Health · Princeton

Princeton, TX health

Princeton differs from Texas on 11 of 33 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (3.9% vs 5.6%) and fewer adults with diabetes (9.1% vs 12.7%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (68.7% vs 74.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Princeton

Report card

How Princeton 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 Princeton adults…

29 of every 100 Princeton adults have high blood pressure

Texas: 33 in 100 · better · margin 25.5–31.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Princeton, betterPrinceton, worseToo close to callTexas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.1% Princeton
TX 27.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.2% Princeton
TX 38.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.6% Princeton
TX 17%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.9% Princeton
TX 12.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

TX 74%

Dentist visit

TX 55%

Cholesterol check

TX 85%

Colon screening

TX 58%

Mammogram

TX 74%

Taking BP meds

TX 74%

1 in 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Princeton 16.5% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)

Mind & connection

How Princeton adults are doing

1 in 4Princeton adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.3% · Texas 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Princeton adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · Texas 16.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

27.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.6%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing4.5%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Around Princeton

Princeton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Medical Center of MckinneyMckinney · 7.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baylor Scott and White Medical Center MckinneyMc Kinney · 10.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Methodist Mckinney HospitalMckinney · 12.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital AllenAllen · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Family Health Center on VirginiaMckinney · 7.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

CarevideFarmersville · 7.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePrinceton is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePrinceton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPrinceton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Life Path - Collin County MHCA · need score 15 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Princeton. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Princeton

Measure	Princeton	Margin	Texas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.6%	25.5–31.9%	33.1%	better
High cholesterol	31.3%	28–34.8%	35.1%	better
Obesity	38.1%	32.4–43.8%	35.6%	about the same
Arthritis	17.4%	15.3–19.6%	21.6%	better
Depression	23.3%	20.2–26.7%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.8–15.9%	12.5%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.3%	9.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	6.1%	better
Diabetes	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	12.7%	better
COPD	4.7%	4.2–5.3%	5.7%	better
Heart disease	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	5.6%	better
Stroke	2.3%	2.1–2.5%	3.2%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.9%	11–14.9%	12.5%	about the same
Binge drink	19.6%	16.7–22.9%	17%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.1%	20.6–27.9%	27.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.2%	35.1–43.4%	38.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.2%	67.5–74.8%	73.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.9%	53.8–60.1%	54.6%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.6%	81.5–85.5%	84.6%	about the same
Colon screening	57.8%	53.6–61.9%	57.9%	about the same
Mammogram	76.5%	70.5–82%	74.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	68.7%	65.5–71.9%	74.1%	worse
No health insurance	16.5%	14.3–19%	19.1%	better
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.7–21%	16.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.8%	16.5–21.4%	21.8%	better
Frequent physical distress	12%	10.6–13.5%	13.2%	about the same
Disability
Any disability	27.6%	24.2–31.3%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.6%	9.3–12.2%	14%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13.8–17.4%	15.1%
Hearing	4.5%	4–5.1%	6.3%
Vision	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	6.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.1%	2.8–3.5%	4%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.8–8.6%	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 Princeton door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don't call Princeton better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Princeton 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.