Lake County, MT

40 measures for adults in Lake County (about 26,163 adults). 24 have a Montana figure from the same survey.

Largest differences from the Montana figure: coronary heart disease 8.3% vs 3.6% (+4.7 points), high blood pressure 36.4% vs 32.2% (+4.2 points), and no leisure-time physical activity 23.7% vs 19.6% (+4.1 points).

Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page

Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page

HRSA, the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, designates Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs): places, population groups, or facilities with too few primary care, mental health, or dental providers. An area designation covers a geographic area or a population group, such as low-income residents. A facility designation covers one site, such as a health center or clinic. Each has a score from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need.

HRSA lists 42 designated shortage rows in Lake County: primary care 14 (highest score 19), mental health 14 (highest score 20), and dental 14 (highest score 17). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 39 are facility designations.

Area and population designations

In the Type column, an HPSA Population designation covers one group of people in the area. In HRSA's designation names, LI means low-income residents.

Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page

CMS Care Compare lists 2 acute care or critical access hospitals in Lake County, 2 of them critical access. The CMS file in this snapshot does not compare these rates with the national rate, so none is marked better or worse.

Each rate is the share of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge, July 2023 to June 2025. "n/a" means CMS did not publish a rate for that hospital.

Source: CMS Care Compare hospital general information, as of August 13, 2026. Publisher page

Source: CMS Care Compare unplanned hospital visits, as of September 30, 2026. Publisher page

1 active health center site in Lake County, run by 1 organization.

Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page

Building a Healthier Rural Montana: Investing in People, Technology, & Preventive Care to Strengthen Health Systems, Improve Access, & Build a More Resilient, Sustainable Future for Rural Communities.

Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 40):

• Develop Montana’s rural health workforce through recruitment, training, and retention
• Ensure the sustainability of Montana’s rural health facilities to ensure access through partnerships and restructuring
• Launch innovative care delivery and payment models to improve access and outcomes in Montana
• Invest in Montana’s community health and preventative infrastructure
• Deploy modern health care technologies for Montana’s providers and patients

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