County health data
Grant County, NM
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 15.9% of adults in Grant County (New Mexico: 12.5%). This county has 3 HRSA shortage designations, 1 hospital, and 12 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Grant County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Grant County (about 22,591 adults). 24 have a New Mexico figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the New Mexico figure: coronary heart disease 9.8% vs 4.0% (+5.8 points), high blood pressure 39.7% vs 34.2% (+5.5 points), and arthritis 31.5% vs 26.2% (+5.3 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Grant County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 31.5% | 26.2% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 39.7% | 34.2% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.8% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 9.5% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 9.8% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 8.5% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 21.2% | 23.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 15.9% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 39.5% | 35.4% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 32.8% | 35.3% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 4.9% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 14.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Grant County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 15.7% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 80.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 72.9% | 70.2% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 86.1% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 62.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 58.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 67.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Grant County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 11.8% | 12.5% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 12.7% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 28.3% | 24.0% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 31.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Grant County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 25.8% | 23.2% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 14.5% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 16.8% | 14.9% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Grant County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 14.7% | 14.5% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 37.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 11.0% | 8.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 9.7% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 18.9% | 14.2% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 5.4% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 7.9% | 7.4% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Grant County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 22.1% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 19.2% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 16.0% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 14.0% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 9.7% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 31.5% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 9.7% | 2023 |
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 Grant County: primary care 1 (highest score 18), mental health 1 (highest score 19), and dental 1 (highest score 17). All of them cover a geographic area or population group.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| mental health | 1 | 0 | 19 |
| dental | 1 | 0 | 17 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Border Catchment Area | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 19 |
| LI - Grant County | primary care | HPSA Population | 18 |
| LI - Grant County | dental | HPSA Population | 17 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 1 acute care or critical access hospital in Grant County, 1 of them critical access. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GILA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTERCritical access | SILVER CITY | 2 | 21.2% | 16.2% | n/a | n/a | 4.8% |
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
Health centers
12 active health center sites in Grant County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| HMS MED SQUARE CLINIC | Hidalgo Medical Services | 114 W 11th St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS Administrative Building | Hidalgo Medical Services | 110 W 11th St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS Bridges to Care | Hidalgo Medical Services | 1000 N Hudson St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS CLIFF/GILA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | Hidalgo Medical Services | 415 Highway 211 | Gila 88038 |
| HMS COBRE HEALTH CLINIC | Hidalgo Medical Services | 1107 Tom Foy Blvd | Bayard 88023 |
| HMS Community Health Center | Hidalgo Medical Services | 1007 N Pope St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS Mimbres Community Clinic | Hidalgo Medical Services | 2672 Highway 35 | San Lorenzo 88041 |
| HMS Mining District Clinic | Hidalgo Medical Services | 517 East St | Santa Clara 88026 |
| HMS Mobile Dental Clinic | Hidalgo Medical Services | 1007 N Pope St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS Mobile Medical Clinic | Hidalgo Medical Services | 1007 N Pope St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS SILVER HIGH SCH WELLNESS CTR | Hidalgo Medical Services | 3200 N Silver St | Silver City 88061 |
| HMS Tranquil Skies | Hidalgo Medical Services | 1318 E 32nd St | Silver City 88061 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
New Mexico rural health plan
Rural Health Transformation Program
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 47):
- Healthy Horizons: Expanding Access to Care in Rural Communities
- Rooted in New Mexico: Building Tomorrow’s Rural Health Workforce
- Rural Health Innovation Fund: Enabling Community-Designed, Community-Led Change
- Bridge to Resilience: Rural Health Sustainability & Innovation Center
- Rural Health Data Hub: Establishing a Health Analytics Platform
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.
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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