Western Connecticut planning region, CT health estimates

Name: ZIP Codes of Western Connecticut planning region, CT: CDC PLACES estimates
Creator: Health by ZIP
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Connecticut. 623,907 residents, 489,485 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 34 ZIP Codes and 65 places with estimates.

Compare with another place ZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Western Connecticut planning region in Connecticut. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

The figures are model-based estimates for the adults of an area. They are not measurements. They say nothing about one person.

We do not produce estimates for individuals; only aggregated results for counties, places, census tracts, or ZCTAs.
First, it is not adequate to simply compare point estimates. The confidence intervals should also be considered, and some are very broad.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

PLACES 2025 release. Survey years (BRFSS): 2022 and 2023. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 24.7% of the adults of Western Connecticut planning region, CT have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 21.1% to 28.4%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

Report card: 40 measures by CDC category

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

95% confidence interval
estimate
Connecticut figure (site aggregate), no interval
US estimate

"Higher" or "lower": the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap. "Similar": they overlap. Against the state figure, which has no interval, the words are "above", "below" and "in line".

Health outcomes (12)
Prevention (7)
Health risk behaviors (4)
Disability (7)
Health status (3)
Health-related social needs (7)

Health outcomes: Western Connecticut planning region, CT
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	CT figure (site aggregate)	United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 2022	7.7%	6.4 to 9.2	9.8%below	12.2%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.6	8.0%	6.9 to 9.2	10.0%below	12.6%lowerinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 2023	21.5%	19.5 to 23.4	24.7%below	25.4%lowerinterval 25.1 to 25.6	19.5%	18.1 to 21.0	21.2%below	21.9%lowerinterval 21.6 to 22.1
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 2023	8.4%	7.7 to 9.1	8.5%in line	7.9%similar	7.1%	6.7 to 7.6	7.0%in line	6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 2023	4.6%	4.1 to 5.0	5.6%below	6.2%lowerinterval 6.1 to 6.3	4.0%	3.7 to 4.4	4.8%below	5.3%lowerinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 2023	5.0%	4.5 to 5.5	5.8%below	6.4%lowerinterval 6.2 to 6.5	4.2%	3.9 to 4.6	4.7%below	5.3%lowerinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 2023	9.8%	8.8 to 10.8	11.0%below	9.8%similar	10.0%	9.2 to 10.9	11.0%below	9.8%similar
Depression among adultsBRFSS 2023	17.7%	15.6 to 19.8	20.6%below	20.2%lowerinterval 19.9 to 20.5	19.3%	17.5 to 21.2	21.3%below	20.7%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 2023	8.5%	7.5 to 9.4	10.2%below	12.0%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.2	7.4%	6.7 to 8.1	8.6%below	10.3%lowerinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 2023	28.2%	25.7 to 30.6	32.0%below	34.4%lowerinterval 34.0 to 34.7	24.9%	23.0 to 26.7	28.3%below	30.7%lowerinterval 30.4 to 31.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 2023	38.0%	35.1 to 40.8	38.4%in line	37.4%similar	33.0%	30.7 to 35.3	33.4%in line	32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 2023	24.7%	21.1 to 28.4	30.5%below	32.8%lowerinterval 32.4 to 33.1	25.6%	22.5 to 28.9	30.7%below	32.9%lowerinterval 32.5 to 33.2
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 2023	2.8%	2.6 to 3.0	3.2%below	3.4%lowerinterval 3.3 to 3.5	2.4%	2.2 to 2.5	2.7%below	2.9%lowerinterval 2.8 to 3.0

Prevention: Western Connecticut planning region, CT
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	CT figure (site aggregate)	United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 2023	90.4%	89.2 to 91.5	89.5%in line	87.5%higherinterval 87.3 to 87.8	89.0%	88.0 to 90.0	88.1%in line	85.6%higherinterval 85.3 to 85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 2022	72.4%	69.4 to 75.5	72.3%in line	66.3%higherinterval 65.9 to 66.8	67.0%	64.1 to 69.7	66.4%in line	54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 2023	9.9%	8.7 to 10.9	10.0%in line	11.0%similar	10.0%	9.1 to 10.9	10.5%in line	11.5%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 2022	78.6%	74.2 to 83.1	79.5%in line	76.5%similar	78.9%	74.9 to 82.5	79.1%in line	76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 2023	77.3%	74.7 to 79.6	76.5%in line	77.0%similar	56.5%	53.7 to 59.4	57.2%in line	57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 2022	74.7%	72.6 to 77.0	70.7%above	63.9%higherinterval 63.6 to 64.2	72.8%	70.8 to 74.8	69.6%above	63.4%higherinterval 63.1 to 63.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 2023	78.4%	75.7 to 80.7	80.4%in line	77.7%similar	77.3%	75.1 to 79.5	78.4%in line	75.7%similar

Health risk behaviors: Western Connecticut planning region, CT
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	CT figure (site aggregate)	United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 2023	16.4%	14.3 to 18.4	15.4%in line	15.2%similar	17.5%	15.7 to 19.4	16.7%in line	16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 2023	8.5%	7.5 to 9.5	10.6%below	11.4%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.6	8.7%	7.9 to 9.6	10.9%below	11.6%lowerinterval 11.4 to 11.9
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 2023	22.1%	19.6 to 24.5	25.1%below	24.5%similar	21.4%	19.4 to 23.4	24.1%below	23.7%similar
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 2022	33.3%	29.9 to 37.2	35.8%in line	36.0%similar	33.4%	30.3 to 36.5	36.7%below	36.8%similar

Disability: Western Connecticut planning region, CT
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	CT figure (site aggregate)	United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	21.1%	19.0 to 23.2	25.3%below	30.0%lowerinterval 29.7 to 30.3	20.8%	19.0 to 22.6	23.9%below	28.3%lowerinterval 28.0 to 28.7
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	10.1%	9.1 to 11.1	12.3%below	13.7%lowerinterval 13.4 to 13.9	10.8%	10.0 to 11.8	12.8%below	14.1%lowerinterval 13.8 to 14.3
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	5.3%	4.7 to 5.8	5.9%below	6.7%lowerinterval 6.6 to 6.9	4.7%	4.3 to 5.1	5.1%in line	5.8%lowerinterval 5.7 to 6.0
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	5.8%	5.3 to 6.4	7.0%below	7.9%lowerinterval 7.7 to 8.1	5.8%	5.4 to 6.3	6.9%below	7.6%lowerinterval 7.4 to 7.8
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	9.1%	8.2 to 10.0	11.3%below	13.5%lowerinterval 13.3 to 13.7	8.2%	7.5 to 8.9	9.7%below	11.7%lowerinterval 11.5 to 11.9
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	2.9%	2.7 to 3.1	3.5%below	3.8%lowerinterval 3.6 to 3.9	2.6%	2.4 to 2.8	3.2%below	3.4%lowerinterval 3.3 to 3.6
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	4.0%	3.7 to 4.3	4.8%below	5.5%lowerinterval 5.4 to 5.7	3.8%	3.6 to 4.0	4.6%below	5.2%lowerinterval 5.1 to 5.4

Health status: Western Connecticut planning region, CT
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	CT figure (site aggregate)	United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 2023	13.6%	12.3 to 14.9	16.2%below	19.2%lowerinterval 18.9 to 19.5	13.4%	12.3 to 14.5	15.6%below	18.3%lowerinterval 18.0 to 18.6
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 2023	13.9%	12.5 to 15.1	15.8%below	15.6%lowerinterval 15.3 to 15.8	14.9%	13.8 to 16.1	16.7%below	16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 2023	10.9%	9.9 to 11.9	12.4%below	12.8%lowerinterval 12.6 to 13.0	10.5%	9.7 to 11.4	11.7%below	12.1%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.3

Health-related social needs: Western Connecticut planning region, CT
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	CT figure (site aggregate)	United States
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2023	12.0%	10.8 to 13.3	14.9%below	14.7%lowerinterval 14.4 to 15.0	12.4%	11.4 to 13.5	15.7%below	15.6%lowerinterval 15.2 to 15.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2023	10.4%	9.4 to 11.6	12.5%below	11.7%similar	11.2%	10.2 to 12.2	13.6%below	12.9%lowerinterval 12.6 to 13.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2023	6.6%	6.0 to 7.3	8.3%below	7.7%lowerinterval 7.5 to 7.9	7.1%	6.5 to 7.7	8.8%below	8.3%lowerinterval 8.0 to 8.5
Lack of social and emotional support among adultsBRFSS 2023	24.2%	21.8 to 26.6	25.1%in line	23.3%similar	24.8%	22.7 to 26.9	25.6%in line	24.1%similar
Loneliness among adultsBRFSS 2023	32.6%	29.7 to 35.6	33.2%in line	32.0%similar	32.6%	30.1 to 35.3	34.0%in line	33.2%similar
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2023	8.2%	7.2 to 9.1	11.7%below	11.2%lowerinterval 10.9 to 11.4	8.7%	7.8 to 9.6	12.4%below	11.8%lowerinterval 11.5 to 12.1
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2023	6.5%	5.8 to 7.3	8.4%below	7.4%similar	7.0%	6.3 to 7.7	9.1%below	8.1%lowerinterval 7.9 to 8.4

ZIP Codes in Western Connecticut planning region

Measure in the table

ZIP Codes in Western Connecticut planning region, CT, in ZIP Code order
ZIP Code	Residents	Estimate	95% confidence interval	Against Western Connecticut planning region
ZIP Code 06470	16,284	23.4%	19.8 to 27.0	similar
ZIP Code 06482	10,884	24.1%	20.4 to 27.7	similar
ZIP Code 06752	1,667	24.6%	20.6 to 29.3	similar
ZIP Code 06755	1,164	28.6%	24.2 to 33.7	similar
ZIP Code 06776	26,848	27.6%	23.5 to 32.5	similar
ZIP Code 06784	3,607	22.8%	19.2 to 26.5	similar
ZIP Code 06801	20,245	24.6%	20.9 to 28.3	similar
ZIP Code 06804	17,748	23.4%	19.8 to 27.1	similar
ZIP Code 06807	7,197	22.3%	18.7 to 25.8	similar
ZIP Code 06810	55,200	28.4%	24.3 to 32.5	similar
ZIP Code 06811	31,216	25.4%	21.5 to 29.2	similar
ZIP Code 06812	13,579	24.3%	20.5 to 28.0	similar
ZIP Code 06820	21,499	21.5%	18.0 to 25.0	similar
ZIP Code 06830	25,043	24.0%	20.3 to 27.5	similar
ZIP Code 06831	15,254	21.6%	18.0 to 25.0	similar
ZIP Code 06840	20,612	21.4%	17.9 to 24.7	similar
ZIP Code 06850	20,801	25.6%	21.8 to 29.5	similar
ZIP Code 06851	28,254	25.4%	21.5 to 29.2	similar
ZIP Code 06853	3,797	22.5%	19.0 to 26.1	similar
ZIP Code 06854	29,931	29.6%	25.4 to 33.7	similar
ZIP Code 06855	8,380	25.4%	21.5 to 29.3	similar
ZIP Code 06870	7,720	21.5%	18.2 to 25.0	similar
ZIP Code 06877	25,077	22.1%	18.6 to 25.5	similar
ZIP Code 06878	8,519	21.2%	17.9 to 24.6	similar
ZIP Code 06880	27,233	21.4%	18.0 to 24.8	similar
ZIP Code 06883	10,354	21.4%	17.9 to 24.8	similar
ZIP Code 06896	8,704	22.1%	18.5 to 25.7	similar
ZIP Code 06897	18,520	21.3%	17.9 to 24.7	similar
ZIP Code 06901	10,595	22.7%	19.2 to 26.3	similar
ZIP Code 06902	69,192	27.2%	23.2 to 31.2	similar
ZIP Code 06903	14,405	22.1%	18.6 to 25.7	similar
ZIP Code 06905	21,809	22.9%	19.3 to 26.3	similar
ZIP Code 06906	9,902	26.9%	22.9 to 30.9	similar
ZIP Code 06907	9,371	26.0%	22.1 to 29.9	similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Western Connecticut planning region. The words are "higher" or "lower" when the two 95% confidence intervals do not overlap, and "similar" when they overlap. The table is in name order. The intervals of many rows overlap, so the table gives no rank.

A ZIP Code is in the county that holds the largest share of its land. A ZIP Code that is in two counties shows one time. Download the ZIP Codes of Western Connecticut planning region as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Western Connecticut planning region

Measure in the table

Places in Western Connecticut planning region, CT, in name order
Place	Residents	Estimate	95% confidence interval	Against Western Connecticut planning region
Ball Pond	2,189	24.9%	21.1 to 28.9	similar
Bethel	11,582	25.7%	21.8 to 29.5	similar
Bigelow Corners	617	23.5%	19.9 to 27.2	similar
Bogus Hill	100	24.7%	20.7 to 28.9	similar
Botsford	499	24.2%	20.5 to 28.2	similar
Branchville	262	22.0%	18.4 to 25.7	similar
Bridgewater	133	24.7%	20.6 to 29.6	similar
Brookfield Center	545	23.6%	20.1 to 27.4	similar
Byram	4,493	25.9%	22.0 to 29.9	similar
Candlewood Isle	491	24.8%	20.8 to 28.8	similar
Candlewood Knolls	255	23.8%	20.0 to 27.8	similar
Candlewood Lake Club	305	25.8%	22.5 to 29.6	similar
Candlewood Orchards	752	23.3%	19.7 to 27.1	similar
Candlewood Shores	665	24.0%	20.3 to 28.0	similar
Cannondale	396	16.4%	13.4 to 20.0	lower
Chimney Point	133	24.7%	20.5 to 29.3	similar
Coleytown	3,522	21.7%	18.3 to 25.2	similar
Compo	3,354	21.6%	18.1 to 25.0	similar
Cos Cob	6,873	22.5%	18.9 to 26.1	similar
Danbury	86,518	27.3%	23.3 to 31.2	similar
Darien Downtown	1,147	20.3%	16.9 to 23.7	similar
Dodgingtown	380	23.0%	19.4 to 26.8	similar
Gaylordsville	603	27.9%	23.5 to 33.0	similar
Georgetown	1,832	22.0%	18.5 to 25.5	similar
Glenville	2,762	22.5%	18.9 to 26.0	similar
Greens Farms	3,125	21.3%	17.9 to 24.7	similar
Greenwich	13,836	24.1%	20.4 to 27.7	similar
Hawleyville	151	24.1%	20.2 to 27.9	similar
Indian Field	705	23.5%	19.9 to 27.1	similar
Inglenook	799	25.5%	21.5 to 29.5	similar
Knollcrest	334	23.9%	20.2 to 27.7	similar
Lakes East	1,299	22.3%	18.7 to 25.9	similar
Lakes West	1,186	21.8%	18.3 to 25.3	similar
Lakeside Woods	309	22.8%	18.9 to 26.7	similar
Mamanasco Lake	509	23.5%	19.8 to 27.5	similar
New Canaan	6,220	21.9%	18.4 to 25.6	similar
New Milford	7,160	28.0%	23.7 to 33.0	similar
Newtown	1,914	22.4%	18.7 to 26.0	similar
Noroton	5,317	21.9%	18.3 to 25.4	similar
Noroton Heights	3,116	22.2%	18.6 to 25.9	similar
Norwalk	91,184	26.7%	22.7 to 30.6	similar
Old Greenwich	6,962	21.5%	18.1 to 25.0	similar
Old Hill	2,676	20.5%	17.2 to 24.0	similar
Pemberwick	3,899	23.3%	19.6 to 27.0	similar
Poplar Plains	1,322	20.2%	16.9 to 23.5	similar
Redding Center	315	22.8%	19.3 to 26.7	similar
Ridgebury	2,223	22.8%	19.3 to 26.5	similar
Ridgefield	7,596	21.8%	18.3 to 25.3	similar
Riverside	8,843	21.2%	17.9 to 24.7	similar
Rock Ridge	658	20.0%	16.7 to 23.6	similar
Route 7 Gateway	818	19.2%	15.8 to 22.6	similar
Sail Harbor	175	24.5%	20.5 to 28.6	similar
Sandy Hook	9,114	24.1%	20.4 to 27.8	similar
Saugatuck	2,937	21.6%	17.9 to 25.1	similar
Sherman	115	22.3%	18.8 to 26.1	similar
South Wilton	1,447	20.4%	17.0 to 23.9	similar
Stamford	135,470	25.5%	21.6 to 29.2	similar
Staples	6,954	21.7%	18.2 to 25.1	similar
Taylor Corners	645	24.7%	20.9 to 28.6	similar
Tokeneke	2,794	21.2%	17.8 to 24.7	similar
Topstone	113	23.3%	19.6 to 27.7	similar
West Mountain	603	23.3%	19.6 to 27.1	similar
Weston	980	21.3%	17.8 to 24.7	similar
Westport Village	3,251	21.8%	18.4 to 25.5	similar
Wilton Center	1,466	21.3%	17.9 to 24.7	similar

Estimates in earlier PLACES releases

The current modeling procedure does not support using the estimates to track changes at the local level over time.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES Frequently Asked Questions (page dated 11 Dec 2025, read on 2 Oct 2026)

The table lists what each PLACES release published for Western Connecticut planning region, CT, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Western Connecticut planning region, CT: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure	2022 release	2023 release	2024 release	2025 release
COPD	not published	not published	5.1%4.6 to 5.7	4.6%4.1 to 5.0
Coronary Heart Disease	not published	not published	5.6%5.1 to 6.1	5.0%4.5 to 5.5
Current Asthma	not published	not published	10.4%9.4 to 11.5	9.8%8.8 to 10.8
Depression	not published	not published	18.4%16.5 to 20.8	17.7%15.6 to 19.8
Diabetes	not published	not published	8.4%7.5 to 9.5	8.5%7.5 to 9.4
High Blood Pressure	not published	not published	26.7%24.2 to 29.2	28.2%25.7 to 30.6
Obesity	not published	not published	25.2%21.9 to 29.1	24.7%21.1 to 28.4
Health Insurance	not published	not published	8.8%7.9 to 9.8	9.9%8.7 to 10.9
Binge Drinking	not published	not published	16.6%14.6 to 19.0	16.4%14.3 to 18.4
Current Cigarette Smoking	not published	not published	9.7%8.7 to 11.0	8.5%7.5 to 9.5
Physical Inactivity	not published	not published	20.8%18.7 to 23.4	22.1%19.6 to 24.5
General Health	not published	not published	13.2%12.1 to 14.6	13.6%12.3 to 14.9

Official sources

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. The PLACES project of CDC. Checked 2 Oct 2026.
PLACES Data PortalCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC page about the data portal and the data sets. Checked 2 Oct 2026.
PLACES county data, 2025 releaseCenters for Disease Control and Prevention. The data set of CDC for this kind of area. Checked 2 Oct 2026.
Connecticut Department of Public HealthThe health department of the state. Checked 1 Oct 2026.

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Western Connecticut planning region, CT: CDC PLACES estimates, 2025 release. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. https://healthbyzip.com/county/ct/western-connecticut-planning-region/

The address of this page stays the same. CDC's own citation is at the foot of the page.

Where the figures come from

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. CDC updated the data on 4 Dec 2025. The page shows the 2022, 2023, 2024 releases as a record. The data are a US government work in the public domain. Data set on data.cdc.gov. The boundaries and the links between ZIP Codes, counties and places come from the US Census Bureau. Percentages have one decimal, as CDC publishes them. A state figure is a site aggregate: the site computes it. PLACES uses the Connecticut planning regions as county equivalents from the 2024 release. Earlier releases used the eight historic counties, so the figures by release for this area start in 2024. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Western Connecticut planning region, CT

How does the obesity estimate of Western Connecticut planning region, CT compare with Connecticut?

The Connecticut figure is 30.5% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The whole interval of Western Connecticut planning region, CT is below the Connecticut figure.

How does the obesity estimate of Western Connecticut planning region, CT compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

The 95% confidence interval is 32.4% to 33.1%.

The two intervals do not overlap. The estimate for Western Connecticut planning region, CT is lower.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Western Connecticut planning region, CT?

CDC estimates that 8.5% of the adults of Western Connecticut planning region, CT have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 7.5% to 9.4%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Western Connecticut planning region, CT above or below the Connecticut figure?

Western Connecticut planning region, CT and the Connecticut figure both have a value for 40 measures.

The estimate for Western Connecticut planning region, CT is above the Connecticut figure for 1 measure.

It is below the Connecticut figure for 27 measures.

It is in line with the Connecticut figure for 12 measures.