Health · Maiden

Maiden, NC health

On every measure CDC estimates, Maiden looks like North Carolina as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

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

B-Health Grade

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Maiden’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Maiden is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns and 52% of North Carolina towns.

B-Self-rated healthB+Physical distressC+Mental distressCObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 51%

Less healthyHealthier

North Carolina towns we grade (455)Healthier than 52%

Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$94K (9,882)Healthier than 56%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Maiden could be anywhere from C− 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 Maiden 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. Maiden 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 Maiden 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 Maiden adults…

37 of every 100 Maiden adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.5–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Maiden, betterMaiden, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.7% Maiden
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.2% Maiden
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Maiden
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Maiden
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Maiden 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Maiden 10.8% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Maiden adults are doing

1 in 3Maiden adults feel lonely

33.7% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Maiden adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · North Carolina 24.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Maiden adults lack social or emotional support

23.7% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Maiden adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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

Maiden adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · NC 15.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Maiden adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · NC 12.2% · about the same

1 in 13

Maiden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · NC 8.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Maiden adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · NC 8.4% · about the same

11.7% of Maiden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8.4%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Maiden

Maiden and the towns around it

Care in and near Maiden

1 community health center in Maiden, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Atrium Health LincolnLincolnton · 7.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Catawba Valley Medical CenterHickory · 8.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Frye Regional Medical CenterHickory · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Duke Health Lake Norman HospitalMooresville · 18.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Catawba Valley Family Medicine - MaidenMaiden · 2.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMaiden'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 Maiden. 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 Maiden

Measure	Maiden	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	32.5–40.8%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.3%	32–40.6%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	38.4%	30.8–46.7%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.1%	24–30.3%	26.9%	about the same
Depression	26%	22.3–30%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.6%	12.6–18.5%	13.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8%	7.2–8.9%	7.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.6%	9.9–13.3%	12%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.5–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–4%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.3–18.2%	13.5%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.2–19.3%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.7%	19.7–28%	23.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.2%	25.9–38.2%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74–81.2%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	57.7–64.9%	63.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.5%	84.5–88.3%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	65.3%	59.9–70%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.1–83.9%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.1%	71.9–78.1%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	10.8%	9.1–12.8%	10.4%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.6–39.3%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.7%	20.1–27.7%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.4–19.7%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.3%	16.6–22.2%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.5–14.9%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.5–17.4%	15.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10.2–13.8%	12.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	8.1%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7.2–9.4%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.7%	9.9–13.9%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	28.3–37%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12.1–16.2%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.9–17.9%	14.8%
Hearing	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	7.3%
Vision	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.5%	4%
Errands alone	8.4%	7.4–9.5%	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 Maiden 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 Maiden better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Maiden 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.