Health · Fort Sumner

Fort Sumner, NM health

Fort Sumner differs from New Mexico on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (9.6% vs 11.2%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (79.7% vs 73.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.7% vs 7.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Fort Sumner

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 938 people are less certain, so we show Fort Sumner's figures without a grade.

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How Fort Sumner 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 Fort Sumner adults…

42 of every 100 Fort Sumner adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–46.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fort Sumner, betterFort Sumner, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.7% Fort Sumner
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.9% Fort Sumner
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.6% Fort Sumner
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.5% Fort Sumner
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fort Sumner 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

Fort Sumner 15.6% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Fort Sumner adults are doing

1 in 3Fort Sumner adults feel lonely

32.5% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Fort Sumner adults have been diagnosed with depression

21.5% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Fort Sumner adults lack social or emotional support

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

1 in 7Fort Sumner adults are in frequent mental distress

14.7% · 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

Fort Sumner adults worry about having enough food

19.2% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Fort Sumner adults worry about keeping their housing

14.7% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 10

Fort Sumner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 11

Fort Sumner adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · NM 11% · about the same

14.9% of Fort Sumner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.3%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision8%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Fort Sumner

Fort Sumner and the towns around it

Care in and near Fort Sumner

1 community health center in Fort Sumner, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Guadalupe County HospitalSanta Rosa · 40.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Roosevelt General HospitalPortales · 53.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial HospitalTucumcari · 54.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis · 56.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Debaca Family Practice ClinicFort Sumner · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Santa Rosa Primary CareSanta Rosa · 40.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careFort Sumner's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, De Baca County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careFort Sumner's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low Income - De Baca County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthFort Sumner's county is a federal shortage area.DeBaca County · 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 Fort Sumner. 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 Fort Sumner

Measure	Fort Sumner	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.7%	36.9–46.8%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.7%	35.8–46.1%	35.1%	worse
Obesity	33.6%	25.6–42.9%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	28.6–36.9%	25.6%	worse
Depression	21.5%	18.1–25.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11–16.9%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.6–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	17%	14.6–19.8%	13.2%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.2–9.9%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.5–10.8%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.4–5.5%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.5%	11.2–16.1%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	11.6%	9.3–14.4%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.7%	24.7–35.4%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.9%	25.2–39.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73.7%	69.4–77.9%	69%	better
Dentist visit	60.5%	56.7–64.6%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.8%	85.9–89.6%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	61.7%	55.8–67.5%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	69.5%	60.4–77.8%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	76.2–82.9%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	15.6%	12.5–19.4%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	27.3–38.1%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.2%	20.4–28.6%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.7%	12.8–16.8%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.1%	23.4–31.2%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	18%	15.7–20.4%	15.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.2%	15.9–22.9%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.7%	12.4–17.3%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.2–11.1%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8.1–11%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.9%	12.1–18%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	38.4%	33.2–43.8%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.3%	17.4–23.4%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	15.5%
Hearing	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	8.5%
Vision	8%	7–9.2%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	5–6.6%	4.7%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.6–11.4%	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 Fort Sumner 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 Fort Sumner better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Fort Sumner 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.