Health · Dora

Dora, NM health

Dora differs from New Mexico on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (11.3% vs 15.6%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (8.8% vs 11%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19% vs 14.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 44 people are less certain, so we show Dora's figures without a grade.

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How Dora 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 Dora adults…

37 of every 100 Dora adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dora, betterDora, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.2% Dora
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Dora
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Dora
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.5% Dora
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dora 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dora 11.3% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Dora adults are doing

1 in 3Dora adults feel lonely

33.2% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Dora adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Dora adults lack social or emotional support

22.6% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Dora adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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 6

Dora adults worry about having enough food

17.2% · NM 20.9% · better

1 in 7

Dora adults worry about keeping their housing

13.5% · NM 16.5% · better

1 in 11

Dora adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Dora adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · NM 11% · better

15% of Dora adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory15.9%

Hearing9%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Dora

Dora and the towns around it

Care nearby

Roosevelt General HospitalPortales · 16.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis · 34.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Muleshoe Area Medical CenterMuleshoe · 35.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cochran Memorial HospitalMorton · 36.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Dba La Casa Family Health CenterPortales · 18 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

South Plains Rural Health ServicesLevelland · 60.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDora's county is a federal shortage area.Roosevelt County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careDora's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Roosevelt County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthDora's county is a federal shortage area.Roosevelt County · need score 19 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 Dora. 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 Dora

Measure	Dora	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	32.4–41.3%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	39%	34.3–43.6%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	33.7%	26.6–41.3%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29.9%	26.2–33.6%	25.6%	worse
Depression	24.9%	21.1–28.8%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19%	15.5–22.7%	14.2%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.1–12%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	13.1%	11.2–15.2%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	6.8–9.9%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7–9.1%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.5–4.6%	3.8%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.5%	12.5–18.6%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13.3%	10.7–16.1%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.2%	21.3–31.6%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	27.7–40.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69.7%	65.1–73.9%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	60–67.5%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	82.9–87.5%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	57.7%	52.4–62.9%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	64%	54.6–72.4%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.6%	71.8–79.1%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	11.3%	8.8–14.3%	15.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28–38.7%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.6%	18.8–26.6%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	14.7–19.5%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.6%	19.1–26.4%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	13.9–18.7%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.2%	13.6–20.8%	20.9%	better
Housing insecurity	13.5%	11–16%	16.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	7.9–11.2%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.4–10.3%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	15%	11.6–18.3%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.6%	30.3–40.9%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	13.6–19.3%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	15.9%	13.5–18.5%	15.5%
Hearing	9%	7.9–10.2%	8.5%
Vision	6.1%	5.2–7%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	3.9–5.5%	4.7%
Errands alone	9.5%	7.9–11.1%	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 Dora 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 Dora better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dora 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.