Health · Snyder

Snyder, TX health

On most measures Snyder looks like Texas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (6.4% vs 5.6%) and more adults who have had cancer (6.9% vs 6.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Snyder
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Snyder’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Snyder is healthier than 34% of U.S. towns, and than 57% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC+Mental distressC+ObesityCDiabetesBSmokingC-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 34%
Less healthyHealthier
Texas towns we grade (1,011)Healthier than 52%
Towns with similar incomes, $43K–$72K (7,589)Healthier than 57%

Better than its income would suggest. Snyder is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Snyder could be anywhere from D to B+.
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 Snyder 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. Snyder 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 Snyder 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 Snyder adults…

34 of every 100 Snyder adults have high blood pressure
Texas: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30–38.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Snyder, betterSnyder, worseToo close to callTexas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Snyder
TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.3% Snyder
TX 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17% Snyder
TX 17%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.3% Snyder
TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

74%
Yearly checkup
TX 74%
50%
Dentist visit
TX 55%
84%
Cholesterol check
TX 85%
60%
Colon screening
TX 58%
72%
Mammogram
TX 74%
75%
Taking BP meds
TX 74%
1 in 5
working-age adults has no health insurance
Snyder 21.7% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Snyder adults are doing

1 in 4Snyder adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.3% · Texas 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Snyder adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · Texas 16.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.8%
Thinking or memory16.5%
Hearing7.4%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision6.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Snyder

1 hospital in Snyder, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERCogdell Memorial HospitalSnyder · 1.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouth Plains Rural Health ServicesBig Spring · 46 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
1.8 mi
Cogdell Memorial Hospital
Snyder · not rated
ERRural critical accessIn Snyder
28.3 mi
Mitchell County Hospital District
Colorado City · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.6 mi
Fisher County Hospital District
Rotan · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.9 mi
Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital
Sweetwater · not rated
ER
46 mi
South Plains Rural Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Big Spring
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
55 mi
Resourcecare Merkel
Merkel · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careSnyder's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scurry County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careSnyder's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scurry County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthSnyder's county is a federal shortage area.Scurry 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 Snyder. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Snyder
MeasureSnyderMarginTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.1%30–38.4%33.1%about the same
High cholesterol36.3%31.9–40.8%35.1%about the same
Obesity37.9%29.5–47.2%35.6%about the same
Arthritis23.7%20.7–26.8%21.6%about the same
Depression22.3%18.8–26.1%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.7%11.1–16.4%12.5%about the same
Asthma9.7%8.5–11%9.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)6.9%6.2–7.5%6.1%worse
Diabetes13.4%11.6–15.3%12.7%about the same
COPD6.5%5.7–7.4%5.7%about the same
Heart disease6.4%5.7–7.1%5.6%worse
Stroke3.5%3.2–3.8%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.3%11.4–15.4%12.5%about the same
Binge drink17%13.9–20.5%17%about the same
Get no exercise31%26.1–36.2%27.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.3%31.1–45.4%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup73.6%69.5–77.5%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit50.4%46.7–54%54.6%worse
Cholesterol check83.8%81.8–85.8%84.6%about the same
Colon screening59.7%54.3–64.7%57.9%about the same
Mammogram72.4%63.9–79.7%74.1%about the same
Taking BP meds75.1%72.1–77.7%74.1%about the same
No health insurance21.7%19–24.8%19.1%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress17.7%15.6–19.9%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health24.1%21.2–27.3%21.8%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.8–16.5%13.2%about the same
Disability
Any disability34.3%29.8–39.1%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs15.8%13.8–17.9%14%
Thinking or memory16.5%14.6–18.6%15.1%
Hearing7.4%6.6–8.3%6.3%
Vision6.8%6.1–7.5%6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.4%4–4.9%4%
Errands alone9.2%8.1–10.4%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 Snyder door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don't call Snyder better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Snyder 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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