Health · McHenry

McHenry, PA health

On most measures McHenry looks like Pennsylvania as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (58.7% vs 64.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 17745, 17739, 17723, 17727
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 98 people are less certain, so we show McHenry's figures without a grade.

Report card

How McHenry compares with Pennsylvania

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 McHenry adults…

14 of every 100 McHenry adults of those 65+ have lost all their teeth
Pennsylvania: 15 in 100 · too close to call · margin 11.6–17.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McHenry, betterMcHenry, worseToo close to callPennsylvania
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.3% McHenry
PA 37.9%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

59%
Dentist visit
PA 64%
68%
Colon screening
PA 68%
76%
Mammogram
PA 78%
Getting care

Care in and near McHenry

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

HNearest ERBucktail Medical CenterRenovo · 17.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGeisinger Jersey Shore Hospital★★★★★ · 18.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRiver Valley HealthLock Haven · 20.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
17.1 mi
Bucktail Medical Center
Renovo · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.3 mi
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
River Valley Health
3 sites · nearest in Lock Haven
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.8 mi
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23 mi
North Penn Comprehensive Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Wellsboro
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.6 mi
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careMcHenry is not a shortage area
! Dental careMcHenry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lycoming County · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthMcHenry's county is a federal shortage area.Lycoming County · need score 11 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 McHenry. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 5 measures for McHenry
MeasureMcHenryMarginPennsylvania
Chronic conditions
Lost all teeth (65+)14.3%11.6–17.4%14.5%about the same
Habits
Sleep under 7 hours41.3%34.3–48.6%37.9%about the same
Care & screenings
Dentist visit58.7%54.9–62.5%64.4%worse
Colon screening67.9%62.9–72.5%67.5%about the same
Mammogram75.5%67.6–82.2%77.7%about the same
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 McHenry door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Pennsylvania figure falls inside it, we don't call McHenry better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like McHenry by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover McHenry by how much of its land each one covers (51% of the town has data).

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