Health · Morgan

Morgan, VT health

Morgan differs from Vermont on 14 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.1% vs 76.7%) and more adults getting a yearly checkup (80.9% vs 76.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 05853, 05829, 05872

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 827 people are less certain, so we show Morgan's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Morgan compares with Vermont

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 Morgan adults…

41 of every 100 Morgan adults have high blood pressure

Vermont: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Morgan, betterMorgan, worseToo close to callVermont

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.8% Morgan
VT 18.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.6% Morgan
VT 28.6%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Morgan
VT 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.1% Morgan
VT 11.2%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

VT 76%

Dentist visit

VT 69%

Cholesterol check

VT 86%

Colon screening

VT 69%

Mammogram

VT 76%

Taking BP meds

VT 77%

1 in 15

working-age adults has no health insurance

Morgan 6.5% · Vermont 1 in 17 (6%)

Mind & connection

How Morgan adults are doing

1 in 4Morgan adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Vermont 26.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Morgan adults are in frequent mental distress

15.9% · Vermont 15.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

of Morgan adults live with a disability (Vermont 26.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.5%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone8.1%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Morgan

Morgan 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.

32.6%34.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Holland32.6%

Brighton33.2%

Morgan33.5%

Charleston33.5%

Care nearby

North Country Hospital and Health CenterNewport · 13.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Upper Connecticut Valley HospitalColebrook · 22.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Vermont Regional HospitalSaint Johnsbury · 31.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Weeks Medical CenterLancaster · 34.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Island Pond Health CenterIsland Pond · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Island Pond Dental CenterIsland Pond · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careMorgan is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careMorgan is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthMorgan is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Morgan. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Morgan

Measure	Morgan	Margin	Vermont
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	36.7–44.4%	31.4%	worse
High cholesterol	38.3%	34.7–42.2%	32.1%	worse
Obesity	33.5%	28.3–39.1%	28.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.1%	30.7–37.7%	27.8%	worse
Depression	23.6%	20.4–26.8%	26.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.3%	10.1–15%	10.1%	about the same
Asthma	11.3%	9.9–12.7%	11.1%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12%	10.8–13.3%	9.9%	worse
Diabetes	12.3%	10.4–14.2%	8.8%	worse
COPD	9.5%	7.8–11.5%	6.5%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	7.9–10.4%	6.3%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.3%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.1%	11.3–17.4%	11.2%	worse
Binge drink	14.1%	11.8–16.7%	16.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.8%	20.3–30%	18.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	32.6%	28.2–37%	28.6%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	77.8–83.7%	76.1%	better
Dentist visit	68.4%	65.3–71.3%	69.2%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.9%	85.9–89.7%	85.9%	about the same
Colon screening	70.5%	66.4–74.3%	69.2%	about the same
Mammogram	79.5%	73.6–84.4%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	82.1%	79.3–84.7%	76.7%	better
No health insurance	6.5%	4.8–8.7%	6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	15.9%	13.8–18.1%	15.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.3%	16.1–23.2%	14.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.4–18.4%	12.5%	worse
Disability
Any disability	31.9%	27.5–37.2%	26.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.5%	12.9–18.6%	11%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.6–16.2%	12.5%
Hearing	10.3%	9–11.9%	7.7%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–6%	4%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.6–5%	3.1%
Errands alone	8.1%	6.8–9.7%	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 Morgan door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Morgan by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Morgan by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Vermont 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.