County health data
Orange County, VT
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 9.7% of adults in Orange County (Vermont: 9.3%). This county has 7 HRSA shortage designations (1 area or population, 6 facility), 1 hospital, and 23 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Orange County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
33 measures for adults in Orange County (about 24,672 adults). 24 have a Vermont figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Vermont figure: obesity 32.6% vs 28.8% (+3.8 points), coronary heart disease 6.9% vs 4.0% (+2.9 points), and arthritis 31.3% vs 28.5% (+2.8 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Orange County | Vermont | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 31.3% | 28.5% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 34.3% | 32.4% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 10.6% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.9% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 7.1% | 6.4% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 26.2% | 25.8% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 9.7% | 9.3% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 34.6% | 33.1% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 32.6% | 28.8% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.6% | 2.9% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 10.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Orange County | Vermont | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 6.1% | 5.2% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 78.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 76.6% | 77.7% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 86.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 66.4% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 71.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 74.6% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Orange County | Vermont | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 15.2% | 15.7% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 12.1% | 11.3% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 22.3% | 20.3% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 27.3% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Orange County | Vermont | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 16.2% | 14.0% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 15.4% | 15.8% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 13.4% | 12.4% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Orange County | Vermont | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 12.1% | 12.1% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 26.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 8.1% | 8.2% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 12.1% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.3% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 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
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Health professional shortage areas
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 7 designated shortage rows in Orange County: primary care 3 (highest score 8), mental health 2 (highest score 17), and dental 2 (highest score 12). 1 covers a geographic area or population group; the other 6 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| mental health | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| dental | 0 | 2 | 12 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange County | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 8 |
Facility designations (6)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 17 |
| LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | mental health | Federally Qualified Health Center | 14 |
| LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 12 |
| GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | dental | Federally Qualified Health Center | 10 |
| LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 6 |
| GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | primary care | Federally Qualified Health Center | 2 |
In the Type column, a Geographic HPSA covers everyone in the area.
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 Orange County, 1 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.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GIFFORD MEDICAL CENTERCritical access | RANDOLPH | 5 | 21.1% | 16.4% | 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
23 active health center sites in Orange County, run by 2 organizations.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mountain Union School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 2420 Route 302 | Wells River 05081 |
| BRADFORD | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 437 S Main St | Bradford 05033 |
| Bradford Elementary School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 143 Fairground Rd | Bradford 05033 |
| Braintree Elementary School | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 66 Bent Hill Rd | Randolph 05060 |
| Brookfield Elementary School | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 1728 Ridge Rd | Brookfield 05036 |
| Chelsea Health Center | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 356 Vt Rte 110 | Chelsea 05038 |
| EAST CORINTH | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 720 Village Rd | East Corinth 05040 |
| Gifford Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 40 S Main St | Randolph 05060 |
| Gifford Primary Care | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 44 S Main St | Randolph 05060 |
| Kingwood Health Center | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 1422 Vt Route 66 | Randolph 05060 |
| LRHC Mobile Services Trailer | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 4628 Main St S | Newbury 05051 |
| LRHC Newbury | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 4628 Main St S | Newbury 05051 |
| Newbury Elementary School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 214 Pulaski St | Newbury 05051 |
| Oxbow High School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 36 Oxbow Dr | Bradford 05033 |
| Randolph Elementary School | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 40 Ayers Brook Rd | Randolph 05060 |
| Randolph Technical Career Center | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 17 Forest St | Randolph 05060 |
| Randolph Union Middle/High School | GIFFORD HEALTH CARE, INC. | 15 Forest St | Randolph 05060 |
| Samuel Morey Elementary School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 214 School St | Fairlee 05045 |
| Thetford Elementary School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 2689 Route 113 | Thetford Center 05075 |
| Valley Vista | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 23 Upper Pln | Bradford 05033 |
| Waits River Valley School | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 6 Waits River Vly School Rd | East Corinth 05040 |
| Wells River | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 65 Main St N | Wells River 05081 |
| Westshire Elementary School, | LITTLE RIVERS HEALTH CARE | 744 Vt Route 113 | West Fairlee 05083 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Vermont rural health plan
Vermont's Rural Health Transformation Plan
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 66):
- Regionalization and Innovative Care Strategies
- Establishing a Clinically Integrated Network of Shared Services
- Strengthening Primary Care
- Health Care Workforce Development
- Price Transparency and Insurance Competition
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
Neighboring counties
Medicare plans in Orange County, VT
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 accesshospitals 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