Health · Auburn

Auburn, WV health

Auburn differs from West Virginia on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (8.1% vs 9.6%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (24.8% vs 19.3%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 91 people are less certain, so we show Auburn's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Auburn compares with West Virginia

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 Auburn adults…

41 of every 100 Auburn adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.5–45.3%

Bars show Auburn; the black tick is West Virginia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Auburn, betterAuburn, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.8% Auburn
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 44.5% Auburn
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Auburn
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 24.8% Auburn
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Auburn adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks West Virginia.

Yearly checkup

WV 81%

Dentist visit

WV 56%

Cholesterol check

WV 87%

Colon screening

WV 67%

Mammogram

WV 76%

Taking BP meds

WV 80%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Auburn 10.2% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Auburn adults are doing

1 in 3Auburn adults feel lonely

35.1% · West Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 3Auburn adults have been diagnosed with depression

33.2% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Auburn adults lack social or emotional support

23.7% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 4Auburn adults are in frequent mental distress

24.1% · West Virginia 21.1% · 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 5

Auburn adults worry about having enough food

20.4% · WV 16.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Auburn adults worry about keeping their housing

15.3% · WV 12.4% · about the same

1 in 7

Auburn adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.1% · WV 11% · worse

1 in 9

Auburn adults lack reliable transportation

11% · WV 8.9% · about the same

24.9% of Auburn adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

of Auburn adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory21.8%

Hearing8.4%

Errands alone12.9%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

Black tick: West Virginia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Auburn

Auburn and the towns around it

Care nearby

Minnie Hamilton Health SystemGrantsville · 17.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston · 19.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Clarksburg VA Medical CenterClarksburg · 29 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway · 30.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glenville OfficeGlenville · 10.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ritchie County Primary Care AssociationHarrisville · 12.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAuburn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ritchie County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careAuburn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ritchie County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthAuburn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ritchie County · need score 14 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 Auburn. 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 Auburn

Measure	Auburn	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.5–45.3%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	41%	36.5–45.6%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	43.4%	34.9–51.5%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	36%	32.2–39.6%	37.7%	about the same
Depression	33.2%	28.6–37.9%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.3%	15.6–23.4%	19.5%	about the same
Asthma	12.7%	11–14.4%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	9.6%	better
Diabetes	14.1%	11.9–16.2%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	11.6%	9.4–14%	10.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	6.6–9%	8.7%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.4–4.7%	4.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	24.8%	19.6–29.9%	19.3%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	12.4–18.5%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.8%	30.2–43.4%	32.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	44.5%	37.2–51.9%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.4–81.9%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	45.9%	42–50.1%	55.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.1%	80–86.1%	86.8%	worse
Colon screening	66.6%	61.2–71.4%	66.5%	about the same
Mammogram	68.9%	60–76.7%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.9%	72.8–78.7%	79.5%	worse
No health insurance	10.2%	7.2–14.1%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	29.4–41%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.7%	19.4–28.3%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	24.1%	20.8–27.2%	21.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.1%	23.1–33.6%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	18.4%	15.5–21.4%	17.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.4%	15.3–25.7%	16.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.3%	11.9–18.9%	12.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	14.1%	11.5–16.7%	11%	worse
No reliable transportation	11%	8.8–13.4%	8.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	24.9%	19.1–30.7%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.5%	34.5–46.5%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	15.6–22.4%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	21.8%	18.1–25.7%	18.6%
Hearing	8.4%	7.2–9.6%	9%
Vision	6.5%	5.3–7.8%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.1–6.2%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.9%	10.5–15.5%	10.9%

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 Auburn door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Auburn directly, so these are its own figures.

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