Health · Alpine

Alpine, WY health

Alpine differs from Wyoming on 12 of 33 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (4.7% vs 6.5%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (2.5% vs 3.3%). Where it trails the state: fewer adults treating high blood pressure (66.5% vs 73%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Alpine
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Alpine’s Health Grade: A−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Alpine is healthier than 79% of U.S. towns and 80% of Wyoming towns.

A-Self-rated healthA-Physical distressB+Mental distressBObesityADiabetesBSmokingB+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 79%
Less healthyHealthier
Wyoming towns we grade (56)Healthier than 80%
Towns with similar incomes, $74K–$124K (8,049)Healthier than 73%

About what its income would suggest. Alpine does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Alpine could be anywhere from B− to A.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Wyoming ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Alpine with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Alpine uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card

How Alpine compares with Wyoming

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 Alpine adults…

28 of every 100 Alpine adults have high blood pressure
Wyoming: 32 in 100 · better · margin 24.3–31.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alpine, betterAlpine, worseToo close to callWyoming
Get no exerciseshare of adults 21.9% Alpine
WY 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32% Alpine
WY 32.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.7% Alpine
WY 15.4%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.4% Alpine
WY 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

66%
Yearly checkup
WY 70%
67%
Dentist visit
WY 63%
82%
Cholesterol check
WY 82%
57%
Colon screening
WY 59%
67%
Mammogram
WY 68%
67%
Taking BP meds
WY 73%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Alpine 11.4% · Wyoming 1 in 9 (11.6%)
Mind & connection

How Alpine adults are doing

1 in 5Alpine adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · Wyoming 21.6% · too close to call
1 in 6Alpine adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · Wyoming 15.8% · too close to call
Disability

Living with a disability

24.8%

of Alpine adults live with a disability (Wyoming 30.7%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.9%
Thinking or memory13.7%
Hearing5.9%
Errands alone6.6%
Vision3.7%
Dressing or bathing2.8%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Alpine

No hospital or community health center in Alpine itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSt. Johns Medical CenterJackson · 24.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careUpper Valley Community Health, ServicesIdaho Falls · 52.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
24.9 mi
St. Johns Medical Center
Jackson · ★★★★★
ER
31.8 mi
Star Valley Medical Center
Afton · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.6 mi
Teton Valley Hospital
Driggs · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.8 mi
Caribou Medical Center
Soda Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
52.5 mi
Upper Valley Community Health, Services
5 sites · nearest in Idaho Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
53.3 mi
Community Council of Idaho
3 sites · nearest in Idaho Falls
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careAlpine is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAlpine is not a shortage area
! Mental healthAlpine's county is a federal shortage area.Southwest Wyoming · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alpine. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 33 measures for Alpine
MeasureAlpineMarginWyoming
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure28%24.3–31.4%31.7%better
High cholesterol30%26.2–33.7%33.8%better
Obesity34.8%28.1–41.2%33.7%about the same
Arthritis20.7%18–23.3%25.4%better
Depression20.1%16.9–23.4%21.6%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.4%8.3–12.7%12.8%better
Asthma9.8%8.6–11.1%10.2%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.1%6.4–7.9%8.9%better
Diabetes8.8%7.5–10.2%10.9%better
COPD5.4%4.5–6.3%7%better
Heart disease4.7%4.1–5.3%6.5%better
Stroke2.5%2.2–2.8%3.3%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.4%10.8–16.1%14%about the same
Binge drink17.7%14.5–21.2%15.4%about the same
Get no exercise21.9%17.9–26%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32%26.5–37.9%32.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup65.7%61–70%69.7%about the same
Dentist visit66.7%63.1–70.2%62.7%better
Cholesterol check82.1%79.5–84.5%82.2%about the same
Colon screening56.8%51.7–61.8%59.4%about the same
Mammogram66.5%58.1–74.1%67.8%about the same
Taking BP meds66.5%62.4–70.3%73%worse
No health insurance11.4%9.3–13.9%11.6%about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress15.6%13.5–17.6%15.8%about the same
Fair or poor health15.3%12.7–17.8%18.3%better
Frequent physical distress11.8%10.1–13.5%13.3%about the same
Disability
Any disability24.8%21–28.6%30.7%
Walking or climbing stairs9.9%8.3–11.6%13.3%
Thinking or memory13.7%11.6–15.7%14.2%
Hearing5.9%5.1–6.7%8%
Vision3.7%3.2–4.2%4.6%
Dressing or bathing2.8%2.4–3.2%3.5%
Errands alone6.6%5.6–7.6%7.7%
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 Alpine door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Wyoming figure falls inside it, we don't call Alpine better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Alpine directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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