Health · American Fork

American Fork, UT health

American Fork differs from Utah on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (8.7% vs 12.4%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.2% vs 9.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for American Fork

Report card

How American Fork compares with Utah

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 American Fork adults…

26 of every 100 American Fork adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 23.5–27.7%

Bars show American Fork; the black tick is Utah. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

American Fork, betterAmerican Fork, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 14.4% American Fork
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% American Fork
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 8.7% American Fork
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 6.5% American Fork
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of American Fork adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Utah.

Yearly checkup

UT 70%

Dentist visit

UT 70%

Cholesterol check

UT 81%

Colon screening

UT 63%

Mammogram

UT 72%

Taking BP meds

UT 66%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

American Fork 8.9% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How American Fork adults are doing

1 in 3American Fork adults feel lonely

34.1% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4American Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5American Fork adults lack social or emotional support

18.6% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6American Fork adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · Utah 17.3% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10

American Fork adults worry about having enough food

9.8% · UT 12.4% · better

1 in 12

American Fork adults worry about keeping their housing

8.5% · UT 10% · better

1 in 18

American Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · UT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 16

American Fork adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · UT 6.9% · about the same

5.2% of American Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

25.6%

of American Fork adults live with a disability (Utah 28.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs8.9%

Thinking or memory14.2%

Hearing6.1%

Errands alone6.4%

Vision3.6%

Dressing or bathing2.4%

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

Around American Fork

American Fork and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

27.7%30.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Highland27.7%

Cedar Hills29.2%

Lehi29.3%

Lindon29.6%

American Fork29.9%

Pleasant Grove30.1%

Care nearby

American Fork HospitalAmerican Fork · 1.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Timpanogos Regional HospitalOrem · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Orem Community HospitalOrem · 7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo · 11.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mountainlands Family Health Center--WasatchProvo · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

East Bay Health CenterProvo · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careAmerican Fork is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careAmerican Fork is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAmerican Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Utah County · 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 American Fork. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for American Fork

Measure	American Fork	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	25.5%	23.5–27.7%	27.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	29.3%	27.1–31.8%	30.4%	about the same
Obesity	29.9%	26.7–33.5%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	20%	18.3–21.8%	21.7%	about the same
Depression	26%	23.6–28.6%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.2%	5.8–8.8%	9.8%	better
Asthma	9.9%	9–11%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.5%	6.9–8.1%	7.2%	about the same
Diabetes	7.6%	6.8–8.7%	8.5%	about the same
COPD	4.1%	3.7–4.7%	4.6%	about the same
Heart disease	4.3%	3.9–4.9%	4.7%	about the same
Stroke	2.3%	2.1–2.5%	2.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	6.5%	5.7–7.6%	8.1%	better
Binge drink	8.7%	7.5–10.1%	12.4%	better
Get no exercise	14.4%	12.6–16.5%	17.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	32.3%	29–35.7%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.1%	67.4–72.8%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	73.5%	71.1–75.8%	70.3%	better
Cholesterol check	80.1%	78.1–81.9%	80.5%	about the same
Colon screening	65.9%	62.2–69.3%	63.1%	about the same
Mammogram	73.1%	67.3–78.4%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	63.5%	60.6–66.2%	65.6%	about the same
No health insurance	8.9%	7.6–10.3%	10.5%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.1%	31.3–37%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.6%	16.5–20.6%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.7–17.9%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	12.8%	11.4–14.3%	15.5%	better
Frequent physical distress	11.2%	10.1–12.5%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	9.8%	8.5–11.3%	12.4%	better
Housing insecurity	8.5%	7.5–9.7%	10%	better
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	5–6.5%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5.4–6.9%	6.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.2%	4.4–6.2%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	25.6%	23.3–28.2%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	8.9%	8–10.1%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	14.2%	12.8–15.7%	15.2%
Hearing	6.1%	5.5–6.8%	6.4%
Vision	3.6%	3.3–3.9%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.4%	2.2–2.7%	2.7%
Errands alone	6.4%	5.7–7.2%	6.8%

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 American Fork door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes American Fork directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Utah 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.