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Health in Impact · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Impact?

Impact differs from Texas on 14 of 33 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (18.7% vs 12.5%) and more adults with COPD (8.5% vs 5.7%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 79603. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Impact

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Impact

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

HNearest ERHendrick Medical CenterAbilene · 2.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAbilene Community Health CenterAbilene · 2.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.2 mi
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene · ★★★★★
ER
2.3 mi
Abilene Community Health Center
Abilene · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
15.6 mi
Shackelford County Community Resource Center
7 sites · nearest in Merkel
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
20.4 mi
Anson General Hospital
Anson · not rated
ER
38.1 mi
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital
Sweetwater · not rated
ER
40 mi
North Runnels Hospital
Winters · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careImpact’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Taylor County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careImpact’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Taylor County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthImpact’s county is a federal shortage area.Taylor 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 Impact; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Texas

Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.

Get no exercise 35%TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 39.5%TX 38.2%
Binge drink 15.6%TX 17%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
Impact, betterImpact, worseAbout the sameTexas
Where Impact gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74% Yearly checkupTX 74%
47% Dentist visitTX 55%
83% Cholesterol checkTX 85%
57% Colon screeningTX 58%
71% MammogramTX 74%
76% Taking BP medsTX 74%
1 in 4
working-age adults has no health insurance
Impact 23.3% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Impact adults…

Impact runs above TX on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Impact adults have COPD
Texas: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.6–9.4%
Better than TXWorseAbout the sameTexas
Mind & connection

How Impact adults are doing

On 1 of 2 measures, Impact runs above Texas.

1 in 4Impact adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · TX 21.2% · About the same as TX
1 in 5Impact adults are in frequent mental distress
19.2% · TX 16.9% · Worse than TX
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

37.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%
Thinking or memory18.6%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone11.4%
Vision8.6%
Dressing or bathing5.9%
Texas
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 13 people are less certain, so we show Impact's figures without a grade.

All 33 CDC measures for Impact
MeasureImpactLikely rangeTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.7%34.7–42.8%33.1%worse
High cholesterol37.8%33.5–42.1%35.1%about the same
Obesity39.9%31.8–48.1%35.6%about the same
Arthritis26.1%23.1–29.1%21.6%worse
Depression22.8%19.5–26.4%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)18.7%15.4–22%12.5%worse
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.6%9.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)6.7%6–7.3%6.1%about the same
Diabetes16.1%14.2–18.1%12.7%worse
COPD8.5%7.6–9.4%5.7%worse
Heart disease7.5%6.8–8.2%5.6%worse
Stroke4.3%4–4.6%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.8%14.7–19%12.5%worse
Binge drink15.6%12.8–18.6%17%about the same
Get no exercise35%30.1–40.1%27.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours39.5%32.5–46.4%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.8%69.9–77.5%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit47.1%43.1–50.8%54.6%worse
Cholesterol check82.9%81–84.6%84.6%about the same
Colon screening56.5%50.9–61.7%57.9%about the same
Mammogram71.3%62.5–78.5%74.1%about the same
Taking BP meds76.3%73.6–78.8%74.1%about the same
No health insurance23.3%20.9–25.9%19.1%worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress19.2%17.1–21.4%16.9%worse
Fair or poor health28.6%25.5–31.7%21.8%worse
Frequent physical distress16.6%14.8–18.6%13.2%worse
Disability
Any disability37.9%33.5–42.5%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs19.2%17.1–21.5%14%
Thinking or memory18.6%16.7–20.6%15.1%
Hearing8.1%7.3–9%6.3%
Vision8.6%7.9–9.3%6.1%
Dressing or bathing5.9%5.4–6.4%4%
Errands alone11.4%10.2–12.5%8.2%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Impact door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don’t call Impact better or worse.

Why a ZIP code

CDC publishes towns like Impact by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Impact by how much of its land each one covers.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Texas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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