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Health in Stamping Ground · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Stamping Ground residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Stamping Ground. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Stamping Ground

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Stamping Ground adults…

Stamping Ground runs below KY on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

3 of every 100 Stamping Ground adults have had a stroke
Kentucky: 4 in 100 · better · likely 2.8–3.5%
Better than KYWorseAbout the sameKentucky
Getting care

Care in and near Stamping Ground

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

HNearest ERGeorgetown Community HospitalGeorgetown · 8.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUniversity of Kentucky Hospital★★★★★ · 18.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCumberland Family Medical CenterFrankfort · 10.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.7 mi
Georgetown Community Hospital
Georgetown · ★★★★★
ER
10.2 mi
Cumberland Family Medical Center
5 sites · nearest in Frankfort
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.3 mi
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Frankfort · ★★★★★
ER
15 mi
Bluegrass Community Hospital
Versailles · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.3 mi
Health First Bluegrass
2 sites · nearest in Lexington
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.6 mi
Saint Joseph Hospital
Lexington · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careStamping Ground is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careStamping Ground is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthStamping Ground is not a shortage area

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 Stamping Ground; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kentucky

Share of adults, with the Kentucky figure marked.

Get no exercise 23.8%KY 26.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 40.1%KY 39.6%
Binge drink 15.8%KY 14.2%
Smoke cigarettes 16.9%KY 18.5%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Stamping Ground, betterStamping Ground, worseAbout the sameKentucky
Where Stamping Ground gets moving

0.2 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Stamping Ground adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kentucky.

77%Yearly checkupKY 79%
64%Dentist visitKY 58%
83%Cholesterol checkKY 84%
69%Colon screeningKY 66%
78%MammogramKY 73%
79%Taking BP medsKY 81%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stamping Ground 5.9% · Kentucky 1 in 19 (5.4%)
Mind & connection

How Stamping Ground adults are doing

About the same as Kentucky on each measure.

1 in 4Stamping Ground adults lack social or emotional support
23% · KY 22.5% · About the same as KY
1 in 4Stamping Ground adults have been diagnosed with depression
27% · KY 26.7% · About the same as KY
1 in 6Stamping Ground adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · KY 17.4% · About the same as KY
The one neighbors can help with

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 8
Stamping Ground adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · KY 15.5%
Better than KY
1 in 10
Stamping Ground adults worry about keeping their housing
10.3% · KY 11.7%
About the same as KY
1 in 14
Stamping Ground adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.3% · KY 8.8%
Better than KY
1 in 13
Stamping Ground adults lack reliable transportation
7.7% · KY 8.8%
Better than KY

10.5% of Stamping Ground adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.5% across Kentucky.

Around town

Stamping Ground 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.

33.4%

of Stamping Ground adults live with a disability (Kentucky 37.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.1%
Kentucky

Questions about health in Stamping Ground

Why doesn’t Stamping Ground have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Stamping Ground?

Georgetown Community Hospital in Georgetown, 8.7 miles in a straight line from Stamping Ground’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Stamping Ground.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kentucky 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.