Health · Benson

Benson, UT health

Benson differs from Utah on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (10% vs 12.4%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (70.2% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (7.1% vs 4.6%).

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

Report card

How Benson 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 Benson adults…

32 of every 100 Benson adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 29.1–35.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Benson, betterBenson, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19% Benson
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Benson
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 10% Benson
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.9% Benson
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Benson 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Benson 10% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How Benson adults are doing

1 in 3Benson adults feel lonely

31.7% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Benson adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.3% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Benson adults lack social or emotional support

18.8% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Benson adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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 7

Benson adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · UT 12.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Benson adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · UT 10% · about the same

1 in 13

Benson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.6% · UT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 13

Benson adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · UT 6.9% · about the same

8.9% of Benson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%

Thinking or memory16.8%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5.2%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Benson

Benson 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.

26.8%31.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Wellsville27.9%

Logan28.6%

Peter28.7%

Amalga28.7%

Benson31.3%

Care nearby

Intermountain Health Logan Regional HospitalLogan · 5.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cache Valley HospitalNorth Logan · 5.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bear River Valley HospitalTremonton · 13.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Brigham City Community HospitalBrigham City · 18.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Health West - North Logan ChcLogan · 5.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Health West - Providence ChcProvidence · 5.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBenson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cache County · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careBenson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cache County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthBenson's county is a federal shortage area.Bear River Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 14 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 Benson. 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 Benson

Measure	Benson	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.1%	29.1–35.2%	27.3%	worse
High cholesterol	34.2%	31.1–37.4%	30.4%	worse
Obesity	31.3%	26.9–35.9%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	25.1–30.3%	21.7%	worse
Depression	27.3%	24.4–30.5%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.2%	11.5–17.1%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.9–9.4%	7.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.1%	9.7–12.6%	8.5%	worse
COPD	7.1%	6.1–8.1%	4.6%	worse
Heart disease	6.3%	5.6–7%	4.7%	worse
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.8%	2.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.9%	9.3–12.9%	8.1%	worse
Binge drink	10%	8.5–11.8%	12.4%	better
Get no exercise	19%	16.2–22%	17.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.5%	27–36.1%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	68.5–74.7%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	65.7%	62.3–68.8%	70.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	80%	77.7–82.1%	80.5%	about the same
Colon screening	59.3%	54.1–64.1%	63.1%	about the same
Mammogram	71%	63–77.9%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	70.2%	67.1–73.1%	65.6%	better
No health insurance	10%	8.3–11.9%	10.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	28.4–36.4%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.8%	16.4–22.1%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.3–19%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.9%	16.7–21.6%	15.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	13–16.4%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	11.6–16.7%	12.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.4–11.6%	10%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.6%	6.5–8.8%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.8–9.1%	6.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.9%	7.2–10.9%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.8%	28.5–35.4%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.6%	11.9–15.5%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	16.8%	14.9–19%	15.2%
Hearing	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.4%
Vision	5.2%	4.6–5.8%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.5–4.5%	2.7%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.5–9.7%	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 Benson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Benson 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.