Health · Sand Fork

Sand Fork, WV health

On every measure CDC estimates, Sand Fork looks like West Virginia as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Sand Fork

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 96 people are less certain, so we show Sand Fork's figures without a grade.

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How Sand Fork 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 Sand Fork adults…

43 of every 100 Sand Fork adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.3–47.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sand Fork, betterSand Fork, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.5% Sand Fork
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.7% Sand Fork
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Sand Fork
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.5% Sand Fork
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sand Fork 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sand Fork 9.2% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Sand Fork adults are doing

1 in 3Sand Fork adults feel lonely

34.7% · West Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 3Sand Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression

32.4% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Sand Fork adults lack social or emotional support

23.8% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 4Sand Fork adults are in frequent mental distress

22.6% · 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 6

Sand Fork adults worry about having enough food

17.8% · WV 16.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Sand Fork adults worry about keeping their housing

12.7% · WV 12.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Sand Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.1% · WV 11% · about the same

1 in 10

Sand Fork adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · WV 8.9% · about the same

19.8% of Sand Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%

Thinking or memory20.8%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone12.2%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Sand Fork

Sand Fork and the towns around it

Care nearby

Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway · 17.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Minnie Hamilton Health SystemGrantsville · 18.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph's Hospital of BuckhannonBuckhannon · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Glenville Behavioral Health OfficeGlenville · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Care Connections of FlatwoodsSutton · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSand Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gilmer County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careSand Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gilmer County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthSand Fork's county is a federal shortage area.Gilmer County · need score 13 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 Sand Fork. 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 Sand Fork

Measure	Sand Fork	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.6%	38.3–47.2%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.9%	38.3–47.5%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	32.6–49.6%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	37.1%	33.5–40.9%	37.7%	about the same
Depression	32.4%	28.1–37.1%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.7%	18–25.7%	19.5%	about the same
Asthma	12.9%	11.3–14.6%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.1–10.1%	9.6%	about the same
Diabetes	15.5%	13.3–17.8%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	11.4%	9.4–13.6%	10.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.8%	7.5–10.1%	8.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.3%	3.7–5%	4.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.5%	16.7–24.6%	19.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.4%	11.7–17.4%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.5%	28.5–40.9%	32.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.7%	32.8–47.1%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.1%	76.4–83.6%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.8%	52–59.9%	55.5%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.4%	81.3–87.4%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	67%	62.5–71.5%	66.5%	about the same
Mammogram	80%	73–85.9%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.8–81.1%	79.5%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	6.7–12.2%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	28.9–40.7%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.8%	19.6–28.4%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22.6%	19.7–25.9%	21.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.1%	22.5–31.8%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	15.5–20.9%	17.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.8%	13.6–22.1%	16.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.7%	10–15.4%	12.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.1%	9.1–13.1%	11%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8–11.8%	8.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	19.8%	15.1–24.5%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.7%	35.8–47.7%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.4%	16.3–22.7%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	20.8%	17.3–24.4%	18.6%
Hearing	9.2%	8–10.5%	9%
Vision	6.3%	5.3–7.4%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4–5.8%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.2%	10–14.3%	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 Sand Fork 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 Sand Fork better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sand Fork 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.