County health data
Quay County, NM
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 17.2% of adults in Quay County (New Mexico: 12.5%). This county has 3 HRSA shortage designations, 1 hospital, and 8 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Quay County (about 6,759 adults). 24 have a New Mexico figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the New Mexico figure: high blood pressure 41.9% vs 34.2% (+7.7 points), no leisure-time physical activity 31.6% vs 24.0% (+7.6 points), and mobility disability 21.1% vs 14.2% (+6.9 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Quay County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 32.0% | 26.2% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 41.9% | 34.2% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.3% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.0% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 10.3% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 9.9% | 5.0% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 22.3% | 23.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 17.2% | 12.5% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 39.7% | 35.4% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 37.6% | 35.3% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 5.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 18.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Quay County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 17.5% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 79.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 72.7% | 70.2% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 84.5% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 58.0% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 56.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 66.2% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Quay County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 12.2% | 12.5% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 15.8% | 12.2% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 31.6% | 24.0% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 33.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Quay County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 28.8% | 23.2% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 16.0% | 16.0% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 18.4% | 14.9% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Quay County | New Mexico | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 16.9% | 14.5% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 39.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 11.5% | 8.5% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 11.4% | 9.4% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 21.1% | 14.2% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 6.4% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 9.2% | 7.4% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Quay County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 23.9% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 23.6% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 21.4% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 16.8% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 11.6% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 32.0% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 12.0% | 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 Quay County: primary care 1 (highest score 14), mental health 1 (highest score 16), 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 | 14 |
| mental health | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| dental | 1 | 0 | 17 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quay County | dental | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 17 |
| Quay County | mental health | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 16 |
| Quay County | primary care | High Needs Geographic HPSA | 14 |
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 Quay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR DAN C TRIGG MEMORIAL HOSPITALCritical access | TUCUMCARI | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
8 active health center sites in Quay County, run by 3 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| PMS - Quay County Family Dental | PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL SERVICES | 305 E Washington Ave | Tucumcari 88401 |
| PMS - QUAY CTY FAMILY HLTH CTR | PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL SERVICES | 1302 E Main St | Tucumcari 88401 |
| Sunrise Clinic - Billing Office | SUNRISE CLINICS | 111 S 1st St | Tucumcari 88401 |
| Tucumcari Billing Office | SUNRISE CLINICS | 112 N 1st St | Tucumcari 88401 |
| Tucumcari HS SBHC | SUNRISE CLINICS | 1001 S 7th St | Tucumcari 88401 |
| Tucumcari HS SBHC | SUNRISE CLINICS | 1001 S 7th St | Tucumcari 88401 |
| Tucumcari Primary Care | SUNRISE CLINICS | 220 S 3rd St | Tucumcari 88401 |
| Tucumcari Primary Care | SUNRISE CLINICS | 220 S 3rd St | Tucumcari 88401 |
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.
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