Health · Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant, UT health

Mount Pleasant differs from Utah on 17 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (71.4% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (24.3% vs 9.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Mount Pleasant

BHealth Grade

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Mount Pleasant’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Mount Pleasant is healthier than 63% of U.S. towns, and than 81% of towns with similar incomes.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressCMental distressAObesityBDiabetesA-SmokingB+Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 63%

Less healthyHealthier

Utah towns we grade (174)Healthier than 17%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$86K (9,558)Healthier than 81%

Better than its income would suggest. Mount Pleasant is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Mount Pleasant could be anywhere from C to A.

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 Utah 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 Mount Pleasant 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. Mount Pleasant 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.

Report card

How Mount Pleasant 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 Mount Pleasant adults…

31 of every 100 Mount Pleasant adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 27.5–34.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Pleasant, betterMount Pleasant, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.7% Mount Pleasant
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Mount Pleasant
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 10.6% Mount Pleasant
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.3% Mount Pleasant
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mount Pleasant 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mount Pleasant 11.6% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How Mount Pleasant adults are doing

1 in 3Mount Pleasant adults feel lonely

32.5% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Mount Pleasant adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Mount Pleasant adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Mount Pleasant adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

Mount Pleasant adults worry about having enough food

15.6% · UT 12.4% · worse

1 in 9

Mount Pleasant adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · UT 10% · about the same

1 in 12

Mount Pleasant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.2% · UT 6.5% · worse

1 in 12

Mount Pleasant adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · UT 6.9% · worse

9.6% of Mount Pleasant adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Mount Pleasant

Mount Pleasant and the towns around it

Care nearby

Intermountain Health Sanpete Valley HospitalMount Pleasant · 0.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Central Valley Medical Center - CahNephi · 24.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gunnison Valley HospitalGunnison · 32.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Castleview HospitalPrice · 33.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Huntington ClinicCastle Dale · 32.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Carbon Med Serv-Helper ClinicHelper · 33.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMount Pleasant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sanpete County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careMount Pleasant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sanpete County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthMount Pleasant's county is a federal shortage area.Six County Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 12 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 Mount Pleasant. 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 Mount Pleasant

Measure	Mount Pleasant	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	30.9%	27.5–34.5%	27.3%	worse
High cholesterol	32.5%	28.8–36.2%	30.4%	about the same
Obesity	29.1%	23.7–34.8%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	25.3–31.2%	21.7%	worse
Depression	26.5%	22.9–30.2%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.3%	20.3–28.7%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.8%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8.2–10%	7.2%	worse
Diabetes	11.3%	9.8–13%	8.5%	worse
COPD	7.6%	6.5–8.9%	4.6%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	4.7%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	2.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.3%	9.2–13.5%	8.1%	worse
Binge drink	10.6%	8.6–12.8%	12.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	21.7%	17.9–25.7%	17.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	31–42.3%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.6%	67.7–75.2%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.3%	60.7–67.8%	70.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	78.9%	76.4–81.3%	80.5%	about the same
Colon screening	61.1%	56.1–66%	63.1%	about the same
Mammogram	65.6%	56.9–73.8%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.4%	68.3–74.4%	65.6%	better
No health insurance	11.6%	9.5–13.9%	10.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	27.9–37.4%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	16.7–23.3%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	16–20.3%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.6%	16.8–22.7%	15.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13–16.9%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.6%	12.9–18.6%	12.4%	worse
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.7–13.6%	10%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.2%	6.9–9.5%	6.5%	worse
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.3–9.9%	6.9%	worse
Receive SNAP	9.6%	7.6–11.7%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	34.9%	30.5–39.5%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.7–17%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15.3–20%	15.2%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.6%	6.4%
Vision	5.7%	5–6.4%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.7%	2.7%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.2–10.9%	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 Mount Pleasant door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mount Pleasant 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.