Health · Sutton

Sutton, WV health

Sutton differs from West Virginia on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.8% vs 19.5%) and more adults with COPD (14% vs 10.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 797 people are less certain, so we show Sutton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sutton 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 Sutton adults…

47 of every 100 Sutton adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 42.7–51.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sutton, betterSutton, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38% Sutton
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.3% Sutton
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.8% Sutton
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.4% Sutton
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sutton 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

Sutton 10% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Sutton adults are doing

1 in 3Sutton adults feel lonely

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

1 in 3Sutton adults have been diagnosed with depression

31.6% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Sutton adults lack social or emotional support

23.6% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 4Sutton adults are in frequent mental distress

22.9% · 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

Sutton adults worry about having enough food

20% · WV 16.2% · about the same

1 in 7

Sutton adults worry about keeping their housing

14.1% · WV 12.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Sutton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.9% · WV 11% · about the same

1 in 9

Sutton adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · WV 8.9% · about the same

24.2% of Sutton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.6%

of Sutton adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs23.1%

Thinking or memory21.7%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone13.8%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.9%

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

Around Sutton

Sutton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway · 2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Webster Memorial HospitalWebster Springs · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Minnie Hamilton Health SystemGrantsville · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Joseph's Hospital of BuckhannonBuckhannon · 34 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Care of Flatwoods IISutton · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Glenville Behavioral Health OfficeGlenville · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSutton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Braxton County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careSutton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Braxton County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthSutton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Braxton 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 Sutton. 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 Sutton

Measure	Sutton	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.2%	42.7–51.6%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	43.6%	38.9–48.2%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	32.8–49%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	41%	37.1–44.8%	37.7%	about the same
Depression	31.6%	27.1–35.9%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.8%	21.6–30.2%	19.5%	worse
Asthma	13%	11.4–14.6%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.5%	9.6%	about the same
Diabetes	18%	15.6–20.6%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	14%	11.7–16.4%	10.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.5%	9.1–11.9%	8.7%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.5–6%	4.2%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.4%	19.3–27.2%	19.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.8%	10.4–15.6%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	38%	31.8–44.2%	32.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.3%	35.2–49.5%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	77.7–84.6%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	47%	42.8–50.9%	55.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83–87.9%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.7%	61.1–71.6%	66.5%	about the same
Mammogram	77.5%	69.6–83.8%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	78–83.1%	79.5%	about the same
No health insurance	10%	7.6–12.9%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	28–39.4%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.6%	19.4–27.8%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22.9%	20.2–25.6%	21.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.3%	25.7–34.9%	25.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.1%	17.4–22.9%	17.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20%	15.7–24.3%	16.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.1%	11.4–16.9%	12.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12.9%	10.8–15%	11%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.7%	8.8–12.6%	8.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	24.2%	19.4–28.7%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	44.6%	38.8–50%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.1%	19.6–26.7%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	21.7%	18.6–24.9%	18.6%
Hearing	10.9%	9.6–12.4%	9%
Vision	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	5.9%	5–6.9%	4.6%
Errands alone	13.8%	11.7–16%	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 Sutton 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 Sutton better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sutton 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.