Health · Winters

Winters, TX health

Winters differs from Texas on 17 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.2% vs 74.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.5% vs 5.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Winters
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Winters’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Winters is healthier than 7% of U.S. towns.

D-Self-rated healthD-Physical distressCMental distressC-ObesityD-DiabetesC-SmokingD-Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 7%
Less healthyHealthier
Texas towns we grade (1,011)Healthier than 10%
Towns with similar incomes, $36K–$61K (4,927)Healthier than 18%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Winters could be anywhere from D− to C.
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 Winters 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. Winters 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.
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How Winters 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 Winters adults…

42 of every 100 Winters adults have high blood pressure
Texas: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 37.8–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Winters, betterWinters, worseToo close to callTexas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 39.3% Winters
TX 27.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41% Winters
TX 38.2%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Winters
TX 17%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Winters
TX 12.5%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%
Yearly checkup
TX 74%
45%
Dentist visit
TX 55%
84%
Cholesterol check
TX 85%
58%
Colon screening
TX 58%
64%
Mammogram
TX 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
TX 74%
1 in 4
working-age adults has no health insurance
Winters 25.7% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)
Mind & connection

How Winters adults are doing

1 in 4Winters adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.9% · Texas 21.2% · too close to call
1 in 5Winters adults are in frequent mental distress
18.6% · Texas 16.9% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

42.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.3%
Thinking or memory19.1%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone12.4%
Vision9.9%
Dressing or bathing6.9%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Winters

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

HNearest ERNorth Runnels HospitalWinters · 0.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHendrick Medical Center★★★★★ · 38.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careShackelford County Community Resource CenterMerkel · 36.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.1 mi
North Runnels Hospital
Winters · not rated
ERRural critical access
13.7 mi
Ballinger Memorial Hospital
Ballinger · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.4 mi
Coleman County Medical Center Company
Coleman · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.3 mi
Shackelford County Community Resource Center
4 sites · nearest in Merkel
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
38.4 mi
Abilene Community Health Center
Abilene · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
38.5 mi
Hendrick Medical Center
Abilene · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careWinters's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Runnels County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careWinters's county is a federal shortage area.Runnels County · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthWinters's county is a federal shortage area.Runnels County · need score 16 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 Winters. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Winters
MeasureWintersMarginTexas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.2%37.8–46.7%33.1%worse
High cholesterol40.7%36.1–45.4%35.1%worse
Obesity40.3%31.5–49.5%35.6%about the same
Arthritis30.3%27–33.9%21.6%worse
Depression22.9%19.5–26.6%21.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)22.6%18.9–26.6%12.5%worse
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%9.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.1%7.3–9%6.1%worse
Diabetes18.7%16.5–21.2%12.7%worse
COPD10.5%9.2–11.9%5.7%worse
Heart disease9.5%8.5–10.6%5.6%worse
Stroke5.2%4.7–5.7%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.3%15.7–21.1%12.5%worse
Binge drink14.4%11.8–17.4%17%about the same
Get no exercise39.3%33.9–45%27.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours41%33.6–48.8%38.2%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup75.2%71.2–79%73.8%about the same
Dentist visit44.6%40.7–48.5%54.6%worse
Cholesterol check84.2%82.1–86.2%84.6%about the same
Colon screening58%52.3–63.5%57.9%about the same
Mammogram64%54.6–72.9%74.1%worse
Taking BP meds79.2%76.4–81.8%74.1%better
No health insurance25.7%22.1–29.8%19.1%worse
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress18.6%16.5–20.8%16.9%about the same
Fair or poor health32.3%28.5–36.5%21.8%worse
Frequent physical distress18.9%16.7–21.2%13.2%worse
Disability
Any disability42.1%37.3–47.2%30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs23.3%20.5–26.3%14%
Thinking or memory19.1%16.8–21.5%15.1%
Hearing10.4%9.2–11.6%6.3%
Vision9.9%8.8–11.1%6.1%
Dressing or bathing6.9%6.1–7.8%4%
Errands alone12.4%10.9–14%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 Winters door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Texas figure falls inside it, we don't call Winters better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Winters 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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