Health · Bluff

Bluff, UT health

Bluff differs from Utah on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (7.3% vs 12.4%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.5% vs 4.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Bluff
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 233 people are less certain, so we show Bluff's figures without a grade.

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How Bluff 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 Bluff adults…

45 of every 100 Bluff adults have high blood pressure
Utah: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 40–50.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bluff, betterBluff, worseToo close to callUtah
Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.3% Bluff
UT 17.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.8% Bluff
UT 33.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 7.3% Bluff
UT 12.4%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.8% Bluff
UT 8.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
UT 70%
69%
Dentist visit
UT 70%
88%
Cholesterol check
UT 81%
67%
Colon screening
UT 63%
68%
Mammogram
UT 72%
81%
Taking BP meds
UT 66%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bluff 8.3% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)
Mind & connection

How Bluff adults are doing

1 in 4Bluff adults feel lonely
28.3% · Utah 34.1% · better
1 in 4Bluff adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.7% · Utah 27.3% · better
1 in 5Bluff adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call
1 in 7Bluff adults are in frequent mental distress
14.3% · Utah 17.3% · better
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
Bluff adults worry about having enough food
13.4% · UT 12.4% · about the same
1 in 11
Bluff adults worry about keeping their housing
8.9% · UT 10% · about the same
1 in 15
Bluff adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · UT 6.5% · about the same
1 in 14
Bluff adults lack reliable transportation
7% · UT 6.9% · about the same

8% of Bluff adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.7%

of Bluff adults live with a disability (Utah 28.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.4%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing12.7%
Errands alone8.7%
Vision6.3%
Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Bluff

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

HNearest ERBlue Mountain HospitalBlanding · 22.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyNorthern Navajo Medical Center★★★★★ · 49 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUtah Navajo Health SystemMontezuma Creek · 16.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.2 mi
Utah Navajo Health System
6 sites · nearest in Montezuma Creek
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
22.9 mi
Blue Mountain Hospital
Blanding · not rated
ERRural critical access
42.5 mi
San Juan Hospital
Monticello · not rated
ERRural critical access
49 mi
Northern Navajo Medical Center
Shiprock · ★★★★★
ER
49.7 mi
Dove Creek Integrated Healthcare
Dove Creek · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
55 mi
Kayenta Alternative Rural Hospital
Kayenta · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careBluff is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBluff is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBluff's county is a federal shortage area.San Juan 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 Bluff. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Bluff
MeasureBluffMarginUtah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure45.3%40–50.5%27.3%worse
High cholesterol42.5%37.3–47.7%30.4%worse
Obesity30.4%23.5–37.8%31%about the same
Arthritis37.6%32.9–42.1%21.7%worse
Depression22.7%18.7–26.9%27.3%better
Lost all teeth (65+)12.3%10.1–14.8%9.8%worse
Asthma11.2%9.6–12.8%10.8%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13.4%11.9–14.9%7.2%worse
Diabetes16.9%14.1–19.8%8.5%worse
COPD9.7%7.7–12.1%4.6%worse
Heart disease10.5%9–12.2%4.7%worse
Stroke5.4%4.6–6.3%2.5%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes10.8%8.3–13.7%8.1%worse
Binge drink7.3%5.6–9.3%12.4%better
Get no exercise22.3%17.6–27.5%17.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.8%26.4–37.7%33.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%76.6–83.8%70.4%better
Dentist visit68.6%65.2–71.9%70.3%about the same
Cholesterol check88.2%86.2–89.9%80.5%better
Colon screening66.7%61.5–71.7%63.1%about the same
Mammogram68.4%59.8–76.5%72.1%about the same
Taking BP meds81%77.5–84.2%65.6%better
No health insurance8.3%6.4–10.9%10.5%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.3%23.8–32.9%34.1%better
Lack emotional support19.8%16.6–23.4%20.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.3%12.2–16.5%17.3%better
Fair or poor health22.3%18.3–26.9%15.5%worse
Frequent physical distress17.4%14.6–20.3%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.4%10.7–16.9%12.4%about the same
Housing insecurity8.9%7.2–10.8%10%about the same
Utility shut-off threat6.7%5.5–7.9%6.5%about the same
No reliable transportation7%5.9–8.3%6.9%about the same
Receive SNAP8%6.1–10.4%6.1%
Disability
Any disability37.7%31.8–43.5%28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs20.4%16.7–24.3%10.3%
Thinking or memory14.4%12–17.1%15.2%
Hearing12.7%10.9–14.6%6.4%
Vision6.3%5.2–7.5%4%
Dressing or bathing4.8%3.9–5.9%2.7%
Errands alone8.7%7.2–10.4%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 Bluff door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Utah figure falls inside it, we don't call Bluff better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bluff 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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