Health · Claude

Claude, TX health

Claude differs from Texas on 10 of 33 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (10.5% vs 19.1%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.7% vs 12.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Claude
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Claude’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Claude is healthier than 60% of U.S. towns and 74% of Texas towns.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressB-Mental distressB+ObesityB-DiabetesBSmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 60%
Less healthyHealthier
Texas towns we grade (1,011)Healthier than 74%
Towns with similar incomes, $58K–$97K (9,842)Healthier than 67%

About what its income would suggest. Claude does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Claude 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 Texas 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 Claude 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. Claude 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 Claude 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 Claude adults…

36 of every 100 Claude adults have high blood pressure
Texas: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.9–40.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Claude, betterClaude, worseToo close to callTexas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Claude
TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Claude
TX 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.3% Claude
TX 17%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Claude
TX 12.5%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
TX 74%
60%
Dentist visit
TX 55%
88%
Cholesterol check
TX 85%
66%
Colon screening
TX 58%
71%
Mammogram
TX 74%
78%
Taking BP meds
TX 74%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Claude 10.5% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Claude adults are doing

1 in 4Claude adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.1% · Texas 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Claude adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · Texas 16.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

31.7%

of Claude adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing8%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Claude

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

HNearest ERVA Amarillo Healthcare SystemAmarillo · 31.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthwest Texas Hospital★★★★★ · 32.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careRegence Health NetworkAmarillo · 26.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
26.1 mi
Regence Health Network
5 sites · nearest in Amarillo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
31.4 mi
VA Amarillo Healthcare System
Amarillo · ★★★★★
ERVA
31.9 mi
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital
Amarillo · not rated
ER
32 mi
Bsa Hospital
Amarillo · ★★★★★
ER
32.2 mi
Northwest Texas Hospital
Amarillo · ★★★★★
ER
86.9 mi
Shortgrass Community Health Center
Hollis · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careClaude's county is a federal shortage area.Armstrong County · need score 11 of 25
✓ Dental careClaude is not a shortage area
! Mental healthClaude's county is a federal shortage area.Armstrong County · need score 9 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 Claude. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Claude
MeasureClaudeMarginTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.4%31.9–40.8%33.1%about the same
High cholesterol38.3%33.6–42.9%35.1%about the same
Obesity32.9%24.8–41.7%35.6%about the same
Arthritis28.3%24.8–31.9%21.6%worse
Depression24.1%20.2–28.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.7%8.6–10.8%12.5%better
Asthma10.3%9–11.7%9.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.7–10.8%6.1%worse
Diabetes11.9%10.1–13.9%12.7%about the same
COPD7.2%6–8.5%5.7%worse
Heart disease6.9%6–7.9%5.6%worse
Stroke3.6%3.2–4.1%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%10.7–16%12.5%about the same
Binge drink17.3%14.1–20.8%17%about the same
Get no exercise24.7%20–29.7%27.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.4%32.3–38.5%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.4%72.4–80.2%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit59.7%57.6–61.7%54.6%better
Cholesterol check87.7%85.7–89.6%84.6%better
Colon screening65.9%63.4–68.4%57.9%better
Mammogram71.1%66.4–75.4%74.1%about the same
Taking BP meds78.4%75.3–81.2%74.1%better
No health insurance10.5%8.4–13%19.1%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.1%15–19.5%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health18.9%15.9–22.2%21.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.7%11.8–15.8%13.2%about the same
Disability
Any disability31.7%27.1–36.7%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs14.8%12.5–17.3%14%
Thinking or memory14%12–16.2%15.1%
Hearing8%7–9.1%6.3%
Vision4.6%4–5.3%6.1%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–4.1%4%
Errands alone8%6.9–9.4%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 Claude door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don't call Claude better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Claude 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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