Health · Cimarron

Cimarron, NM health

Cimarron differs from New Mexico on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (9% vs 11%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (9.5% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.1% vs 7.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 701 people are less certain, so we show Cimarron's figures without a grade.

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How Cimarron 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 Cimarron adults…

39 of every 100 Cimarron adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.2–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cimarron, betterCimarron, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.9% Cimarron
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Cimarron
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.5% Cimarron
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.9% Cimarron
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cimarron 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cimarron 15.2% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Cimarron adults are doing

1 in 3Cimarron adults feel lonely

30.8% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Cimarron adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.6% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Cimarron adults lack social or emotional support

22.4% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Cimarron adults are in frequent mental distress

13.9% · New Mexico 16.1% · better

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 6

Cimarron adults worry about having enough food

17.7% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Cimarron adults worry about keeping their housing

14.2% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Cimarron adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 11

Cimarron adults lack reliable transportation

9% · NM 11% · better

14% of Cimarron adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.1%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing10%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision7.5%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Cimarron

Cimarron and the towns around it

Care nearby

Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health SystemsTaos · 35.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Miners' Colfax Medical CenterRaton · 35.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad · 51.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Santa Fe Phs Indian HospitalSanta Fe · 74.7 mi Directions Medicare profile

Springer Medical & Dental ClinicSpringer · 20.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Raton Primary CareRaton · 35.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCimarron's county is a federal shortage area.Colfax County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthCimarron's county is a federal shortage area.Colfax 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 Cimarron. 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 Cimarron

Measure	Cimarron	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.7%	34.2–43.5%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.4–43.1%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	32%	24.5–40.5%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.2%	26.6–34.1%	25.6%	worse
Depression	20.6%	17.3–24.4%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.4%	10–15.2%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.1–10%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	15.8%	13.6–18.3%	13.2%	worse
COPD	7.1%	6–8.5%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.6%	7.5–9.8%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.9%	9.8–14.6%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	12.5%	10–15.4%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.9%	21.9–32.4%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	25.7–38.6%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73%	68.5–77.2%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.8%	59.1–66.5%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.7%	85.6–89.6%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	62.3%	56.8–67.8%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.6%	64.3–80.1%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	75.2–81.8%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	15.2%	12–18.7%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	25.8–36.2%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.4%	18.8–26.2%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.9%	12–15.9%	16.1%	better
Fair or poor health	24.4%	20.7–28.6%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.1–18.8%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.7%	14.3–21.3%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.2%	11.6–16.7%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	8–11.1%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9%	7.6–10.4%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	14%	11–16.9%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.8%	31–41.3%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.1%	15.3–21.2%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	11.8–16.1%	15.5%
Hearing	10%	8.7–11.3%	8.5%
Vision	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–6.1%	4.7%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	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 Cimarron 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 Cimarron better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cimarron 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.