Health · Borrego Pass

Borrego Pass, NM health

Borrego Pass differs from New Mexico on 28 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (7.9% vs 13.7%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (78.9% vs 73.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (55% vs 14.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Borrego Pass
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How Borrego Pass 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 Borrego Pass adults…

46 of every 100 Borrego Pass adults have high blood pressure
New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 41.7–49.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Borrego Pass, betterBorrego Pass, worseToo close to callNew Mexico
Get no exerciseshare of adults 43.2% Borrego Pass
NM 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.7% Borrego Pass
NM 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 7.9% Borrego Pass
NM 13.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 36.6% Borrego Pass
NM 13.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%
Yearly checkup
NM 69%
32%
Dentist visit
NM 61%
78%
Cholesterol check
NM 83%
40%
Colon screening
NM 58%
53%
Mammogram
NM 70%
79%
Taking BP meds
NM 73%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Borrego Pass 16.2% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)
Mind & connection

How Borrego Pass adults are doing

1 in 2Borrego Pass adults feel lonely
41% · New Mexico 34.1% · worse
1 in 3Borrego Pass adults have been diagnosed with depression
30.9% · New Mexico 23.2% · worse
1 in 3Borrego Pass adults lack social or emotional support
33.3% · New Mexico 24.5% · worse
1 in 4Borrego Pass adults are in frequent mental distress
28.5% · New Mexico 16.1% · worse
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 2
Borrego Pass adults worry about having enough food
59.5% · NM 20.9% · worse
1 in 3
Borrego Pass adults worry about keeping their housing
38.4% · NM 16.5% · worse
1 in 3
Borrego Pass adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
33.5% · NM 11.2% · worse
1 in 3
Borrego Pass adults lack reliable transportation
33.6% · NM 11% · worse

61.2% of Borrego Pass adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

56.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs36.7%
Thinking or memory31.2%
Hearing15.6%
Errands alone27.2%
Vision21.6%
Dressing or bathing13.6%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Borrego Pass

No hospital or community health center in Borrego Pass itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERCrownpoint Healthcare FacilityCrownpoint · 16.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGallup Indian Medical Center★★★★★ · 40.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePresbyterian Medical ServicesThoreau · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.9 mi
Presbyterian Medical Services
5 sites · nearest in Thoreau
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.8 mi
Crownpoint Healthcare Facility
Crownpoint · not rated
ER
30 mi
Cibola General Hospital
Grants · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.1 mi
Gallup Community Health
3 sites · nearest in Gallup
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
40.2 mi
Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care Services
Gallup · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.3 mi
Gallup Indian Medical Center
Gallup · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBorrego Pass's county is a federal shortage area.McKinley County · need score 19 of 25
! Dental careBorrego Pass's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, McKinley County · need score 21 of 25
! Mental healthBorrego Pass's county is a federal shortage area.Catchment Area 1 · need score 20 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Borrego Pass. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Borrego Pass
MeasureBorrego PassMarginNew Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.6%41.7–49.8%34.3%worse
High cholesterol38.9%34.8–43.2%35.1%about the same
Obesity46%39.6–53%34.1%worse
Arthritis37.5%33.8–41.4%25.6%worse
Depression30.9%26.7–35.4%23.2%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)55%48–61.3%14.2%worse
Asthma19.1%16.7–21.8%9.9%worse
Cancer (not skin)7.1%6.2–8.2%7.4%about the same
Diabetes27%23.5–30.7%13.2%worse
COPD20.2%15.7–24.4%6.6%worse
Heart disease13.5%11.6–15.9%7.2%worse
Stroke9.5%7.9–11.3%3.8%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes36.6%30.3–42.9%13.4%worse
Binge drink7.9%6.4–9.7%13.7%better
Get no exercise43.2%36.1–50.4%25.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours42.7%36.9–48.6%32.7%worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup71.4%67.3–75.3%69%about the same
Dentist visit32.1%28.7–35.5%61.4%worse
Cholesterol check77.5%73.9–81%83.4%worse
Colon screening39.8%34.1–45.4%57.5%worse
Mammogram52.6%42.6–62.5%70.3%worse
Taking BP meds78.9%76.1–81.7%73.3%better
No health insurance16.2%11.9–21.3%15.6%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely41%35.6–46.8%34.1%worse
Lack emotional support33.3%28.4–38.7%24.5%worse
Frequent mental distress28.5%25–32.3%16.1%worse
Fair or poor health49.2%42.1–56.6%24%worse
Frequent physical distress31%26.5–35.6%15.5%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity59.5%51–67.7%20.9%worse
Housing insecurity38.4%32.6–44.5%16.5%worse
Utility shut-off threat33.5%28.9–38%11.2%worse
No reliable transportation33.6%28.6–39%11%worse
Receive SNAP61.2%52.2–69.2%16.9%
Disability
Any disability56.6%49.7–63.3%34%
Walking or climbing stairs36.7%30.8–42.3%15.5%
Thinking or memory31.2%26.3–36.4%15.5%
Hearing15.6%13.6–18%8.5%
Vision21.6%17.9–25.5%7.2%
Dressing or bathing13.6%10.9–16.6%4.7%
Errands alone27.2%22.6–32.1%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 Borrego Pass 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 Borrego Pass better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Borrego Pass 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.

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