Health by ZIP

Norfolk County, MA health estimates

Massachusetts. 727,473 residents, 580,073 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 40 ZIP Codes and 18 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Norfolk County in Massachusetts. 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 . What an estimate is. How to read an interval. The site gives no medical advice.

CDC estimates that 23.5% of the adults of Norfolk County, MA have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 19.9% to 27.8%.

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.

"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: Norfolk County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 20229.3%7.5 to 11.411.9%below12.2%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.68.9%7.2 to 11.012.0%below12.6%lowerinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202325.3%22.8 to 27.925.4%in line25.4%similar21.7%19.5 to 24.022.2%in line21.9%similar
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 20238.9%8.0 to 9.88.5%in line7.9%similar7.3%6.6 to 8.17.1%in line6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20234.9%3.9 to 6.05.9%in line6.2%lowerinterval 6.1 to 6.34.2%3.4 to 5.15.1%in line5.3%lowerinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20235.2%4.5 to 6.05.8%in line6.4%lowerinterval 6.2 to 6.54.3%3.7 to 4.94.9%in line5.3%lowerinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202310.7%9.6 to 12.111.6%in line9.8%similar10.8%9.6 to 12.211.7%in line9.8%similar
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202321.9%19.4 to 24.823.8%in line20.2%similar22.6%20.0 to 25.624.4%in line20.7%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 20239.0%7.7 to 10.59.8%in line12.0%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.27.7%6.6 to 8.98.6%in line10.3%lowerinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202329.8%27.0 to 32.830.9%in line34.4%lowerinterval 34.0 to 34.726.3%23.7 to 29.227.9%in line30.7%lowerinterval 30.4 to 31.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202335.9%33.0 to 39.235.4%in line37.4%similar31.5%28.7 to 34.731.3%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202323.5%19.9 to 27.827.7%in line32.8%lowerinterval 32.4 to 33.123.4%19.9 to 27.627.8%below32.9%lowerinterval 32.5 to 33.2
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20232.7%2.3 to 3.13.0%in line3.4%lowerinterval 3.3 to 3.52.3%2.0 to 2.62.6%in line2.9%lowerinterval 2.8 to 3.0
Prevention: Norfolk County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 100%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202391.2%89.6 to 92.589.7%in line87.5%higherinterval 87.3 to 87.890.0%88.1 to 91.588.7%in line85.6%higherinterval 85.3 to 85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202269.1%65.5 to 72.968.4%in line66.3%similar64.6%60.9 to 68.763.1%in line54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 20233.8%3.0 to 4.95.2%below11.0%lowerinterval 10.7 to 11.34.0%3.1 to 5.25.4%below11.5%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202286.6%82.5 to 90.483.7%in line76.5%higherinterval 75.9 to 77.186.4%82.3 to 90.283.4%in line76.0%higherinterval 75.4 to 76.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202376.0%73.2 to 79.075.4%in line77.0%similar55.6%51.8 to 59.655.6%in line57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202271.5%68.9 to 74.269.8%in line63.9%higherinterval 63.6 to 64.270.9%68.2 to 73.669.2%in line63.4%higherinterval 63.1 to 63.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202381.5%79.0 to 84.180.9%in line77.7%higherinterval 77.4 to 78.079.8%77.0 to 82.679.4%in line75.7%higherinterval 75.4 to 76.0
Health risk behaviors: Norfolk County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202316.8%14.6 to 19.317.0%in line15.2%similar18.3%16.0 to 21.018.3%in line16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 20239.2%7.0 to 11.511.3%in line11.4%similar9.3%7.1 to 11.711.6%in line11.6%similar
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202317.1%14.1 to 20.321.7%below24.5%lowerinterval 24.2 to 24.816.4%13.5 to 19.621.1%below23.7%lowerinterval 23.4 to 24.0
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202232.9%29.2 to 37.133.6%in line36.0%similar33.7%29.9 to 37.934.5%in line36.8%similar
Disability: Norfolk County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202324.0%20.5 to 27.527.3%in line30.0%lowerinterval 29.7 to 30.322.6%19.3 to 26.126.0%in line28.3%lowerinterval 28.0 to 28.7
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202312.0%10.0 to 14.113.7%in line13.7%similar12.5%10.4 to 14.714.1%in line14.1%similar
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20235.5%4.8 to 6.46.0%in line6.7%lowerinterval 6.6 to 6.94.7%4.1 to 5.45.2%in line5.8%lowerinterval 5.7 to 6.0
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20235.9%4.9 to 7.17.2%below7.9%lowerinterval 7.7 to 8.15.8%4.8 to 6.97.1%below7.6%lowerinterval 7.4 to 7.8
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 20239.9%8.2 to 11.911.6%in line13.5%lowerinterval 13.3 to 13.78.5%7.0 to 10.110.2%below11.7%lowerinterval 11.5 to 11.9
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20232.5%2.1 to 3.03.1%below3.8%lowerinterval 3.6 to 3.92.3%1.9 to 2.72.9%below3.4%lowerinterval 3.3 to 3.6
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20233.3%2.8 to 3.84.1%below5.5%lowerinterval 5.4 to 5.73.1%2.6 to 3.63.9%below5.2%lowerinterval 5.1 to 5.4
Health status: Norfolk County, MA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalMA figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202313.3%11.0 to 15.816.3%below19.2%lowerinterval 18.9 to 19.512.6%10.4 to 14.915.6%below18.3%lowerinterval 18.0 to 18.6
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202314.6%12.7 to 16.616.2%in line15.6%similar15.5%13.4 to 17.717.0%in line16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202310.8%9.2 to 12.512.3%in line12.8%lowerinterval 12.6 to 13.010.1%8.7 to 11.711.6%in line12.1%lowerinterval 11.8 to 12.3

ZIP Codes in Norfolk County

ZIP Codes in Norfolk County, MA, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Norfolk County
ZIP Code 0201916,94525.5%21.7 to 29.7similar
ZIP Code 0202124,37023.1%19.5 to 27.0similar
ZIP Code 020258,38122.6%19.0 to 26.5similar
ZIP Code 0202625,36424.3%20.5 to 28.3similar
ZIP Code 020305,92320.9%17.4 to 24.6similar
ZIP Code 020324,85322.6%19.0 to 26.7similar
ZIP Code 0203518,61825.2%21.3 to 29.4similar
ZIP Code 0203833,26124.0%20.3 to 28.1similar
ZIP Code 0205212,79922.7%19.1 to 26.5similar
ZIP Code 0205313,11523.9%20.2 to 27.9similar
ZIP Code 020548,46024.4%20.6 to 28.4similar
ZIP Code 0205611,66224.1%20.4 to 28.3similar
ZIP Code 0206231,61125.1%21.5 to 29.2similar
ZIP Code 0206718,55321.1%17.7 to 24.8similar
ZIP Code 0207196823.5%19.6 to 27.7similar
ZIP Code 0207229,28127.7%23.6 to 32.0similar
ZIP Code 0208120,58423.4%20.0 to 27.4similar
ZIP Code 0209016,26622.0%18.6 to 25.7similar
ZIP Code 0209312,17824.4%20.7 to 28.4similar
ZIP Code 0216962,14024.0%20.4 to 28.0similar
ZIP Code 0217019,95020.9%17.6 to 24.3similar
ZIP Code 0217119,53921.2%17.9 to 24.8similar
ZIP Code 0218439,14323.5%19.9 to 27.3similar
ZIP Code 0218628,63723.5%19.9 to 27.5similar
ZIP Code 0218815,13325.6%21.8 to 29.9similar
ZIP Code 0218915,12326.4%22.5 to 30.6similar
ZIP Code 0219018,91025.1%21.3 to 29.1similar
ZIP Code 021918,27124.5%20.8 to 28.7similar
ZIP Code 023224,77727.6%23.5 to 31.9similar
ZIP Code 0234311,36426.9%22.9 to 31.1similar
ZIP Code 0236835,02528.6%24.6 to 32.9similar
ZIP Code 0244522,49920.8%17.5 to 24.2similar
ZIP Code 0244631,95720.3%17.1 to 23.9similar
ZIP Code 024571,56011.9%9.4 to 14.5lower
ZIP Code 0246722,62619.2%17.0 to 21.7similar
ZIP Code 0248117,28019.6%16.4 to 23.1similar
ZIP Code 0248210,71021.4%18.1 to 25.0similar
ZIP Code 0249221,35921.3%17.9 to 24.9similar
ZIP Code 0249410,73221.4%18.0 to 25.1similar
ZIP Code 027629,94526.1%22.1 to 30.4similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Norfolk County. 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 Norfolk County as a CSV file, with all measures.

Cities and places in Norfolk County

Places in Norfolk County, MA, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Norfolk County
Bellingham4,78225.3%21.4 to 29.6similar
Braintree Town39,14323.5%19.9 to 27.3similar
Dedham25,36424.3%20.5 to 28.3similar
Dover2,45221.3%17.7 to 25.1similar
Foxborough6,22724.8%20.9 to 28.9similar
Franklin Town33,26124.0%20.3 to 28.1similar
Holbrook11,40526.9%22.9 to 31.1similar
Medfield6,93922.8%19.0 to 26.5similar
Millis-Clicquot4,49924.1%20.3 to 28.3similar
Milton28,63023.5%19.9 to 27.5similar
Needham32,09121.3%18.0 to 25.0similar
Norwood31,61125.1%21.5 to 29.2similar
Quincy101,63622.9%19.4 to 26.6similar
Randolph Town34,98428.5%24.6 to 32.9similar
Sharon6,18422.0%18.5 to 25.7similar
Walpole6,11923.2%19.7 to 27.1similar
Wellesley29,55019.7%16.6 to 23.1similar
Weymouth Town57,43725.5%21.6 to 29.6similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Norfolk County. 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.

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 Norfolk County, MA, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Norfolk County, MA: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD4.6%3.8 to 5.55.2%4.1 to 6.45.5%4.9 to 6.14.9%3.9 to 6.0
Coronary Heart Disease5.1%4.6 to 5.75.0%4.3 to 5.86.0%5.4 to 6.75.2%4.5 to 6.0
Current Asthma9.8%9.4 to 10.310.1%8.9 to 11.411.3%10.1 to 12.710.7%9.6 to 12.1
Depression16.7%15.8 to 17.719.2%16.5 to 22.121.2%18.8 to 23.921.9%19.4 to 24.8
Diabetes8.1%7.5 to 8.88.4%7.1 to 9.69.1%7.9 to 10.49.0%7.7 to 10.5
High Blood Pressure26.8%25.6 to 27.927.3%24.3 to 30.427.7%24.9 to 30.529.8%27.0 to 32.8
Obesity23.5%22.3 to 24.624.8%20.8 to 29.227.1%23.4 to 31.323.5%19.9 to 27.8
Health Insurance5.5%4.5 to 6.63.6%2.7 to 4.72.9%2.5 to 3.43.8%3.0 to 4.9
Binge Drinking15.7%15.2 to 16.217.4%14.9 to 20.119.1%16.7 to 22.016.8%14.6 to 19.3
Current Cigarette Smoking10.0%8.1 to 12.310.6%8.1 to 13.410.3%9.1 to 11.79.2%7.0 to 11.5
Physical Inactivity17.2%15.3 to 19.318.8%15.5 to 22.419.0%16.6 to 21.717.1%14.1 to 20.3
General Health9.1%7.8 to 10.711.2%9.2 to 13.412.9%11.6 to 14.413.3%11.0 to 15.8

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Norfolk County, MA: 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/ma/norfolk-county/

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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 . 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. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Norfolk County, MA

How does the obesity estimate of Norfolk County, MA compare with Massachusetts?

The Massachusetts figure is 27.7% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Massachusetts figure is inside the interval of Norfolk County, MA. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Norfolk County, MA 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 Norfolk County, MA is lower.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Norfolk County, MA?

CDC estimates that 9.0% of the adults of Norfolk County, MA have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 7.7% to 10.5%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Norfolk County, MA above or below the Massachusetts figure?

Norfolk County, MA and the Massachusetts figure both have a value for 40 measures.

The estimate for Norfolk County, MA is above the Massachusetts figure for 0 measures.

It is below the Massachusetts figure for 12 measures.

It is in line with the Massachusetts figure for 28 measures.