Health · Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho, NM health

Rio Rancho differs from New Mexico on 17 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.6% vs 14.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (14.2% vs 20.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Rio Rancho

Report card

How Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho adults…

32 of every 100 Rio Rancho adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 28.3–35.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Rio Rancho, betterRio Rancho, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 20.8% Rio Rancho
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Rio Rancho
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Rio Rancho
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.5% Rio Rancho
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Rio Rancho 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

Rio Rancho 11.5% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Rio Rancho adults are doing

1 in 3Rio Rancho adults feel lonely

32.7% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Rio Rancho adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Rio Rancho adults lack social or emotional support

23.4% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Rio Rancho 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 7

Rio Rancho adults worry about having enough food

14.2% · NM 20.9% · better

1 in 8

Rio Rancho adults worry about keeping their housing

12.4% · NM 16.5% · better

1 in 13

Rio Rancho adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 13

Rio Rancho adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · NM 11% · better

10.3% of Rio Rancho adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.2%

of Rio Rancho adults live with a disability (New Mexico 34%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone7.1%

Vision4.9%

Dressing or bathing3.4%

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

Around Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

25.4%37%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Corrales29.6%

Rio Rancho31.9%

Albuquerque32.9%

Rio Rancho Estates33.7%

Bernalillo35.6%

Care nearby

Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque · 5.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque · 14.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Pms - Rio Rancho Family Hlth CtrRio Rancho · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Pms - Rio Rancho Family Health Center PsrRio Rancho · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careRio Rancho's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bernalillo County · need score 18 of 25

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

! Mental healthRio Rancho's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Bernalillo County MH · 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 Rio Rancho. 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 Rio Rancho

Measure	Rio Rancho	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32%	28.3–35.8%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	34.3%	30.3–38.4%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	31.9%	25.9–38.4%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	23.9%	21.1–26.8%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	23.6%	20.2–27.3%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.6%	7.6–11.6%	14.2%	better
Asthma	9.6%	8.4–10.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	7.4%	about the same
Diabetes	10.6%	9.2–12.2%	13.2%	better
COPD	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	6.6%	better
Heart disease	5.7%	5.1–6.3%	7.2%	better
Stroke	3%	2.8–3.3%	3.8%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.5%	9–12.1%	13.4%	better
Binge drink	15%	12.2–18%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	20.8%	17.4–24.4%	25.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	34.7%	29.1–40.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	68.9%	64.6–73.1%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	68.5%	64.8–71.5%	61.4%	better
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.4–87.9%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	63.3%	58–67.8%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	72.3%	63.9–79.1%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.4%	69.9–76.6%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	11.5%	10.1–13.2%	15.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.7%	28.2–37.5%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.4%	20.1–26.8%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.4%	13.6–17.3%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.8%	15.6–20%	24%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.5–14.6%	15.5%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.2%	12.3–16.2%	20.9%	better
Housing insecurity	12.4%	10.7–14.1%	16.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8%	7–9.1%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.9–8.7%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	10.3%	8.8–11.7%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	29.2%	25.5–33.1%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	12%	10.5–13.6%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.7–14.7%	15.5%
Hearing	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	8.5%
Vision	4.9%	4.5–5.3%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	4.7%
Errands alone	7.1%	6.3–7.9%	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 Rio Rancho 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 Rio Rancho better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Rio Rancho 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.