Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Where Kit Carson residents get care
CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Kit Carson, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.
Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Kit Carson. How CDC estimates town health
What stands out about health in Kit Carson
Kit Carson is short on every kind of care federal data tracks
Kit Carson’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care, dental care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓
COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Kit Carson
1 in 14 adults have COPD (7.1%), vs 5.3% across Colorado. 1 in 16 adults have heart disease (6.3%), vs 5.1% across Colorado. Stroke is also above the state: 3.3%, vs 2.7% across Colorado. In all, Kit Carson runs above Colorado on four of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓
Smoking is more common in Kit Carson
1 in 7 adults smoke cigarettes (14.3%), vs 10.9% across Colorado. Habits ↓
Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Colorado figure falls outside Kit Carson’s likely range.
Care in and near Kit Carson
No hospital or community health center in Kit Carson itself. These are the nearest.
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 Kit Carson; ≈ 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).
Out of every 100 Kit Carson adults…
Kit Carson runs above CO on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
Everyday habits, side by side with Colorado
Share of adults, with the Colorado figure marked.
Keeping up with care
Share of Kit Carson adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Colorado.
How Kit Carson adults are doing
About the same as Colorado on each measure.
A hello is a start.
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Kit Carson and the towns around it
How health changes across the town line.
Health next door
| Town | Health | Obesity | Diabetes | Smoking | Figures from |
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Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
of Kit Carson adults live with a disability (Colorado 27.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Questions about health in Kit Carson
Why doesn’t Kit Carson have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Kit Carson.
What hospital is closest to Kit Carson?
Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital in Eads, 19.5 miles in a straight line from Kit Carson’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Kit Carson.
Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Colorado 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.