County health data
Pendleton County, KY
CDC PLACES estimates dental visits at 55.5% of adults in Pendleton County. This county has 3 HRSA shortage designations.
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Health measures compared with the state
5 measures for adults in Pendleton County (about 11,396 adults). CDC publishes no Kentucky figure for these years.
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Pendleton County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 22.2% | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Pendleton County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 65.4% | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 55.5% | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 73.4% | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Pendleton County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Short sleep | 41.9% | 2022 |
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Health professional shortage areas
HRSA lists 3 designated shortage rows in Pendleton County: primary care 1 (highest score 8), mental health 1 (highest score 15), and dental 1 (highest score 15). All of them cover a geographic area or population group.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| mental health | 1 | 0 | 15 |
| dental | 1 | 0 | 15 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pendleton County | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 15 |
| LI-Pendleton County | dental | HPSA Population | 15 |
| Pendleton County | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 8 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Kentucky rural health plan
Kentucky Rural Health Transformation Plan - To improve health outcomes, expand access to care, & strengthen the infrastructure that supports the Commonwealth of KY rural constituents & areas
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 26):
- Rural Community Hubs for Chronic Care Innovation
- PoWERing Maternal and Infant Health, Community-Based Teams
- Rapid Response to Recovery, EmPATH Model, Mobile Crisis, and Telehealth
- Rooted in Health, Kentucky Rural Dental Access Program
- From Crisis to Care, Integrated EMS and Trauma Response
CMS says the abstract budgets are illustrative and are not award amounts, so none are shown.
Source: CMS Rural Health Transformation Program state project abstracts, as of December 2025. Publisher page
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About this data
County rates are CDC PLACES model-based estimates of adults, built from the CDC BRFSS survey and Census population data. State and US figures are BRFSS survey results for the same year. They are not averages of counties, and small differences may not be meaningful.
Shortage rows are HRSA designations with status Designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need. Hospitals are acute care and critical access hospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
Rural health plan initiatives are copied as the state wrote them. Nothing here is medical advice.
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page