Health · Pendleton

Pendleton, OR health

On most measures Pendleton looks like Oregon as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (14.2% vs 12%) and fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (81.1% vs 84%).

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

B-Health Grade

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Pendleton’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pendleton is healthier than 51% of U.S. towns, and than 70% of towns with similar incomes.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressB-ObesityB+DiabetesB-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 51%

Less healthyHealthier

Oregon towns we grade (227)Healthier than 51%

Towns with similar incomes, $50K–$83K (9,270)Healthier than 70%

Better than its income would suggest. Pendleton is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Pendleton could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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 Oregon 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 Pendleton 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. Pendleton 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 Pendleton 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 Pendleton adults…

32 of every 100 Pendleton adults have high blood pressure

Oregon: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 27.8–35.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pendleton, betterPendleton, worseToo close to callOregon

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Pendleton
OR 20.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Pendleton
OR 30.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Pendleton
OR 15.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Pendleton
OR 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OR 73%

Dentist visit

OR 65%

Cholesterol check

OR 84%

Colon screening

OR 63%

Mammogram

OR 78%

Taking BP meds

OR 71%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Pendleton 9.8% · Oregon 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Pendleton adults are doing

1 in 4Pendleton adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Oregon 27.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Pendleton adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · Oregon 17.5% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

32%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.7%

Thinking or memory16.3%

Hearing7.3%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Pendleton

Pendleton and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Anthony HospitalPendleton · 0.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Good Shepherd Medical CenterHermiston · 26.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Providence St. Mary Medical CenterWalla Walla · 38.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Trios HealthKennewick · 39 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mirasol Family Health CenterHermiston · 26.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Medical CenterWalla Walla · 34.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePendleton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Umatilla County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental carePendleton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Umatilla County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthPendleton's county is a federal shortage area.East Columbia · 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 Pendleton. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Pendleton

Measure	Pendleton	Margin	Oregon
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	31.5%	27.8–35.3%	32.7%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.7%	27.9–35.5%	34.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.1%	29.5–43%	33.6%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	24.5–30.6%	27.4%	about the same
Depression	24.3%	20.9–28%	27.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	11.2–16.7%	12.5%	about the same
Asthma	12.3%	10.8–13.8%	11.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.5–9.1%	8.9%	about the same
Diabetes	11.1%	9.6–12.7%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	7.3%	6.4–8.3%	6.8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	6.5%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3.1–3.6%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	12.1–16.4%	12%	worse
Binge drink	17.6%	14.5–20.9%	15.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	18.1–25.5%	20.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	26.9–38.8%	30.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	72.1%	68.2–76%	72.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	57.9–65.4%	64.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.1%	78.9–83.4%	84%	worse
Colon screening	63.4%	58.4–68.2%	63.4%	about the same
Mammogram	76.6%	69–83%	77.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	70.2%	66.8–73.4%	71.4%	about the same
No health insurance	9.8%	8.3–11.4%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.4–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.5%	17.8–23.2%	19%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.8–16.4%	13.8%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	32%	27.9–36.2%	30%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.7%	11.9–15.6%	13%
Thinking or memory	16.3%	14.4–18.2%	14.6%
Hearing	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	7.1%
Vision	5.1%	4.6–5.6%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.4%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	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 Pendleton door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Oregon figure falls inside it, we don't call Pendleton better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pendleton 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.