vs 76.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Indian Trail

A-Health Grade

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Indian Trail’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Indian Trail is healthier than 82% of U.S. towns and 83% of North Carolina towns.

A-Self-rated healthAPhysical distressB+Mental distressB+ObesityADiabetesA-SmokingA-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 82%

Less healthyHealthier

North Carolina towns we grade (455)Healthier than 83%

Towns with similar incomes, $81K–$136K (6,898)Healthier than 71%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Indian Trail 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 North Carolina 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 Indian Trail 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. Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail adults…

31 of every 100 Indian Trail adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · better · margin 27.6–35.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Indian Trail, betterIndian Trail, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.5% Indian Trail
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Indian Trail
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Indian Trail
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% Indian Trail
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Indian Trail 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Indian Trail 9.2% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Indian Trail adults are doing

1 in 3Indian Trail adults feel lonely

30.8% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Indian Trail adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Indian Trail adults lack social or emotional support

20.9% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Indian Trail adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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 9

Indian Trail adults worry about having enough food

11.6% · NC 15.2% · better

1 in 10

Indian Trail adults worry about keeping their housing

10.2% · NC 12.2% · better

1 in 16

Indian Trail adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · NC 8.1% · better

1 in 15

Indian Trail adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · NC 8.4% · better

8.2% of Indian Trail adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

26.3%

of Indian Trail adults live with a disability (North Carolina 32%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs10.3%

Thinking or memory13.3%

Hearing5.6%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing2.9%

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

Around Indian Trail

Indian Trail and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Indian Trail.

25.5%38.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Weddington29.8%

Hemby Bridge31.9%

Wesley Chapel31.9%

Stallings32.1%

Lake Park32.7%

Fairview33.5%

Indian Trail33.8%

Monroe38.7%

Care nearby

Novant Health Matthews Medical CenterMatthews · 5.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Atrium Health UnionMonroe · 9.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Mint Hill Medical CenterCharlotte · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Ballantyne Medical CenterCharlotte · 11 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Amg3 Monroe RdCharlotte · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Kintegra at Atrium Women's Center - WaxhawWaxhaw · 9.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Indian Trail is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Union Greater · need score 12 of 25

! Dental carePart of Indian Trail is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Union Greater · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthPart of Indian Trail is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Union Greater · 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 Indian Trail. 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 Indian Trail

Measure	Indian Trail	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.4%	27.6–35.4%	36.8%	better
High cholesterol	34%	29.7–38.2%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	33.8%	27.1–41.2%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	23%	20–25.9%	26.9%	better
Depression	24.9%	21.3–28.7%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.5%	7.6–11.5%	13.9%	better
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.9%	6.2–7.7%	7.9%	better
Diabetes	9.5%	8.1–10.9%	12%	better
COPD	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	7.1%	better
Heart disease	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	6.6%	better
Stroke	2.6%	2.4–2.8%	3.6%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.8%	10.1–13.6%	13.5%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.5–19.9%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.5%	17–24.2%	23.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	26.1–37.6%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.2–82.3%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.3%	65.9–72.3%	63.6%	better
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.5–89.8%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.7%	59.5–69.2%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	79.2%	72.1–84.7%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.2%	69.6–76.6%	76.7%	worse
No health insurance	9.2%	7.8–10.5%	10.4%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26.1–35.6%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.9%	17.9–24.3%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.3–18.3%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.2%	13.3–17.4%	19%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	12.7%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.6%	10–13.4%	15.2%	better
Housing insecurity	10.2%	8.9–11.8%	12.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.6–7.4%	8.1%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.9–7.5%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	8.2%	7–9.5%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	26.3%	22.7–30.2%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.3%	9–11.8%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	13.3%	11.8–15%	14.8%
Hearing	5.6%	4.9–6.3%	7.3%
Vision	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	2.9%	2.7–3.2%	4%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	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 Indian Trail 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 Indian Trail better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Indian Trail 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.