Health · Murray

Murray, UT health

Murray differs from Utah on 5 of 40 measures. It has more adults screened for colon cancer (69% vs 63.1%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (68.6% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (15.2% vs 12.4%).

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

Report card

How Murray 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 Murray adults…

29 of every 100 Murray adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 26.7–30.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Murray, betterMurray, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 17.5% Murray
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Murray
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Murray
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 7.6% Murray
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Murray 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

Murray 9.5% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How Murray adults are doing

1 in 3Murray adults feel lonely

35% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Murray adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.2% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Murray adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Murray 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 9

Murray adults worry about having enough food

11.7% · UT 12.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Murray adults worry about keeping their housing

9.5% · UT 10% · about the same

1 in 16

Murray adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.1% · UT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Murray adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · UT 6.9% · about the same

5.3% of Murray adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

28.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs10.9%

Thinking or memory14%

Hearing6.7%

Errands alone6.5%

Vision3.9%

Dressing or bathing2.6%

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

Around Murray

Murray 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.

26.7%33.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Holladay26.7%

Cottonwood Heights27.8%

Millcreek28%

Murray29%

West Jordan30.3%

Midvale30.5%

Taylorsville31.3%

Care nearby

Intermountain Medical CenterMurray · 0.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Mark's HospitalSalt Lake City · 2.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Intermountain Health Alta View HospitalSandy · 5.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan ValleyWest Jordan · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Centers, Inc. 72nd Street ClinicMidvale · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Midtown Community Health Center South Salt LakeSouth Salt Lake · 2.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMurray is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMurray is not a shortage area

! Mental healthMurray's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Salt Lake 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 Murray. 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 Murray

Measure	Murray	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28.8%	26.7–30.8%	27.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	31.8%	29.5–34%	30.4%	about the same
Obesity	29%	25.9–32.1%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	23.4%	21.6–25.1%	21.7%	about the same
Depression	28.2%	25.9–30.6%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	9.1%	7.5–10.8%	9.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	10.1–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.7–9.1%	7.2%	worse
Diabetes	8.5%	7.6–9.4%	8.5%	about the same
COPD	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	4.6%	about the same
Heart disease	4.9%	4.4–5.3%	4.7%	about the same
Stroke	2.7%	2.5–2.9%	2.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	8.1%	about the same
Binge drink	15.2%	13.4–17%	12.4%	worse
Get no exercise	17.5%	15.6–19.5%	17.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	30.7–37%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.9%	68.3–73.3%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	71.4%	69.1–73.8%	70.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.1%	81.6–84.7%	80.5%	better
Colon screening	69%	66.1–72%	63.1%	better
Mammogram	74.6%	69.7–79.1%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	68.6%	66–70.9%	65.6%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	8.4–10.7%	10.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35%	32.3–37.7%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	19.4–23.5%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15.6–18.5%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	15.1%	13.6–16.5%	15.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.4%	11.3–13.5%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.7%	10.5–13%	12.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.5%	8.5–10.6%	10%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.1%	5.4–6.9%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	6.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	28.1%	25.8–30.3%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	10.9%	9.9–12.1%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	14%	12.8–15.3%	15.2%
Hearing	6.7%	6–7.3%	6.4%
Vision	3.9%	3.6–4.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.6%	2.4–2.9%	2.7%
Errands alone	6.5%	5.9–7.1%	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 Murray door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Murray 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.