Health · Panguitch

Panguitch, UT health

Panguitch differs from Utah on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (72.5% vs 65.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (6.6% vs 4.7%).

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

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Panguitch’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Panguitch is healthier than 81% of U.S. towns.

B+Self-rated healthBPhysical distressB+Mental distressAObesityA-DiabetesASmokingAExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 81%

Less healthyHealthier

Utah towns we grade (174)Healthier than 47%

Towns with similar incomes, $58K–$96K (9,861)Healthier than 93%

About what its income would suggest. Panguitch does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Panguitch could be anywhere from B− 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 Panguitch 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. Panguitch 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 Panguitch 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 Panguitch adults…

33 of every 100 Panguitch adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · worse · margin 28.4–36.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Panguitch, betterPanguitch, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.1% Panguitch
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Panguitch
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.6% Panguitch
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.5% Panguitch
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Panguitch 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

Panguitch 9.6% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How Panguitch adults are doing

1 in 3Panguitch adults feel lonely

31.1% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Panguitch adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Panguitch adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Panguitch adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · 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

Panguitch adults worry about having enough food

10.8% · UT 12.4% · about the same

1 in 12

Panguitch adults worry about keeping their housing

8.6% · UT 10% · about the same

1 in 17

Panguitch adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.8% · UT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 16

Panguitch adults lack reliable transportation

6.1% · UT 6.9% · about the same

5.8% of Panguitch adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.3%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.2%

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

Around Panguitch

Panguitch and the towns around it

Care nearby

Intermountain Health Garfield Memorial HospitalPanguitch · 0.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Beaver Valley HospitalBeaver · 34.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City · 35.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Milford Memorial HospitalMilford · 47.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Paiute Indian Tribe of UtahCedar City · 35.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Family Healthcare Cedar EastCedar City · 35.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePanguitch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Garfield County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental carePanguitch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Garfield County · need score 8 of 25

! Mental healthPanguitch's county is a federal shortage area.Five County (Southwest) MHCA · need score 11 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 Panguitch. 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 Panguitch

Measure	Panguitch	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	32.5%	28.4–36.9%	27.3%	worse
High cholesterol	34.9%	30.6–39.3%	30.4%	worse
Obesity	27.9%	21.2–35.6%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	28.2%	24.8–31.8%	21.7%	worse
Depression	25.2%	21.4–29.3%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	9.9–15.1%	9.8%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.3%	7.2%	worse
Diabetes	10.2%	8.6–12.1%	8.5%	worse
COPD	6.3%	5.1–7.7%	4.6%	worse
Heart disease	6.6%	5.7–7.7%	4.7%	worse
Stroke	3.4%	3–4%	2.5%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.5%	7.4–11.9%	8.1%	about the same
Binge drink	11.6%	9.3–14.1%	12.4%	about the same
Get no exercise	19.1%	15.1–23.7%	17.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	27.8–41.4%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.3%	70.1–78.2%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	66.4%	62.6–69.9%	70.3%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.3%	80.5–85.7%	80.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.6%	57.1–67.7%	63.1%	about the same
Mammogram	69.3%	60.2–77.4%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.5%	69–75.6%	65.6%	better
No health insurance	9.6%	7.4–12.1%	10.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	25.8–36.8%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16–23.2%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.7–18.2%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.1%	14–20.7%	15.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.5–15.9%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.8%	8.3–13.7%	12.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8.6%	6.9–10.6%	10%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.8%	4.8–7%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.1%	5–7.4%	6.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	5.8%	4.3–7.6%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	26.6–36.9%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.3%	11.1–16.1%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.3–17.2%	15.2%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–10.2%	6.4%
Vision	4.4%	3.7–5.2%	4%
Dressing or bathing	3.2%	2.7–3.9%	2.7%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.3–8.9%	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 Panguitch door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Panguitch 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.