County health data
Uintah County, UT
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 10.5% of adults in Uintah County (Utah: 7.8%). This county has 6 HRSA shortage designations, 1 hospital, and 2 health center sites.
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Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Uintah County (about 26,247 adults). 24 have a Utah figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Utah figure: current smoking 12.6% vs 5.9% (+6.7 points), obesity 35.5% vs 30.2% (+5.3 points), and no leisure-time physical activity 21.3% vs 16.2% (+5.1 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Uintah County | Utah | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 26.4% | 22.0% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 30.7% | 27.3% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 7.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 11.5% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 5.8% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 6.5% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 27.2% | 26.0% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 10.5% | 7.8% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 32.4% | 31.2% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 35.5% | 30.2% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.2% | 2.4% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 16.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Uintah County | Utah | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 11.3% | 10.3% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 68.8% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 69.3% | 71.5% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 77.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 55.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 60.4% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 63.5% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Uintah County | Utah | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 12.7% | 11.9% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 12.6% | 5.9% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 21.3% | 16.2% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 37.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Uintah County | Utah | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 19.3% | 14.3% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 18.7% | 16.2% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 14.3% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Uintah County | Utah | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 17.8% | 14.8% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 34.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 7.9% | 6.7% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 8.8% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 13.5% | 9.8% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.6% | 2.2% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 5.1% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Uintah County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 22.0% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 15.8% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 9.1% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 11.9% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 8.4% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 33.2% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 8.4% | 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 6 designated shortage rows in Uintah County: primary care 2 (highest score 18), mental health 2 (highest score 18), and dental 2 (highest score 20). 3 cover a geographic area or population group; the other 3 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| mental health | 1 | 1 | 18 |
| dental | 1 | 1 | 20 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uintah Basin | mental health | Geographic HPSA | 18 |
| LI-Ouray Vernal Service Area | dental | HPSA Population | 14 |
| Uintah | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 10 |
Facility designations (3)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. Duchesne Health Center | dental | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 20 |
| Ft. Duchesne Health Center | primary care | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 18 |
| Ft. Duchesne Health Center | mental health | Indian Health Service, Tribal Health, and Urban Indian Health Organizations | 11 |
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 Uintah County. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | VERNAL | 4 | n/a | 16.3% | 19.0% | 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
2 active health center sites in Uintah County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountainlands Community Health Center - Vernal | MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 1680 W Hwy 40 | Vernal 84078 |
| Mountainlands Family Health Center Vernal Dental Clinic | MOUNTAINLANDS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. | 133 S 500 E | Vernal 84078 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Utah rural health plan
Utah Rural Health Transformation Program: A bold, multi-faceted innovative effort aimed at generational investments to build resilient, sustainable rural health systems.
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 65):
- PATH (Preventive Action and Transformation for Health)
- RISE (Rural Incentive and Skill Expansion)
- SHIFT (Sustaining Health Infrastructure for Transformation)
- FAST (Financial Approaches for Sustainable Transformation)
- LIFT (Leveraging Innovation for Facilitated Telehealth)
- SUPPORT (Shared Utilities for Partnered Provider Operational Resources and Technology)
- LINCS (Leveraging Interoperability Networks to Connect Services)
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