Health · Las Vegas

Las Vegas, NM health

Las Vegas differs from New Mexico on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.2% vs 7.4%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (20.4% vs 15.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Las Vegas

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Las Vegas’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Las Vegas is healthier than 32% of U.S. towns, and than 78% of towns with similar incomes.

DSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressA-Mental distressC+ObesityDDiabetesA-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 32%

Less healthyHealthier

New Mexico towns we grade (163)Healthier than 43%

Towns with similar incomes, $34K–$56K (3,740)Healthier than 78%

Better than its income would suggest. Las Vegas is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Las Vegas could be anywhere from D to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New Mexico ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Las Vegas with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Las Vegas uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas adults…

35 of every 100 Las Vegas adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–38.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Las Vegas, betterLas Vegas, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.6% Las Vegas
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Las Vegas
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% Las Vegas
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.6% Las Vegas
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Las Vegas 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 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Las Vegas 20.4% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Las Vegas adults are doing

1 in 3Las Vegas adults feel lonely

34.7% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Las Vegas adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.2% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Las Vegas adults lack social or emotional support

24.8% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Las Vegas adults are in frequent mental distress

15.4% · 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 4

Las Vegas adults worry about having enough food

26% · NM 20.9% · worse

1 in 5

Las Vegas adults worry about keeping their housing

19.8% · NM 16.5% · worse

1 in 8

Las Vegas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.8% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Las Vegas adults lack reliable transportation

12.6% · NM 11% · about the same

20.4% of Las Vegas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory16.4%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision9.3%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Las Vegas

Las Vegas and the towns around it

Care nearby

Alta Vista Regional HospitalLas Vegas · 16.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe · 36.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Santa Fe Phs Indian HospitalSanta Fe · 37.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical CenterSanta Fe · 45.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Las Vegas Medical & Dental ClinicLas Vegas · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Nmhu Health CenterLas Vegas · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLas Vegas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, San Miguel County · need score 21 of 25

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

! Mental healthLas Vegas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, San Miguel County · need score 17 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 Las Vegas. 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 Las Vegas

Measure	Las Vegas	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	30.5–38.6%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.1%	30.9–39.6%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	30.1–45.5%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	22–28.2%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	20.2%	17–23.9%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.9%	12.1–18.1%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.1%	8–10.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.2%	5.6–6.8%	7.4%	better
Diabetes	16.3%	14.2–18.6%	13.2%	worse
COPD	5.9%	5.2–6.7%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.8%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.6%	9.8–13.6%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	13%	10.5–15.9%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.6%	26.8–36.8%	25.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.2%	30.1–42.9%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69.4%	64.9–73.6%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.6%	52.7–60.4%	61.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.9%	80.7–85%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	54.3%	48.6–59.8%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	66.7%	57.6–74.9%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.7%	71.4–77.7%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	20.4%	17.5–23.7%	15.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	29.5–40.2%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.8%	21–28.8%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.6–17.5%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.2%	24.8–31.7%	24%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.6–18.7%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26%	22.5–29.7%	20.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.8%	17.1–22.6%	16.5%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.8%	11–14.6%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	12.6%	11–14.4%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	20.4%	17.2–23.5%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	37.5%	32.9–42.4%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.8–20.6%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	16.4%	14.3–18.6%	15.5%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	8.5%
Vision	9.3%	8.3–10.2%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	4.7%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.7–11.1%	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 Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Las Vegas 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.