Health · Adams

Adams, OR health

On most measures Adams looks like Oregon as a whole. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.8% vs 12.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 8.9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Adams
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 292 people are less certain, so we show Adams's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Adams compares with Oregon

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 Adams adults…

34 of every 100 Adams adults have high blood pressure
Oregon: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.1–38.4%

Bars show Adams; the black tick is Oregon. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Adams, betterAdams, worseToo close to callOregon
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.8% Adams
OR 20.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.1% Adams
OR 30.6%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Adams
OR 15.4%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.4% Adams
OR 12%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Adams adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oregon.

75%
Yearly checkup
OR 73%
67%
Dentist visit
OR 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
OR 84%
65%
Colon screening
OR 63%
76%
Mammogram
OR 78%
75%
Taking BP meds
OR 71%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Adams 6.6% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)
Mind & connection

How Adams adults are doing

1 in 4Adams adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · Oregon 27.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Adams adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · Oregon 17.5% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

of Adams adults live with a disability (Oregon 30%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%
Thinking or memory14.3%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%

Black tick: Oregon. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Adams

No hospital or community health center in Adams itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSt. Anthony HospitalPendleton · 14.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGrande Ronde Hospital★★★★★ · 38 miDirections →
+Low-cost careYakima Valley Farm Workers ClinicWalla Walla · 22.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.2 mi
St. Anthony Hospital
Pendleton · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.7 mi
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic
4 sites · nearest in Walla Walla
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
26.1 mi
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Walla Walla · ★★★★★
ER
36.4 mi
Good Shepherd Medical Center
Hermiston · not rated
ERRural critical access
38 mi
Grande Ronde Hospital
La Grande · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
40.1 mi
Tri-Cities Community Health
4 sites · nearest in Kennewick
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Umatilla County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Umatilla County · need score 12 of 25
! Mental healthAdams's county is a federal shortage area.East Columbia · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Adams. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Adams
MeasureAdamsMarginOregon
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.3%30.1–38.4%32.7%about the same
High cholesterol34.6%30.5–38.8%34.4%about the same
Obesity34.2%27.6–40.9%33.6%about the same
Arthritis31.5%27.9–34.9%27.4%worse
Depression23.6%20–27.2%27.1%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)7.8%6.2–9.6%12.5%better
Asthma12.4%10.8–13.9%11.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.3%9.3–11.5%8.9%worse
Diabetes11.7%9.8–13.5%11.2%about the same
COPD7.5%6.1–9%6.8%about the same
Heart disease7.3%6.3–8.4%6.5%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.1–4.2%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes12.4%9.8–15.3%12%about the same
Binge drink16.3%13.4–19.5%15.4%about the same
Get no exercise19.8%15.7–24.2%20.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.1%24.6–36.1%30.6%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.4%71.8–79%72.6%about the same
Dentist visit67.3%63.8–70.8%64.7%about the same
Cholesterol check84.9%82.6–87.1%84%about the same
Colon screening65%59.8–70.1%63.4%about the same
Mammogram76.2%68.5–82.6%77.6%about the same
Taking BP meds74.8%71.4–77.9%71.4%about the same
No health insurance6.6%5–8.6%8.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17%14.7–19.3%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health18.6%15.3–22.1%19%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.3%12.2–16.5%13.8%about the same
Disability
Any disability31.4%26.5–36.2%30%
Walking or climbing stairs14.1%11.6–16.6%13%
Thinking or memory14.3%12.1–16.8%14.6%
Hearing8.1%7–9.2%7.1%
Vision4.4%3.7–5.1%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.4%2.9–4%3.4%
Errands alone7.8%6.5–9.1%7.9%
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 Adams door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Oregon figure falls inside it, we don't call Adams better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Adams directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Oregon 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.

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