Health · Blanding

Blanding, UT health

Blanding differs from Utah on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (10.2% vs 6.9%) and more adults facing a utility shut-off (9.4% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Blanding
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How Blanding 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 Blanding adults…

31 of every 100 Blanding adults have high blood pressure
Utah: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.6–34.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blanding, betterBlanding, worseToo close to callUtah
Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.4% Blanding
UT 17.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Blanding
UT 33.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 11% Blanding
UT 12.4%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11% Blanding
UT 8.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

72%
Yearly checkup
UT 70%
65%
Dentist visit
UT 70%
78%
Cholesterol check
UT 81%
62%
Colon screening
UT 63%
64%
Mammogram
UT 72%
69%
Taking BP meds
UT 66%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blanding 9.8% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)
Mind & connection

How Blanding adults are doing

1 in 3Blanding adults feel lonely
34% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Blanding adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call
1 in 4Blanding adults lack social or emotional support
22.6% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Blanding adults are in frequent mental distress
19.3% · 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 6
Blanding adults worry about having enough food
17.7% · UT 12.4% · worse
1 in 8
Blanding adults worry about keeping their housing
13.2% · UT 10% · worse
1 in 11
Blanding adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.4% · UT 6.5% · worse
1 in 10
Blanding adults lack reliable transportation
10.2% · UT 6.9% · worse

10% of Blanding adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.8%
Thinking or memory18.3%
Hearing8.2%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Blanding

Blanding and the towns around it

Care nearby

Blue Mountain HospitalBlanding · 6 mi · ER · rural critical access
San Juan HospitalMonticello · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access
Southwest Memorial HospitalCortez · 54.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access
Northern Navajo Medical CenterShiprock · 62.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER
Blanding Family Practice Community Health CenterBlanding · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
Blanding Family Practice Community Health CenterBlanding · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careBlanding is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBlanding is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBlanding's county is a federal shortage area.San Juan County · need score 18 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 Blanding. 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 Blanding
MeasureBlandingMarginUtah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure30.6%26.6–34.9%27.3%about the same
High cholesterol30.7%26.6–35.1%30.4%about the same
Obesity29.9%23.3–37.3%31%about the same
Arthritis23.9%20.8–27.2%21.7%about the same
Depression26.5%22.4–31%27.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.6%8.6–13%9.8%about the same
Asthma12.4%10.8–14.1%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.5%6.7–8.4%7.2%about the same
Diabetes10.5%9–12.3%8.5%worse
COPD6.2%5.2–7.2%4.6%worse
Heart disease5.8%5.1–6.6%4.7%worse
Stroke3.3%2.9–3.7%2.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes11%9–13.3%8.1%worse
Binge drink11%8.6–13.8%12.4%about the same
Get no exercise19.4%15.7–23.6%17.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.4%29.6–41.5%33.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup72.2%67.5–76.6%70.4%about the same
Dentist visit65.2%61.7–68.7%70.3%worse
Cholesterol check78.3%75.3–81%80.5%about the same
Colon screening61.6%56.4–66.6%63.1%about the same
Mammogram63.5%54.3–71.9%72.1%worse
Taking BP meds69.2%65.6–72.5%65.6%about the same
No health insurance9.8%7.7–12.1%10.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely34%29.3–38.9%34.1%about the same
Lack emotional support22.6%19.2–26.3%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress19.3%16.8–22.1%17.3%about the same
Fair or poor health19.4%16.5–22.7%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress14.6%12.6–16.8%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17.7%14.4–21.1%12.4%worse
Housing insecurity13.2%10.8–15.5%10%worse
Utility shut-off threat9.4%7.8–11%6.5%worse
No reliable transportation10.2%8.6–11.8%6.9%worse
Receive SNAP10%7.8–12.2%6.1%
Disability
Any disability34.1%29.3–39.3%28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.8%11.7–16%10.3%
Thinking or memory18.3%15.7–21%15.2%
Hearing8.2%7.2–9.3%6.4%
Vision5.6%5–6.4%4%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.1–4.1%2.7%
Errands alone9.1%7.8–10.5%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 Blanding door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Utah figure falls inside it, we don't call Blanding better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Blanding 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.

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