Health · Buckholts

Buckholts, TX health

On most measures Buckholts looks like Texas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (6.9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Buckholts
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 374 people are less certain, so we show Buckholts's figures without a grade.

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How Buckholts compares with Texas

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 Buckholts adults…

35 of every 100 Buckholts adults have high blood pressure
Texas: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.1–39.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Buckholts, betterBuckholts, worseToo close to callTexas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Buckholts
TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Buckholts
TX 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Buckholts
TX 17%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Buckholts
TX 12.5%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

73%
Yearly checkup
TX 74%
55%
Dentist visit
TX 55%
85%
Cholesterol check
TX 85%
59%
Colon screening
TX 58%
71%
Mammogram
TX 74%
75%
Taking BP meds
TX 74%
1 in 5
working-age adults has no health insurance
Buckholts 20.3% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Buckholts adults are doing

1 in 5Buckholts adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · Texas 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Buckholts adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · Texas 16.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

of Buckholts adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing7.3%
Errands alone8.1%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Buckholts

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

HNearest ERBaylor Scott & White Medical Center - TempleTemple · 19.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTemple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System)★★★★★ · 23.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careWaco Family Medicine - Temple DowntownTemple · 20.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
19.9 mi
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple
Temple · ★★★★★
ER
20.1 mi
Waco Family Medicine - Temple Downtown
Temple · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
23.3 mi
Temple VA Medical Center (VA Central Texas Healthcare System)
Temple · ★★★★★
ERVA
25.8 mi
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -Taylor
Taylor · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.4 mi
Lone Star Circle of Care
5 sites · nearest in Taylor
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.9 mi
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Harker Heights · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBuckholts's county is a federal shortage area.Milam County · need score 14 of 25
! Dental careBuckholts's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Milam County · need score 14 of 25
! Mental healthBuckholts's county is a federal shortage area.Milam County · need score 16 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 Buckholts. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Buckholts
MeasureBuckholtsMarginTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%31.1–39.6%33.1%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%32.1–40.9%35.1%about the same
Obesity37%28.9–45.9%35.6%about the same
Arthritis24%21–27.3%21.6%about the same
Depression21.5%18.3–25.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.5%10.2–15.1%12.5%about the same
Asthma9.3%8.2–10.6%9.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)6.9%6.2–7.6%6.1%worse
Diabetes13.6%11.7–15.6%12.7%about the same
COPD6.1%5.2–7.2%5.7%about the same
Heart disease6.3%5.6–7.1%5.6%about the same
Stroke3.3%3–3.7%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%10.9–15.6%12.5%about the same
Binge drink17.9%14.7–21.6%17%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%24.4–34.6%27.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37.2%30.5–44.5%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.9%68.8–77%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit54.6%50.9–58.3%54.6%about the same
Cholesterol check85.1%82.8–87.2%84.6%about the same
Colon screening58.6%53.2–63.9%57.9%about the same
Mammogram70.9%62.5–78.5%74.1%about the same
Taking BP meds75.1%71.9–78.1%74.1%about the same
No health insurance20.3%16.5–24.4%19.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress16.7%14.7–18.8%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health22.8%19.5–26.3%21.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.2%12.3–16.1%13.2%about the same
Disability
Any disability32.6%27.9–37.2%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs15%12.8–17.3%14%
Thinking or memory15.1%13.1–17.3%15.1%
Hearing7.3%6.4–8.2%6.3%
Vision6.1%5.4–6.9%6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.5–4.7%4%
Errands alone8.1%7–9.3%8.2%
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 Buckholts door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don't call Buckholts better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Buckholts directly, so these are its own figures.

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