Health · Bernalillo

Bernalillo, NM health

On most measures Bernalillo looks like New Mexico as a whole. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (77% vs 73.3%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (20.5% vs 15.6%).

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

C+Health Grade

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Bernalillo’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Bernalillo is healthier than 36% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressA-Mental distressBObesityDDiabetesB+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 36%

Less healthyHealthier

New Mexico towns we grade (163)Healthier than 49%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$80K (8,865)Healthier than 50%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Bernalillo could be anywhere from D to B.

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 New Mexico 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 Bernalillo 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. Bernalillo 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.

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How Bernalillo compares with New Mexico

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 Bernalillo adults…

38 of every 100 Bernalillo adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–42.5%

Bars show Bernalillo; the black tick is New Mexico. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bernalillo, betterBernalillo, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.8% Bernalillo
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Bernalillo
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Bernalillo
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.7% Bernalillo
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bernalillo adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Mexico.

Yearly checkup

NM 69%

Dentist visit

NM 61%

Cholesterol check

NM 83%

Colon screening

NM 58%

Mammogram

NM 70%

Taking BP meds

NM 73%

1 in 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bernalillo 20.5% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Bernalillo adults are doing

1 in 3Bernalillo adults feel lonely

33.3% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Bernalillo adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.1% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Bernalillo adults lack social or emotional support

25.2% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Bernalillo adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · New Mexico 16.1% · 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 4

Bernalillo adults worry about having enough food

23.8% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 6

Bernalillo adults worry about keeping their housing

17.9% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Bernalillo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.5% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Bernalillo adults lack reliable transportation

11.4% · NM 11% · about the same

18.5% of Bernalillo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.5%

of Bernalillo adults live with a disability (New Mexico 34%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision8.5%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

Black tick: New Mexico. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Bernalillo

Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo.

29.6%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Placitas29.6%

Rio Rancho31.9%

Santa Ana Pueblo33.1%

Bernalillo35.6%

Care in and near Bernalillo

2 community health centers in Bernalillo, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque · 10 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque · 16.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

El Pueblo Health Services Behavioral HealthBernalillo · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 2 sites in Bernalillo Directions to nearest site

Pms - Sandoval County Health Commons Dental ServicesBernalillo · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBernalillo is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBernalillo is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBernalillo's county is a federal shortage area.Sandoval County · 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 Bernalillo. 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 Bernalillo

Measure	Bernalillo	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.3–42.5%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.6%	34.4–42.9%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	29–42.3%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	24.7–31.3%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	22.1%	18.8–25.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	9.7–14.5%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.3–10.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.3–8.9%	7.4%	about the same
Diabetes	15.7%	13.8–17.9%	13.2%	worse
COPD	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8%	7.2–8.9%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	4.2%	3.9–4.6%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.7%	10.8–14.8%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	12.1%	9.8–14.6%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.8%	25.3–34.7%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.8%	30.1–41.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.4%	66.2–74.3%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	60.2%	56.4–63.5%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.2–87%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	59.2%	53.8–63.9%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	67.9%	58.9–75.2%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77%	73.8–79.9%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	20.5%	17.1–23.9%	15.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	28.5–38.3%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.2%	21.4–29.1%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.6–17.4%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.5%	23.3–30%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.9–19%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	23.8%	20.4–27.3%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	17.9%	15.4–20.6%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.5%	9.9–13.2%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.4%	9.9–13%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.5%	15.5–21.6%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	37.5%	33.1–42.2%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.8–20.6%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.9–17.8%	15.5%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.6%	8.5%
Vision	8.5%	7.6–9.4%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.8–6%	4.7%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	9.3%

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 Bernalillo door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Mexico figure falls inside it, we don't call Bernalillo better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bernalillo directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Mexico 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.