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Health in Loring · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Loring residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Loring, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 99901. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
19.6%
About the same as AK (18.6%)
Obesity
38.4%
About the same as AK (35.5%)
No exercise
21.9%
About the same as AK (21.7%)
Uninsured
9.2%
About the same as AK (10%)
Feel lonely
29.4%
About the same as AK (33.3%)
Nearest ER
17.6 mi
Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Loring

2 of 3federal care shortage designations
★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Loring

No hospital or community health center in Loring itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERPeacehealth Ketchikan Medical CenterKetchikan · 17.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPeacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center★★★★★ · 17.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSoutheast Alaska Regional Health ConsortiumKetchikan · 14.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium
8 sites · nearest in Ketchikan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center
Ketchikan · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
65.6 mi
Searhc Wrangell Medical Center & LTC
Wrangell · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
107.4 mi
Petersburg Medical Center
Petersburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Loring itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Loring itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Loring itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Loring; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Loring adults…

Loring runs above AK on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Loring adults have had cancer
Alaska: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.1–8.7%
Better than AKWorseAbout the sameAlaska
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Alaska

Share of adults, with the Alaska figure marked.

Get no exercise 21.9%AK 21.7%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.6%AK 35.1%
Binge drink 18.1%AK 17.6%
Smoke cigarettes 16.8%AK 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Loring, betterLoring, worseAbout the sameAlaska
Where Loring gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Loring adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Alaska.

69%Yearly checkupAK 69%
59%Dentist visitAK 60%
81%Cholesterol checkAK 80%
62%Colon screeningAK 59%
67%MammogramAK 66%
70%Taking BP medsAK 68%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Loring 9.2% · Alaska 1 in 10 (10%)
Mind & connection

How Loring adults are doing

About the same as Alaska on each measure.

3 in 10Loring adults feel lonely
29.4% · AK 33.3% · About the same as AK
1 in 4Loring adults lack social or emotional support
23.8% · AK 25.4% · About the same as AK
1 in 5Loring adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.6% · AK 20.7% · About the same as AK
1 in 6Loring adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · AK 16.1% · About the same as AK
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Loring adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Loring adults worry about having enough food
13.8% · AK 14.3%
About the same as AK
1 in 9
Loring adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · AK 12.3%
About the same as AK
1 in 13
Loring adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.9% · AK 8.2%
About the same as AK
1 in 12
Loring adults lack reliable transportation
8.6% · AK 9%
About the same as AK

9.7% of Loring adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.1% across Alaska.

Around town

Loring and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29.8%

of Loring adults live with a disability (Alaska 29.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.9%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Alaska

Questions about health in Loring

Why doesn’t Loring have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Loring.

What hospital is closest to Loring?

Peacehealth Ketchikan Medical Center in Ketchikan, 17.6 miles in a straight line from Loring’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Loring.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Alaska figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.