Health · Midway

Midway, NC health

Midway differs from North Carolina on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.1% vs 15.2%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6% vs 8.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.9% vs 7.9%).

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

B+Health Grade

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B⁺

Midway’s Health Grade: B+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Midway is healthier than 68% of U.S. towns and 66% of North Carolina towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressB+ObesityBDiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 68%

Less healthyHealthier

North Carolina towns we grade (455)Healthier than 66%

Towns with similar incomes, $63K–$104K (9,596)Healthier than 72%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Midway 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 Midway 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. Midway 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 Midway 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 Midway adults…

38 of every 100 Midway adults have high blood pressure

North Carolina: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.5–41.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Midway, betterMidway, worseToo close to callNorth Carolina

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Midway
NC 23.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Midway
NC 34.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Midway
NC 14.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.4% Midway
NC 13.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Midway 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Midway 8.6% · North Carolina 1 in 10 (10.4%)

Mind & connection

How Midway adults are doing

1 in 3Midway adults feel lonely

30.2% · North Carolina 32.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Midway adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 5Midway adults lack social or emotional support

21% · North Carolina 22.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Midway 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

Midway adults worry about having enough food

11.1% · NC 15.2% · better

1 in 11

Midway adults worry about keeping their housing

9.1% · NC 12.2% · better

1 in 17

Midway adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6% · NC 8.1% · better

1 in 16

Midway adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · NC 8.4% · better

8.5% of Midway adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.3% across North Carolina.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Midway

Midway 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 Midway.

33.9%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Midway33.9%

Winston-Salem42.7%

Care nearby

Novant Health Forsyth Medical CenterWinston-Salem · 8.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Medical Park HospitalWinston-Salem · 8.3 mi · ★★★★★ Directions Medicare profile

Novant Health Thomasville Medical CenterThomasville · 9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Carolina Baptist HospitalWinston-Salem · 9.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

United Heatlh Centers @peters Creek ParkwayWinston Salem · 6.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Kintegra Family Medicine - LexingtonLexington · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMidway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Davidson County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careMidway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Davidson County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthMidway's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Davidson County · need score 16 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 Midway. 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 Midway

Measure	Midway	Margin	North Carolina
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.5–41.8%	36.8%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.6%	33.2–42%	35.6%	about the same
Obesity	33.9%	27.1–41%	35.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.8–33.7%	26.9%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.3–28.6%	24.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.7–17.4%	13.9%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.4–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.9%	7.9%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	9.9–13.2%	12%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.6–8.5%	7.1%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8%	6.6%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.4%	11.3–15.7%	13.5%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	11.8–17.3%	14.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.9%	19.1–27.1%	23.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32%	26–38.3%	34.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	76.8–83.4%	80%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.4%	61.7–68.9%	63.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	89.2%	87.5–90.6%	87.5%	about the same
Colon screening	69.1%	64.1–73.7%	65.7%	about the same
Mammogram	78.7%	71.5–84.8%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.5%	76.4–82.1%	76.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	7.2–9.9%	10.4%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	25.5–35.1%	32.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21%	17.8–24.5%	22.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.3–18.1%	16.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.4%	15.1–19.9%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13%	11.4–14.7%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.1%	9.4–13.1%	15.2%	better
Housing insecurity	9.1%	7.7–10.6%	12.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6%	5.1–6.9%	8.1%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.6–7.4%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	8.5%	7.1–10.2%	12.3%
Disability
Any disability	31.6%	27.4–35.9%	32%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12.3–16.1%	14.2%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.5–16.1%	14.8%
Hearing	8.3%	7.3–9.3%	7.3%
Vision	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	5.3%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.3–4%	4%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	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 Midway 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 Midway better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Midway 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.