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Health in Sangrey · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sangrey residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sangrey

Smoking is more common in Sangrey

1 in 3 adults smoke cigarettes (32.5%), more than twice the Montana rate. Habits ↓

Diabetes, stroke and COPD run high in Sangrey

1 in 5 adults have diabetes (22%), more than twice the Montana rate. 1 in 14 adults have had a stroke (6.9%), about twice the Montana rate. COPD is also above the state: 12.8%, vs 7% across Montana. In all, Sangrey runs above Montana on seven of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

More Sangrey adults get no exercise

36.7% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 20.6% across Montana. 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 Montana figure falls outside Sangrey’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Montana

Share of adults, with the Montana figure marked.

Get no exercise 36.7%MT 20.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 44.8%MT 31.4%
Binge drink 18.9%MT 20.3%
Smoke cigarettes 32.5%MT 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Sangrey, betterSangrey, worseAbout the sameMontana
Where Sangrey gets moving

2.4 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sangrey adults…

Sangrey runs below MT on 1 of 12 conditions and above it on 9. Tap one to see it as people.

22 of every 100 Sangrey adults have diabetes
Montana: 10 in 100 · worse · likely 19.1–24.9%
Better than MTWorseAbout the sameMontana
Getting care

Care in and near Sangrey

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

HNearest ERBig Sandy Medical CenterBig Sandy · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBullhook Community Health CenterHavre · 19.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.2 mi
Big Sandy Medical Center
Big Sandy · not rated
ERRural critical access
18.8 mi
Northern Montana Hospital
Havre · not rated
ERRural critical access
19.7 mi
Bullhook Community Health Center
Havre · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
34.3 mi
Bighorn Valley Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Chinook
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
50.2 mi
P H S Indian Hospital-Ft Belknap at Harlem - Cah
Harlem · not rated
ERRural critical access
50.8 mi
Missouri River Medical Center
Fort Benton · not rated
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sangrey itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sangrey itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sangrey 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 Sangrey; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

71%Yearly checkupMT 72%
40%Dentist visitMT 63%
75%Cholesterol checkMT 83%
48%Colon screeningMT 64%
62%MammogramMT 75%
73%Taking BP medsMT 73%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sangrey 16% · Montana 1 in 11 (9.3%)
Mind & connection

How Sangrey adults are doing

On 3 of 4 measures, Sangrey runs above Montana.

2 in 5Sangrey adults feel lonely
40.5% · MT 30.7% · Worse than MT
1 in 3Sangrey adults lack social or emotional support
34% · MT 21.2% · Worse than MT
1 in 4Sangrey adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.8% · MT 24.9% · About the same as MT
1 in 4Sangrey adults are in frequent mental distress
25% · MT 17.2% · Worse than MT
The one neighbors can help with

2 in 5 Sangrey 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.

2 in 5
Sangrey adults worry about having enough food
42% · MT 11.7%
Worse than MT
3 in 10
Sangrey adults worry about keeping their housing
27.9% · MT 9.1%
Worse than MT
1 in 4
Sangrey adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
23.5% · MT 6.5%
Worse than MT
1 in 4
Sangrey adults lack reliable transportation
25.7% · MT 7.5%
Worse than MT

34.4% of Sangrey adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.3% across Montana.

Around town

Sangrey and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Azure: 48.2%Rocky Boy's Agency: 48.5%St. Pierre: 47.2%Boneau: 40.5%Parker School: 48.4%Sangrey: 48.6%SangreyAzureRocky Boy's AgencySt. PierreBoneau
Healthier than MTNear MTLess healthy
Obesity
#6 of 6 towns on this map, healthiest first
Boneau40.5%
St. Pierre47.2%
Azure48.2%
Rocky Boy's Agency48.5%
Sangrey48.6%
MT31.4%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Azure————
Rocky Boy's Agency————
St. Pierre————
Boneau————

Azure, Rocky Boy's Agency, St. Pierre and Boneau: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

49.8%

of Sangrey adults live with a disability (Montana 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs26.5%
Thinking or memory24.8%
Hearing15.3%
Errands alone17.3%
Vision14.5%
Dressing or bathing8.8%
Montana

Questions about health in Sangrey

Why doesn’t Sangrey have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sangrey?

Big Sandy Medical Center in Big Sandy, 15.2 miles in a straight line from Sangrey’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 Sangrey.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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