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Health in Mingus · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Mingus?

Mingus differs from Texas on 8 of 33 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (13% vs 19.1%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (78.5% vs 74.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.9% vs 5.7%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Mingus. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Mingus

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

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Mingus

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

HNearest EREastland Memorial HospitalEastland · 25 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill★★★★★ · 25.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCross Timbers Health ClinicsStephenville · 24.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.1 mi
Cross Timbers Health Clinics
2 sites · nearest in Stephenville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25 mi
Eastland Memorial Hospital
Eastland · not rated
ERRural critical access
25.1 mi
Palo Pinto General Hospital
Mineral Wells · ★★★★★
ER
25.2 mi
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenvill
Stephenville · ★★★★★
ER
30.9 mi
Stephens Memorial Hospital
Breckenridge · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.5 mi
Shackelford County Community Resource Center
6 sites · nearest in Breckenridge
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careMingus’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Palo Pinto County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careMingus’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Palo Pinto County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthMingus’s county is a federal shortage area.Palo Pinto County · need score 18 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 Mingus; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75% Yearly checkupTX 74%
56% Dentist visitTX 55%
86% Cholesterol checkTX 85%
59% Colon screeningTX 58%
68% MammogramTX 74%
79% Taking BP medsTX 74%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mingus 13% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mingus adults…

Mingus runs above TX on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Mingus adults have COPD
Texas: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 7.2–10.9%
Better than TXWorseAbout the sameTexas
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Texas

Share of adults, with the Texas figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.7%TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.5%TX 38.2%
Binge drink 17%TX 17%
Smoke cigarettes 15.9%TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mingus, betterMingus, worseAbout the sameTexas
Where Mingus gets moving

3.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

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Mind & connection

How Mingus adults are doing

About the same as Texas on each measure.

1 in 4Mingus adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · TX 21.2% · About the same as TX
1 in 6Mingus adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · TX 16.9% · About the same as TX
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Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%
Thinking or memory15.7%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone9.5%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.6%
Texas
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 380 people are less certain, so we show Mingus's figures without a grade.

All 33 CDC measures for Mingus
MeasureMingusLikely rangeTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.4%33.9–43.1%33.1%worse
High cholesterol39.3%34.7–44.1%35.1%about the same
Obesity38.1%29.5–47.1%35.6%about the same
Arthritis29.5%26.1–33.3%21.6%worse
Depression24.2%20.5–28.3%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.3%10.6–16.4%12.5%about the same
Asthma10.6%9.4–12.1%9.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.4%8.4–10.4%6.1%worse
Diabetes13.5%11.6–15.8%12.7%about the same
COPD8.9%7.2–10.9%5.7%worse
Heart disease7.7%6.6–9%5.6%worse
Stroke4.2%3.5–4.8%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.9%12.2–19.6%12.5%about the same
Binge drink17%13.9–20.4%17%about the same
Get no exercise27.7%22.4–33.6%27.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.5%31.4–46%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.2%71.2–78.9%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit55.5%51.4–59.4%54.6%about the same
Cholesterol check86.2%83.7–88.5%84.6%about the same
Colon screening58.7%53–64.2%57.9%about the same
Mammogram68.4%59.8–76.3%74.1%about the same
Taking BP meds78.5%75.5–81.3%74.1%better
No health insurance13%10–16.7%19.1%better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.3–20.3%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health22.7%18.8–27.2%21.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.4%13.2–18.1%13.2%about the same
Disability
Any disability34.2%29.1–39.8%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs17.2%14.3–20.7%14%
Thinking or memory15.7%13.1–18.6%15.1%
Hearing8.6%7.4–9.9%6.3%
Vision5.8%4.9–7%6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.6%3.8–5.7%4%
Errands alone9.5%7.9–11.4%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 Mingus door to door.

Close calls stay gray

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

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Mingus directly, so these are its own figures.

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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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