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Riverside, CT

8,843 residents in the 2020 Census, 6,138 adults. Incorporated place or census-designated place; CDC PLACES 2025 release.

Riverside within Western Connecticut planning region. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
21.2%obesity, adults95% interval 17.9–24.7similar · county 24.7%
7.0%diabetes, adults95% interval 6.1–8.0similar · county 8.5%
26.2%high blood pressure, adults95% interval 23.7–28.6similar · county 28.2%
9.3%fair or poor health, adults95% interval 8.0–10.8lower · county 13.6%

CDC's PLACES project publishes model-based estimates of 40 health measures for Riverside, in Western Connecticut planning region, Connecticut: 8,843 residents in the 2020 Census, 6,138 of them adults.

In the 2025 release it estimates that 21.2% of adults have obesity (95% confidence interval 17.9–24.7%), similar to Western Connecticut planning region's 24.7%, below the Connecticut figure of 30.5% (site aggregate), lower than the national estimate of 32.8%. Where intervals overlap the figures are described as similar, because the model cannot separate them.

Diagnosed diabetes: 7.0% of adults (95% confidence interval 6.1–8.0%) in the 2025 release, similar to Western Connecticut planning region's 8.5%, below the Connecticut figure of 10.2% (site aggregate), lower than the national estimate of 12.0%.

Across the 40 measures published for both, the interval for Riverside lies entirely above the Western Connecticut planning region interval for 2 measures, entirely below it for 17 and overlaps it for 21.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

Crude prevalence is the estimated share of all adults. Age-adjusted prevalence is standardised to the 2000 US standard population so that areas with different age structures can be compared. CDC: "Age-adjusted estimates are only available at the county and place-level."

estimate with 95% intervalWestern Connecticut planning regionCT figureUS estimate

Health outcomes (12)vs Western Connecticut planning region: 0 higher · 2 lower · 10 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Adults aged 65 years and older3.8%3.1–4.83.9%3.2–4.8Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202320.6%18.6–22.616.7%15.1–18.3Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20239.3%8.5–10.17.5%6.8–8.1Co. ≈St. ≈US ↑Co. ≈St. ≈US ↑2025
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20233.4%2.8–4.02.8%2.4–3.4Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20234.3%3.9–4.93.4%3.1–3.9Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 20239.1%8.2–10.19.1%8.1–10.1Co. ≈St. ↓US ≈Co. ≈St. ↓US ≈2025
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202316.5%14.5–18.617.6%15.4–19.7Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 20237.0%6.1–8.05.6%4.9–6.3Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202326.2%23.7–28.621.9%19.7–24.0Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202338.6%35.5–41.533.0%30.0–35.6Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202321.2%17.9–24.720.6%17.3–24.0Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20232.3%2.0–2.61.8%1.6–2.0Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Prevention (7)vs Western Connecticut planning region: 2 higher · 1 lower · 4 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202393.1%92.0–94.091.0%89.6–92.2Co. ↑St. ↑US ↑Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Adults aged 45–75 years73.6%70.6–76.871.8%68.8–75.2Co. ≈St. ≈US ↑Co. ≈St. ↑US ↑2025
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 2023 · Adults aged 18–64 years5.0%4.0–6.25.6%4.6–6.9Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Women aged 50–74 years81.5%77.2–85.781.5%77.2–85.7Co. ≈St. ≈US ↑Co. ≈St. ≈US ↑2025
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202378.2%75.2–80.856.1%52.2–59.5Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202282.9%81.2–84.882.3%80.5–84.3Co. ↑St. ↑US ↑Co. ↑St. ↑US ↑2025
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202380.0%77.4–82.377.0%74.1–79.5Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Health risk behaviors (4)vs Western Connecticut planning region: 0 higher · 2 lower · 2 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202316.7%14.5–18.819.1%16.6–21.4Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 20235.7%4.6–7.15.5%4.5–6.8Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202316.3%14.0–19.015.1%13.1–17.5Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202229.4%26.2–33.429.9%26.6–33.9Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Disability (7)vs Western Connecticut planning region: 0 higher · 6 lower · 1 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202316.3%14.3–18.715.2%13.3–17.4Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 20237.2%6.2–8.47.7%6.7–9.0Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.7%4.2–5.33.9%3.5–4.4Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.0%3.5–4.73.9%3.4–4.5Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.7%5.8–8.05.4%4.7–6.4Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20231.9%1.7–2.31.6%1.4–1.9Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20232.6%2.3–2.92.3%2.0–2.6Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Health status (3)vs Western Connecticut planning region: 0 higher · 1 lower · 2 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 20239.3%8.0–10.88.5%7.3–9.8Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202311.4%10.1–12.812.5%11.2–14.1Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓2025
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 20238.7%7.7–10.07.9%7.0–8.9Co. ≈St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Health-related social needs (7)vs Western Connecticut planning region: 0 higher · 5 lower · 2 similar
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20235.9%4.8–7.26.2%5.0–7.6Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20235.7%4.8–6.86.3%5.3–7.5Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20233.8%3.3–4.54.2%3.6–4.9Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Lack of social and emotional support among adultsBRFSS 202320.5%18.1–23.021.3%18.9–24.0Co. ≈St. ↓US ≈Co. ≈St. ↓US ≈2025
Loneliness among adultsBRFSS 202329.5%26.5–32.731.5%28.3–34.8Co. ≈St. ↓US ≈Co. ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20233.3%2.6–4.33.5%2.7–4.6Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20233.7%3.1–4.43.9%3.3–4.6Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓Co. ↓St. ↓US ↓2025

Flags: Co. = Western Connecticut planning region, St. = Connecticut figure (site aggregate, no interval: above, below or in line), US = national estimate. ↑ interval entirely above, ↓ entirely below, ≈ overlapping or containing the reference. Release column in colour: not published for this place in the 2025 release, most recent published release shown.

Compared with county, state and nation

Measure (crude)RiversideWestern Connecticut planning regionConnecticut (site aggregate)United States
Obesity21.2%
17.9–24.7		24.7%
21.1–28.4 · similar		30.5%
below		32.8%
32.4–33.1 · lower
Diabetes7.0%
6.1–8.0		8.5%
7.5–9.4 · similar		10.2%
below		12.0%
11.8–12.2 · lower
High Blood Pressure26.2%
23.7–28.6		28.2%
25.7–30.6 · similar		32.0%
below		34.4%
34.0–34.7 · lower
Current Asthma9.1%
8.2–10.1		9.8%
8.8–10.8 · similar		11.0%
below		9.8%
9.6–10.0 · similar
COPD3.4%
2.8–4.0		4.6%
4.1–5.0 · lower		5.6%
below		6.2%
6.1–6.3 · lower
Coronary Heart Disease4.3%
3.9–4.9		5.0%
4.5–5.5 · similar		5.8%
below		6.4%
6.2–6.5 · lower
Depression16.5%
14.5–18.6		17.7%
15.6–19.8 · similar		20.6%
below		20.2%
19.9–20.5 · lower
Current Cigarette Smoking5.7%
4.6–7.1		8.5%
7.5–9.5 · lower		10.6%
below		11.4%
11.2–11.6 · lower
Binge Drinking16.7%
14.5–18.8		16.4%
14.3–18.4 · similar		15.4%
in line		15.2%
15.0–15.5 · similar
Physical Inactivity16.3%
14.0–19.0		22.1%
19.6–24.5 · lower		25.1%
below		24.5%
24.2–24.8 · lower
Health Insurance5.0%
4.0–6.2		9.9%
8.7–10.9 · lower		10.0%
below		11.0%
10.7–11.3 · lower
General Health9.3%
8.0–10.8		13.6%
12.3–14.9 · lower		16.2%
below		19.2%
18.9–19.5 · lower
Measure (age-adjusted)RiversideWestern Connecticut planning regionConnecticut (site aggregate)United States
Obesity20.6%
17.3–24.0		25.6%
22.5–28.9 · similar		30.7%
below		32.9%
32.5–33.2 · lower
Diabetes5.6%
4.9–6.3		7.4%
6.7–8.1 · lower		8.6%
below		10.3%
10.1–10.5 · lower
High Blood Pressure21.9%
19.7–24.0		24.9%
23.0–26.7 · similar		28.3%
below		30.7%
30.4–31.0 · lower
Current Asthma9.1%
8.1–10.1		10.0%
9.2–10.9 · similar		11.0%
below		9.8%
9.6–10.0 · similar
COPD2.8%
2.4–3.4		4.0%
3.7–4.4 · lower		4.8%
below		5.3%
5.2–5.4 · lower
Coronary Heart Disease3.4%
3.1–3.9		4.2%
3.9–4.6 · similar		4.7%
below		5.3%
5.2–5.4 · lower
Depression17.6%
15.4–19.7		19.3%
17.5–21.2 · similar		21.3%
below		20.7%
20.4–21.0 · lower
Current Cigarette Smoking5.5%
4.5–6.8		8.7%
7.9–9.6 · lower		10.9%
below		11.6%
11.4–11.9 · lower
Binge Drinking19.1%
16.6–21.4		17.5%
15.7–19.4 · similar		16.7%
in line		16.6%
16.3–16.9 · similar
Physical Inactivity15.1%
13.1–17.5		21.4%
19.4–23.4 · lower		24.1%
below		23.7%
23.4–24.0 · lower
Health Insurance5.6%
4.6–6.9		10.0%
9.1–10.9 · lower		10.5%
below		11.5%
11.2–11.9 · lower
General Health8.5%
7.3–9.8		13.4%
12.3–14.5 · lower		15.6%
below		18.3%
18.0–18.6 · lower

Twelve headline measures; the toggle above switches between crude and age-adjusted. State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site and carry no interval; the county and US columns carry CDC's 95% intervals.

Estimates by release

What each PLACES release published for Riverside (crude prevalence with 95% interval). CDC advises that the estimates cannot be used to track local change over time: each release re-models a different survey year onto a fixed population, intervals usually overlap and the interval method changed in 2023. Listed for reference only. The 2022 and 2023 columns use 2010-vintage Census geographies for ZIP Codes and places (the same code may have covered a different area); 2024 onward use 2020 geographies.

Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD3.8%
3.3–4.5		3.9%
3.2–4.7		3.7%
3.3–4.2		3.4%
2.8–4.0
Coronary Heart Disease5.0%
4.6–5.4		4.6%
4.0–5.2		4.9%
4.4–5.4		4.3%
3.9–4.9
Current Asthma8.0%
7.8–8.4		9.4%
8.3–10.4		9.3%
8.4–10.4		9.1%
8.2–10.1
Depression15.8%
15.1–16.4		16.3%
14.0–18.5		16.7%
14.8–19.0		16.5%
14.5–18.6
Diabetes6.6%
6.2–7.1		6.9%
6.0–7.9		7.0%
6.1–7.9		7.0%
6.1–8.0
High Blood Pressure27.1%
26.3–27.9		25.9%
23.1–28.5		24.6%
22.1–27.1		26.2%
23.7–28.6
Obesity20.2%
19.4–21.0		21.8%
18.4–25.6		21.2%
18.3–24.9		21.2%
17.9–24.7
Health Insurance6.5%
5.6–7.7		4.0%
3.2–5.2		4.3%
3.5–5.4		5.0%
4.0–6.2
Binge Drinking15.1%
14.8–15.5		15.3%
13.1–17.3		16.9%
14.7–19.4		16.7%
14.5–18.8
Current Cigarette Smoking7.3%
5.8–9.1		7.7%
6.1–9.7		6.0%
5.3–6.9		5.7%
4.6–7.1
Physical Inactivity12.7%
11.5–14.1		14.8%
12.5–17.5		15.0%
13.2–17.1		16.3%
14.0–19.0
General Health7.2%
6.4–8.3		8.0%
6.8–9.5		8.7%
7.9–9.8		9.3%
8.0–10.8

Nearby

All 65 places and 34 ZIP Codes in Western Connecticut planning region · Connecticut (213 places).

Questions and answers

What share of adults in Riverside have obesity, according to PLACES?

PLACES estimates 21.2% (95% confidence interval 17.9–24.7%) in the 2025 release, based on 2023 BRFSS responses modelled onto the area's adult population. It is a modelled estimate for the whole adult population of the area, not a count of diagnoses.

How common is diagnosed diabetes in Riverside?

PLACES estimates 7.0% of adults (95% confidence interval 6.1–8.0%) in the 2025 release. The national estimate in the same release is 12.0%.

Is Riverside different from Western Connecticut planning region on obesity?

The 95% confidence intervals for Riverside and Western Connecticut planning region overlap for obesity, so the estimates are described as similar; the model cannot separate them.

Can these figures describe a person who lives in Riverside?

No. CDC states: "We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs." The figures describe the expected prevalence across the area's adult population given its demographic make-up and its county and state; they say nothing about any resident.

Can Riverside be ranked or tracked over time with these figures?

CDC advises that the data "should not be used for ranking the overall health of any county, place, census tract, or ZCTA" and that the modelling procedure "does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time". Areas can be compared on individual measures, with their confidence intervals; this site lists estimates by release for reference only.

Where does this data come from?

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), which models Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System responses with Census population and American Community Survey data. Earlier releases (2022, 2023, 2024) are shown for reference. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships are from the US Census Bureau.

Provenance

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release (data updated 4 Dec 2025), with the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases for reference; US government work, public domain. Dataset on data.cdc.gov. Boundaries and ZIP-to-county relationships: US Census Bureau. Percentages are shown to one decimal as CDC publishes them; state figures are population-weighted means computed by this site. The county is the one containing the centroid CDC publishes for the place, tested against the Census 20m county outlines. Processing errors are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections. Generated 1 Oct 2026.