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Middlesex County, MA

1,623,952 residents, 1,310,019 adults (Census population estimates used by PLACES). 81 ZIP Codes and 39 places with estimates.

Middlesex County within Massachusetts. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
23.8%obesity, adults95% interval 20.5–27.2below · state figure 27.7% (site aggregate)
8.5%diabetes, adults95% interval 7.3–9.6below · state figure 9.8% (site aggregate)
27.6%high blood pressure, adults95% interval 25.2–30.0below · state figure 30.9% (site aggregate)
13.4%fair or poor health, adults95% interval 11.2–15.8below · state figure 16.3% (site aggregate)

CDC's PLACES project publishes model-based estimates of 40 health measures for Middlesex County, in Massachusetts: 1,623,952 residents in the Census population estimates used by PLACES, 1,310,019 of them adults.

In the 2025 release it estimates that 23.8% of adults have obesity (95% confidence interval 20.5–27.2%), below the Massachusetts figure of 27.7% (site aggregate), lower than the national estimate of 32.8%.

Diagnosed diabetes: 8.5% of adults (95% confidence interval 7.3–9.6%) in the 2025 release, below the Massachusetts figure of 9.8% (site aggregate), lower than the national estimate of 12.0%.

Across the 40 measures with a published estimate, the county's interval lies entirely above the Massachusetts figure for 1, entirely below it for 19 and includes it for 20. State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site and carry no interval.

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% intervalMA figureUS estimate

Health outcomes (12)vs MA figure: 0 above · 8 below · 4 in line
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Adults aged 65 years and older9.6%7.9–11.510.1%8.3–12.0St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202322.9%20.9–24.920.8%18.9–22.7St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ≈2025
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20238.1%7.3–8.97.1%6.5–7.9St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20234.6%3.6–5.64.1%3.3–5.0St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20234.9%4.2–5.64.3%3.7–4.9St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202311.1%10.0–12.311.1%10.0–12.3St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202323.7%21.3–26.224.1%21.7–26.6St. ≈US ↑St. ≈US ↑2025
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 20238.5%7.3–9.67.7%6.6–8.7St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202327.6%25.2–30.025.6%23.3–27.9St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202334.9%32.3–37.531.8%29.2–34.4St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202323.8%20.5–27.223.8%20.5–27.2St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20232.5%2.2–2.92.3%2.0–2.6St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Prevention (7)vs MA figure: 1 above · 0 below · 6 in line
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202390.6%88.9–92.190.0%88.2–91.6St. ≈US ↑St. ≈US ↑2025
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Adults aged 45–75 years69.6%66.3–72.465.3%61.8–68.3St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ↑2025
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 2023 · Adults aged 18–64 years4.0%3.1–5.24.1%3.1–5.3St. ≈US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 2022 · Women aged 50–74 years82.0%77.5–85.681.6%77.0–85.3St. ≈US ↑St. ≈US ↑2025
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202373.3%70.6–75.853.7%50.1–57.2St. ≈US ↓St. ≈US ≈2025
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202273.8%71.4–75.973.1%70.8–75.3St. ↑US ↑St. ↑US ↑2025
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202379.9%77.5–82.378.9%76.4–81.4St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ↑2025
Health risk behaviors (4)vs MA figure: 0 above · 1 below · 3 in line
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202316.6%14.7–18.717.4%15.4–19.6St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 20239.1%7.1–11.49.3%7.2–11.6St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202318.3%15.4–21.517.9%15.0–20.9St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202230.6%27.4–33.831.3%28.0–34.5St. ≈US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Disability (7)vs MA figure: 0 above · 4 below · 3 in line
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202324.0%20.8–27.323.1%20.1–26.3St. ≈US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202312.2%10.3–14.212.4%10.4–14.6St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20235.2%4.5–5.94.7%4.1–5.3St. ↓US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20236.2%5.1–7.46.1%5.1–7.2St. ≈US ↓St. ≈US ↓2025
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 20239.4%7.7–11.28.6%7.1–10.1St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20232.4%2.0–2.92.3%1.9–2.7St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20233.3%2.8–3.83.1%2.7–3.7St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Health status (3)vs MA figure: 0 above · 2 below · 1 in line
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202313.4%11.2–15.813.0%11.0–15.3St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202314.8%13.0–16.715.3%13.4–17.2St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202310.0%8.6–11.59.6%8.3–11.0St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Health-related social needs (7)vs MA figure: 0 above · 4 below · 3 in line
MeasureEstimate and 95% intervalValueFlagsRelease
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20239.5%7.5–12.09.8%7.7–12.3St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20239.0%7.3–10.99.4%7.7–11.5St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20236.4%5.3–7.76.6%5.5–8.0St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Lack of social and emotional support among adultsBRFSS 202321.5%18.8–24.421.9%19.1–24.8St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Loneliness among adultsBRFSS 202334.2%31.0–37.534.8%31.5–38.1St. ≈US ≈St. ≈US ≈2025
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 202310.3%8.0–13.210.6%8.2–13.7St. ↓US ≈St. ↓US ≈2025
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 20235.3%4.4–6.35.6%4.6–6.8St. ↓US ↓St. ↓US ↓2025

Flags: St. = Massachusetts figure (site aggregate: a population-weighted county estimate computed by this site, no interval: above, below or in line), US = national estimate with CDC's interval. ↑ interval entirely above, ↓ entirely below, ≈ overlapping or containing the reference. Release column in colour: not published for this county in the 2025 release, most recent published release shown.

Compared with state and nation

Measure (crude)Middlesex CountyMassachusetts (site aggregate)United States
Obesity23.8%
20.5–27.2
27.7%
below
32.8%
32.4–33.1 · lower
Diabetes8.5%
7.3–9.6
9.8%
below
12.0%
11.8–12.2 · lower
High Blood Pressure27.6%
25.2–30.0
30.9%
below
34.4%
34.0–34.7 · lower
Current Asthma11.1%
10.0–12.3
11.6%
in line
9.8%
9.6–10.0 · similar
COPD4.6%
3.6–5.6
5.9%
below
6.2%
6.1–6.3 · lower
Coronary Heart Disease4.9%
4.2–5.6
5.8%
below
6.4%
6.2–6.5 · lower
Depression23.7%
21.3–26.2
23.8%
in line
20.2%
19.9–20.5 · higher
Current Cigarette Smoking9.1%
7.1–11.4
11.3%
in line
11.4%
11.2–11.6 · similar
Binge Drinking16.6%
14.7–18.7
17.0%
in line
15.2%
15.0–15.5 · similar
Physical Inactivity18.3%
15.4–21.5
21.7%
below
24.5%
24.2–24.8 · lower
Health Insurance4.0%
3.1–5.2
5.2%
in line
11.0%
10.7–11.3 · lower
General Health13.4%
11.2–15.8
16.3%
below
19.2%
18.9–19.5 · lower
Measure (age-adjusted)Middlesex CountyMassachusetts (site aggregate)United States
Obesity23.8%
20.5–27.2
27.8%
below
32.9%
32.5–33.2 · lower
Diabetes7.7%
6.6–8.7
8.6%
in line
10.3%
10.1–10.5 · lower
High Blood Pressure25.6%
23.3–27.9
27.9%
in line
30.7%
30.4–31.0 · lower
Current Asthma11.1%
10.0–12.3
11.7%
in line
9.8%
9.6–10.0 · similar
COPD4.1%
3.3–5.0
5.1%
below
5.3%
5.2–5.4 · lower
Coronary Heart Disease4.3%
3.7–4.9
4.9%
in line
5.3%
5.2–5.4 · lower
Depression24.1%
21.7–26.6
24.4%
in line
20.7%
20.4–21.0 · higher
Current Cigarette Smoking9.3%
7.2–11.6
11.6%
in line
11.6%
11.4–11.9 · similar
Binge Drinking17.4%
15.4–19.6
18.3%
in line
16.6%
16.3–16.9 · similar
Physical Inactivity17.9%
15.0–20.9
21.1%
below
23.7%
23.4–24.0 · lower
Health Insurance4.1%
3.1–5.3
5.4%
below
11.5%
11.2–11.9 · lower
General Health13.0%
11.0–15.3
15.6%
below
18.3%
18.0–18.6 · lower

Twelve headline measures; the toggle switches crude and age-adjusted. State figures are population-weighted county estimates computed by this site and carry no interval. Age-adjusted figures let counties with different age structures be compared.

ZIP Codes in Middlesex County

crude prevalence, highest point estimate first

Ordered by point estimate; intervals overlap for most neighbouring rows, so the order is not a ranking. The flag compares each row's interval with Middlesex County by the confidence-interval rule.

ZIP CodesPopulationEstimate95% intervalvs Middlesex County
ZIP 0185016,67031.3%27.5–35.2higher
ZIP 0214949,07531.0%27.3–34.8higher
ZIP 0170239,51528.2%24.7–31.9similar
ZIP 0185236,70828.2%24.7–31.9similar
ZIP 0175241,79327.1%23.7–30.8similar
ZIP 014647,42727.0%23.6–30.9similar
ZIP 014697,05526.9%23.2–30.6similar
ZIP 0185429,56126.8%23.5–30.4similar
ZIP 014742,07226.7%23.4–30.6similar
ZIP 014328,22126.4%23.0–30.1similar
ZIP 0182632,68926.3%23.0–30.0similar
ZIP 014313,19326.2%22.5–30.0similar
ZIP 0146311,62125.9%22.6–29.6similar
ZIP 0174920,09225.6%22.2–29.1similar
ZIP 0180140,89125.6%22.3–29.2similar
ZIP 0186211,43025.4%22.3–29.1similar
ZIP 0214527,52025.4%22.2–28.9similar
ZIP 0214866,27425.4%22.2–28.8similar
ZIP 0187631,10525.3%22.1–29.0similar
ZIP 0175410,73024.9%21.6–28.5similar
ZIP 0187912,36824.7%21.3–28.2similar
ZIP 0188723,34924.7%21.5–28.1similar
ZIP 0245117,95324.7%21.5–28.2similar
ZIP 0182130,90924.6%21.3–28.1similar
ZIP 017311,55524.5%21.3–28.3similar
ZIP 0188027,07124.5%21.2–27.8similar
ZIP 0185132,69124.4%21.3–27.8similar
ZIP 0145011,29824.2%21.0–27.9similar
ZIP 0170133,00524.2%21.0–27.6similar
ZIP 0218023,24424.2%21.0–27.7similar
ZIP 0172118,83224.0%21.0–27.4similar
ZIP 0174614,99624.0%20.9–27.5similar
ZIP 018273,35824.0%20.5–27.7similar
ZIP 0146010,14123.9%20.6–27.3similar
ZIP 0186415,55423.9%20.7–27.4similar
ZIP 0245215,34023.9%20.7–27.3similar
ZIP 0215561,48323.8%20.7–27.2similar
ZIP 0217629,81723.8%20.7–27.2similar
ZIP 018639,53623.7%20.5–27.1similar
ZIP 0245331,85423.7%20.6–27.1similar
ZIP 0182426,88123.6%20.5–26.9similar
ZIP 017757,19023.4%20.1–27.1similar
ZIP 0247235,39223.4%20.3–26.8similar
ZIP 0186725,52223.3%20.3–26.7similar
ZIP 0214021,44723.2%20.1–26.5similar
ZIP 0176036,65923.0%19.9–26.3similar
ZIP 0171868822.8%19.7–26.1similar
ZIP 0180326,07422.8%19.7–26.1similar
ZIP 0247617,75722.8%19.7–26.1similar
ZIP 0247428,55122.7%19.7–26.0similar
ZIP 0174218,54522.6%19.5–26.0similar
ZIP 0174818,75822.5%19.4–25.7similar
ZIP 0214326,02222.5%19.5–25.8similar
ZIP 0214425,49722.5%19.6–25.9similar
ZIP 0173014,56622.3%19.2–25.6similar
ZIP 024609,20422.3%19.3–25.5similar
ZIP 0214115,13022.2%19.3–25.4similar
ZIP 0246512,41522.2%19.3–25.4similar
ZIP 0177618,93422.1%19.1–25.3similar
ZIP 0245812,81722.1%19.1–25.4similar
ZIP 0213939,52522.0%19.2–25.2similar
ZIP 017704,40121.9%18.7–25.3similar
ZIP 017735,65121.9%18.8–25.1similar
ZIP 017195,50621.8%18.7–25.2similar
ZIP 0177814,13221.8%18.8–25.0similar
ZIP 024643,19321.8%18.9–25.1similar
ZIP 0172023,23221.7%18.8–24.9similar
ZIP 017415,23721.7%18.6–24.9similar
ZIP 0188624,61821.7%18.7–24.8similar
ZIP 0189022,97021.7%18.7–25.0similar
ZIP 0247827,28621.4%18.5–24.5similar
ZIP 024621,56921.3%18.4–24.6similar
ZIP 0213837,98221.0%18.2–24.2similar
ZIP 024617,43021.0%18.2–24.2similar
ZIP 024685,71320.9%18.0–24.1similar
ZIP 021424,49920.8%17.9–23.9similar
ZIP 0245919,01720.7%17.8–23.8similar
ZIP 024668,43420.7%17.9–23.8similar
ZIP 0249311,85120.7%17.9–23.7similar
ZIP 0242118,95019.6%16.8–22.7similar
ZIP 0242015,50219.2%16.6–22.2similar

ZIP Codes are assigned to the county holding the largest share of their land area; ZIPs that straddle counties appear once.

Cities and places in Middlesex County

crude prevalence, highest point estimate first

Ordered by point estimate; intervals overlap for most neighbouring rows, so the order is not a ranking. The flag compares each row's interval with Middlesex County by the confidence-interval rule.

PlacesPopulationEstimate95% intervalvs Middlesex County
Devens1,69732.9%29.1–36.9higher
Everett49,07531.0%27.3–34.8higher
Ayer2,98628.1%24.4–32.2similar
Lowell115,55427.2%23.8–30.8similar
Marlborough41,79327.1%23.7–30.8similar
Cordaville2,70326.7%23.1–30.5similar
Townsend1,21326.7%23.1–30.7similar
Framingham72,36226.3%23.0–29.9similar
Shirley1,61126.3%22.7–30.3similar
Hudson15,74925.8%22.4–29.5similar
Revere62,18625.7%22.3–29.6similar
Pepperell2,39025.7%22.3–29.3similar
Woburn40,87625.6%22.3–29.2similar
East Pepperell2,12025.5%21.9–29.3similar
Malden66,26325.4%22.2–28.8similar
Maynard10,74624.9%21.6–28.5similar
Wilmington23,34924.7%21.5–28.1similar
Wakefield27,09024.5%21.2–27.8similar
Pinehurst7,36824.5%21.3–28.0similar
Hanscom AFB1,51624.5%21.3–28.3similar
Medford59,65924.2%21.0–27.6similar
Stoneham23,24424.2%21.0–27.7similar
Littleton Common3,06524.1%20.8–27.8similar
Waltham65,21824.0%20.9–27.4similar
West Concord6,32023.9%20.7–27.4similar
Melrose29,81723.8%20.7–27.2similar
Groton1,35323.5%20.4–27.0similar
Watertown Town35,32923.4%20.3–26.8similar
Reading25,51823.3%20.3–26.8similar
Hopkinton2,65123.3%20.1–26.6similar
Somerville81,04523.2%20.2–26.6similar
Arlington46,30822.8%19.7–26.0similar
Burlington26,37722.8%19.7–26.1similar
Cochituate6,92722.3%19.2–25.8similar
Cambridge118,40321.9%19.0–25.1similar
Winchester22,97021.7%18.7–25.0similar
Belmont27,29521.4%18.5–24.5similar
Newton88,92321.2%18.3–24.3similar
Lexington34,45419.4%16.7–22.4similar

Estimates by release

What each PLACES release published for Middlesex County (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.

Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD4.3%
3.5–5.2
4.8%
3.8–6.0
4.4%
3.9–4.9
4.6%
3.6–5.6
Coronary Heart Disease4.9%
4.3–5.4
4.7%
4.1–5.4
5.3%
4.8–5.8
4.9%
4.2–5.6
Current Asthma9.7%
9.3–10.2
9.9%
8.8–11.1
10.8%
9.7–11.9
11.1%
10.0–12.3
Depression16.8%
15.8–17.8
19.3%
17.0–21.8
23.0%
20.7–25.2
23.7%
21.3–26.2
Diabetes7.6%
7.0–8.2
7.7%
6.7–8.9
7.7%
6.8–8.7
8.5%
7.3–9.6
High Blood Pressure25.8%
24.8–26.9
25.8%
23.3–28.4
26.5%
24.0–28.9
27.6%
25.2–30.0
Obesity20.9%
19.9–22.0
23.4%
20.2–26.9
22.0%
19.0–24.9
23.8%
20.5–27.2
Health Insurance5.7%
4.6–7.0
3.7%
2.8–4.8
2.6%
2.3–3.0
4.0%
3.1–5.2
Binge Drinking15.8%
15.3–16.2
17.5%
15.4–19.8
17.9%
15.7–19.9
16.6%
14.7–18.7
Current Cigarette Smoking9.5%
7.5–11.8
9.2%
7.0–11.6
8.1%
7.2–9.1
9.1%
7.1–11.4
Physical Inactivity16.2%
14.2–18.3
18.0%
15.1–20.9
15.6%
13.8–17.5
18.3%
15.4–21.5
General Health8.5%
7.2–10.0
10.6%
8.9–12.7
11.3%
10.2–12.4
13.4%
11.2–15.8

Questions and answers

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

PLACES estimates 23.8% (95% confidence interval 20.5–27.2%) 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 Middlesex County?

PLACES estimates 8.5% of adults (95% confidence interval 7.3–9.6%) in the 2025 release. The national estimate in the same release is 12.0%.

Is Middlesex County different from Massachusetts on obesity?

The county's whole obesity interval lies below the Massachusetts figure (a population-weighted mean of county estimates computed by this site, which has no published interval).

Can these figures describe a person who lives in Middlesex County?

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 Middlesex County 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. Processing errors are corrected at the next daily build; see corrections. Generated 1 Oct 2026.