Health · Payson

Payson, UT health

On most measures Payson looks like Utah as a whole. It has fewer binge drinkers (8.5% vs 12.4%).

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

Report card

How Payson 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 Payson adults…

27 of every 100 Payson adults have high blood pressure

Utah: 27 in 100 · too close to call · margin 24.4–28.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Payson, betterPayson, worseToo close to callUtah

Get no exerciseshare of adults 16.2% Payson
UT 17.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.4% Payson
UT 33.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 8.5% Payson
UT 12.4%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 7.4% Payson
UT 8.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Payson 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

Payson 11.2% · Utah 1 in 10 (10.5%)

Mind & connection

How Payson adults are doing

1 in 3Payson adults feel lonely

35.1% · Utah 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Payson adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Utah 27.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Payson adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Utah 20.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Payson adults are in frequent mental distress

16.8% · 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

Payson adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · UT 12.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Payson adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · UT 10% · about the same

1 in 16

Payson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.3% · UT 6.5% · about the same

1 in 15

Payson adults lack reliable transportation

6.7% · UT 6.9% · about the same

6% of Payson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 6.1% across Utah.

Disability

Living with a disability

27.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs9.8%

Thinking or memory15.2%

Hearing6.4%

Errands alone6.9%

Vision4%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Payson

Payson 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.

29.6%33.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Elk Ridge29.8%

Spring Lake30.1%

Salem30.1%

Payson31.1%

West Mountain32.7%

Care nearby

Mountain View HospitalPayson · 1.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Intermountain Health Spanish Fork HospitalSpanish Fork · 6.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Intermountain Health Utah Valley HospitalProvo · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Orem Community HospitalOrem · 18.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mountainlands Community Health Center - Payson 2Payson · 1.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

East Bay Health CenterProvo · 13.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary carePayson is not a shortage area

✓ Dental carePayson is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPayson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Utah County · need score 15 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 Payson. 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 Payson

Measure	Payson	Margin	Utah
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	26.6%	24.4–28.8%	27.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	30%	27.6–32.5%	30.4%	about the same
Obesity	31.1%	27.6–34.8%	31%	about the same
Arthritis	20.6%	18.9–22.5%	21.7%	about the same
Depression	25.8%	23.3–28.4%	27.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.5–12.7%	9.8%	about the same
Asthma	10%	8.9–11.1%	10.8%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.4%	6.8–8.1%	7.2%	about the same
Diabetes	8.3%	7.3–9.3%	8.5%	about the same
COPD	4.5%	4–5%	4.6%	about the same
Heart disease	4.7%	4.2–5.1%	4.7%	about the same
Stroke	2.5%	2.3–2.7%	2.5%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	8.1%	about the same
Binge drink	8.5%	7.3–9.9%	12.4%	better
Get no exercise	16.2%	14.1–18.5%	17.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.4%	30.1–36.9%	33.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	69.7%	67–72.5%	70.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.9%	68.3–73.3%	70.3%	about the same
Cholesterol check	79.4%	77.5–81.4%	80.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	60.7–67.7%	63.1%	about the same
Mammogram	71.2%	65.1–76.6%	72.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	63.8%	61–66.5%	65.6%	about the same
No health insurance	11.2%	9.7–12.9%	10.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	32.1–37.9%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17.8–22.2%	20.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.8%	15.2–18.5%	17.3%	about the same
Fair or poor health	14.3%	12.7–16%	15.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	12.1%	10.8–13.4%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9.9–12.9%	12.4%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	8.5–11%	10%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	6.3%	5.4–7.1%	6.5%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	6.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	6%	5–7%	6.1%
Disability
Any disability	27.4%	24.8–30.2%	28.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	9.8%	8.7–11%	10.3%
Thinking or memory	15.2%	13.7–17%	15.2%
Hearing	6.4%	5.8–7.1%	6.4%
Vision	4%	3.6–4.3%	4%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.4–2.9%	2.7%
Errands alone	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	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 Payson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Payson 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.