Health · Carrizozo

Carrizozo, NM health

Carrizozo differs from New Mexico on 13 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.6% vs 73.3%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (73.3% vs 69%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.1% vs 7.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 854 people are less certain, so we show Carrizozo's figures without a grade.

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How Carrizozo 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 Carrizozo adults…

43 of every 100 Carrizozo adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 38.3–47.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carrizozo, betterCarrizozo, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.6% Carrizozo
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.9% Carrizozo
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Carrizozo
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Carrizozo
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Carrizozo 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Carrizozo 16.4% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Carrizozo adults are doing

1 in 3Carrizozo adults feel lonely

32.8% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Carrizozo adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Carrizozo adults lack social or emotional support

24.2% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Carrizozo adults are in frequent mental distress

15.1% · 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 5

Carrizozo adults worry about having enough food

20.9% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 6

Carrizozo adults worry about keeping their housing

15.4% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Carrizozo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.8% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 10

Carrizozo adults lack reliable transportation

10.4% · NM 11% · about the same

18.1% of Carrizozo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.8%

Thinking or memory15.6%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision8.6%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Carrizozo

Carrizozo and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lincoln County Medical CenterRuidoso · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Christus Southern New MexicoAlamogordo · 49.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Socorro General HospitalSocorro · 67.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterRoswell · 77.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pms - Ruidoso Behavioral Health CenterRuidoso · 24.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ben Archer Health Center- AlamogordoAlamogordo · 54.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCarrizozo's county is a federal shortage area.Lincoln County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careCarrizozo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lincoln County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthCarrizozo's county is a federal shortage area.Southeastern Catchment Area · need score 13 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 Carrizozo. 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 Carrizozo

Measure	Carrizozo	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.8%	38.3–47.4%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39%	34.4–43.8%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	33%	26.2–40.7%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	28.9–36.6%	25.6%	worse
Depression	22%	18.6–25.7%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.5–16%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.6%	8.4–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	17%	14.6–19.5%	13.2%	worse
COPD	9.2%	7.7–10.8%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.1%	8.9–11.3%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.9%	12.3–17.7%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	12.1%	9.8–14.8%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.6%	25.5–36%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.9%	26.7–39.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.3%	69.1–77.4%	69%	better
Dentist visit	57.3%	53.3–61.2%	61.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	86%	83.9–88%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	60%	54.3–65.4%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	67.8%	58.9–75.6%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.4–82.5%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	16.4%	13.4–19.7%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.8%	27.7–38.1%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.2%	20.4–28%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.1%	13.2–17.1%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.2%	24.4–32.2%	24%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	15.8–20.6%	15.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.9%	17.3–24.6%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.4%	12.9–17.9%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.8%	9.2–12.4%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.4%	8.9–11.9%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.1%	14.7–21.6%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	39.7%	34.7–44.8%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.8%	17.9–23.9%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	15.6%	13.4–17.8%	15.5%
Hearing	11.3%	9.9–12.8%	8.5%
Vision	8.6%	7.6–9.7%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.2–6.8%	4.7%
Errands alone	10.4%	9–11.9%	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 Carrizozo 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 Carrizozo better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Carrizozo 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.