Hidalgo County, TX health estimates

Name: ZIP Codes of Hidalgo County, TX: CDC PLACES estimates
Creator: Health by ZIP
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Texas. 898,471 residents, 624,451 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 28 ZIP Codes and 56 places with estimates.

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

Hidalgo County in Texas. 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 44.2% of the adults of Hidalgo County, TX have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 39.5% to 49.3%.

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
Texas 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: Hidalgo County, TX
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	TX figure (site aggregate)	United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 2022	16.5%	13.8 to 19.5	12.5%above	12.2%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.6	16.6%	13.9 to 19.7	12.8%above	12.6%higherinterval 12.2 to 13.0
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 2023	20.2%	18.1 to 22.7	21.6%in line	25.4%lowerinterval 25.1 to 25.6	20.7%	18.5 to 23.1	20.8%in line	21.9%similar
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 2023	4.4%	4.0 to 4.9	6.1%below	7.9%lowerinterval 7.8 to 8.1	4.5%	4.0 to 5.0	5.8%below	6.6%lowerinterval 6.4 to 6.7
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 2023	5.9%	4.9 to 7.0	5.7%in line	6.2%similar	6.0%	5.0 to 7.0	5.4%in line	5.3%similar
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 2023	6.5%	5.7 to 7.5	5.6%above	6.4%similar	6.6%	5.8 to 7.6	5.4%above	5.3%higherinterval 5.2 to 5.4
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 2023	8.7%	7.7 to 9.9	9.5%in line	9.8%similar	8.7%	7.7 to 9.9	9.5%in line	9.8%similar
Depression among adultsBRFSS 2023	20.2%	17.6 to 23.3	21.2%in line	20.2%similar	20.0%	17.5 to 23.0	21.2%in line	20.7%similar
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 2023	17.4%	15.3 to 19.6	12.7%above	12.0%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.2	17.7%	15.6 to 20.1	12.3%above	10.3%higherinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 2023	33.4%	30.4 to 36.6	33.1%in line	34.4%similar	34.1%	31.1 to 37.3	32.3%in line	30.7%higherinterval 30.4 to 31.0
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 2023	35.3%	32.1 to 38.7	35.1%in line	37.4%similar	33.7%	30.5 to 37.0	32.7%in line	32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 2023	44.2%	39.5 to 49.3	35.6%above	32.8%higherinterval 32.4 to 33.1	45.0%	40.2 to 50.2	35.7%above	32.9%higherinterval 32.5 to 33.2
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 2023	3.6%	3.2 to 4.1	3.2%in line	3.4%similar	3.7%	3.3 to 4.2	3.1%above	2.9%higherinterval 2.8 to 3.0

Prevention: Hidalgo County, TX
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	TX figure (site aggregate)	United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 2023	80.2%	76.5 to 83.3	84.6%below	87.5%lowerinterval 87.3 to 87.8	81.0%	77.7 to 84.0	84.4%below	85.6%lowerinterval 85.3 to 85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 2022	54.1%	49.7 to 58.4	57.9%in line	66.3%lowerinterval 65.9 to 66.8	52.5%	48.1 to 56.8	54.8%in line	54.1%similar
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 2023	37.4%	29.7 to 45.3	19.1%above	11.0%higherinterval 10.7 to 11.3	37.5%	29.9 to 45.6	19.3%above	11.5%higherinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 2022	69.8%	62.7 to 76.2	74.1%in line	76.5%similar	69.8%	62.6 to 76.1	73.8%in line	76.0%similar
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 2023	73.8%	70.8 to 76.5	74.1%in line	77.0%similar	59.3%	55.2 to 63.3	58.4%in line	57.5%similar
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 2022	39.2%	36.2 to 42.3	54.6%below	63.9%lowerinterval 63.6 to 64.2	39.4%	36.4 to 42.5	54.3%below	63.4%lowerinterval 63.1 to 63.7
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 2023	71.6%	67.7 to 75.1	73.8%in line	77.7%lowerinterval 77.4 to 78.0	71.9%	68.1 to 75.3	73.3%in line	75.7%lowerinterval 75.4 to 76.0

Health risk behaviors: Hidalgo County, TX
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	TX figure (site aggregate)	United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 2023	16.7%	14.1 to 19.4	17.0%in line	15.2%similar	16.5%	14.0 to 19.2	17.3%in line	16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 2023	13.3%	10.7 to 16.2	12.5%in line	11.4%similar	13.8%	11.1 to 16.8	12.6%in line	11.6%similar
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 2023	37.5%	32.3 to 43.2	27.8%above	24.5%higherinterval 24.2 to 24.8	38.0%	32.6 to 43.6	27.8%above	23.7%higherinterval 23.4 to 24.0
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 2022	40.4%	36.0 to 44.8	38.2%in line	36.0%similar	40.7%	36.3 to 45.1	38.5%in line	36.8%similar

Disability: Hidalgo County, TX
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	TX figure (site aggregate)	United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	39.4%	34.4 to 44.8	30.9%above	30.0%higherinterval 29.7 to 30.3	39.3%	34.3 to 44.5	30.6%above	28.3%higherinterval 28.0 to 28.7
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	19.7%	16.5 to 23.1	15.1%above	13.7%higherinterval 13.4 to 13.9	19.4%	16.3 to 22.7	15.2%above	14.1%higherinterval 13.8 to 14.3
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	7.9%	6.9 to 9.0	6.3%above	6.7%similar	8.0%	7.0 to 9.2	6.2%above	5.8%higherinterval 5.7 to 6.0
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	11.5%	9.5 to 13.6	8.2%above	7.9%higherinterval 7.7 to 8.1	11.5%	9.6 to 13.5	8.2%above	7.6%higherinterval 7.4 to 7.8
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	19.3%	16.5 to 22.3	14.0%above	13.5%higherinterval 13.3 to 13.7	19.7%	16.8 to 22.7	13.6%above	11.7%higherinterval 11.5 to 11.9
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	6.5%	5.5 to 7.6	4.0%above	3.8%higherinterval 3.6 to 3.9	6.7%	5.6 to 7.8	4.0%above	3.4%higherinterval 3.3 to 3.6
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 2023	11.3%	9.5 to 13.1	6.1%above	5.5%higherinterval 5.4 to 5.7	11.3%	9.6 to 13.2	6.1%above	5.2%higherinterval 5.1 to 5.4

Health status: Hidalgo County, TX
Measure	Estimate	95% interval	TX figure (site aggregate)	United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 2023	33.7%	28.9 to 38.9	21.8%above	19.2%higherinterval 18.9 to 19.5	34.1%	29.2 to 39.3	21.6%above	18.3%higherinterval 18.0 to 18.6
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 2023	18.2%	15.8 to 20.8	16.9%in line	15.6%similar	18.0%	15.7 to 20.5	17.1%in line	16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 2023	16.6%	14.3 to 19.1	13.2%above	12.8%higherinterval 12.6 to 13.0	16.8%	14.4 to 19.4	13.0%above	12.1%higherinterval 11.8 to 12.3

Health-related social needs: Hidalgo County, TX
Measure	Estimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%	Estimate	95% interval	TX figure (site aggregate)	United States
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release		38.5%	36.0 to 41.1	19.2%above	13.9%higherinterval 13.6 to 14.3	37.5%	35.0 to 40.1	19.3%above	14.5%higherinterval 14.2 to 14.9
Housing insecurity in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release		28.8%	26.3 to 31.3	16.4%above	11.8%higherinterval 11.6 to 12.1	28.4%	26.0 to 30.9	16.7%above	12.9%higherinterval 12.6 to 13.2
Lack of reliable transportation in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release		19.1%	17.5 to 20.7	10.4%above	8.2%higherinterval 7.9 to 8.4	18.3%	16.8 to 19.9	10.5%above	8.7%higherinterval 8.4 to 9.0
Lack of social and emotional support among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release		34.1%	30.7 to 37.5	28.4%above	25.1%higherinterval 24.7 to 25.4	33.3%	29.9 to 36.7	28.4%above	25.7%higherinterval 25.3 to 26.1
Loneliness among adults	CDC does not publish this estimate for the area.
Received food stamps in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release		32.3%	29.8 to 34.8	14.5%above	11.8%higherinterval 11.5 to 12.0	32.0%	29.6 to 34.5	14.7%above	12.4%higherinterval 12.1 to 12.7
Utility services shut-off threat in the past 12 months among adultsBRFSS 2022, from the 2024 release		18.0%	16.1 to 20.0	10.7%above	7.5%higherinterval 7.3 to 7.7	18.1%	16.3 to 20.1	11.0%above	8.2%higherinterval 7.9 to 8.4

ZIP Codes in Hidalgo County

Measure in the table

ZIP Codes in Hidalgo County, TX, in ZIP Code order
ZIP Code	Residents	Estimate	95% confidence interval	Against Hidalgo County
ZIP Code 78501	60,817	43.3%	38.9 to 47.7	similar
ZIP Code 78503	23,604	43.3%	39.0 to 47.8	similar
ZIP Code 78504	56,830	39.6%	35.2 to 43.9	similar
ZIP Code 78516	34,506	44.4%	39.8 to 48.9	similar
ZIP Code 78537	51,962	48.5%	43.9 to 53.0	similar
ZIP Code 78538	12,278	46.8%	42.2 to 51.5	similar
ZIP Code 78539	37,686	40.5%	36.1 to 44.9	similar
ZIP Code 78541	48,513	43.8%	39.4 to 48.3	similar
ZIP Code 78542	84,678	46.2%	41.8 to 50.8	similar
ZIP Code 78543	7,535	43.8%	39.4 to 48.3	similar
ZIP Code 78549	872	47.8%	43.2 to 52.4	similar
ZIP Code 78557	13,986	43.8%	39.5 to 48.4	similar
ZIP Code 78558	388	48.7%	44.1 to 53.2	similar
ZIP Code 78560	4,815	43.7%	39.1 to 48.3	similar
ZIP Code 78562	3,081	45.5%	41.0 to 50.2	similar
ZIP Code 78563	201	38.8%	34.5 to 43.2	similar
ZIP Code 78565	319	47.2%	42.7 to 51.9	similar
ZIP Code 78570	32,950	47.2%	42.8 to 51.8	similar
ZIP Code 78572	78,280	42.5%	38.1 to 47.0	similar
ZIP Code 78573	42,229	44.5%	40.2 to 49.1	similar
ZIP Code 78574	63,627	45.5%	41.0 to 49.9	similar
ZIP Code 78576	13,901	47.0%	42.5 to 51.6	similar
ZIP Code 78577	79,937	44.8%	40.3 to 49.3	similar
ZIP Code 78579	2,637	47.0%	42.4 to 51.6	similar
ZIP Code 78589	38,987	45.2%	40.7 to 49.8	similar
ZIP Code 78595	6,304	47.4%	42.8 to 51.8	similar
ZIP Code 78596	37,329	43.0%	38.6 to 47.3	similar
ZIP Code 78599	32,500	46.1%	41.6 to 50.6	similar

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

Cities and places in Hidalgo County

Measure in the table

Places in Hidalgo County, TX, in name order
Place	Residents	Estimate	95% confidence interval	Against Hidalgo County
Abram	1,108	46.3%	41.8 to 50.8	similar
Alamo	19,493	44.3%	39.8 to 48.8	similar
Alton	18,198	45.8%	41.2 to 50.4	similar
César Chávez	1,608	45.3%	40.7 to 49.9	similar
Citrus City	3,291	49.8%	45.2 to 54.5	similar
Doffing	5,618	49.9%	45.2 to 54.5	similar
Donna	16,797	48.3%	43.8 to 52.9	similar
Doolittle	4,061	48.8%	44.2 to 53.4	similar
Edcouch	2,732	46.3%	41.7 to 50.9	similar
Edinburg	100,243	42.5%	38.1 to 46.9	similar
Elsa	5,668	43.1%	38.7 to 47.6	similar
Granjeno	283	44.2%	39.6 to 49.0	similar
Hargill	800	47.7%	43.1 to 52.2	similar
Havana	361	45.4%	40.8 to 50.0	similar
Heidelberg	1,507	49.3%	44.7 to 54.0	similar
Hidalgo	13,964	43.8%	39.5 to 48.4	similar
Indian Hills	2,694	50.9%	46.4 to 55.6	similar
La Blanca	2,078	46.4%	41.9 to 50.9	similar
La Coma Heights	116	52.0%	47.3 to 56.8	similar
La Homa	11,267	47.0%	42.4 to 51.5	similar
La Joya	4,457	43.6%	39.0 to 48.2	similar
La Villa	2,804	45.5%	41.0 to 50.1	similar
Laguna Seca	232	46.5%	41.9 to 51.2	similar
Linn	733	41.3%	36.8 to 45.8	similar
Llano Grande	2,952	42.3%	37.9 to 46.9	similar
Lopezville	2,367	45.7%	41.2 to 50.2	similar
Los Ebanos	239	46.8%	42.4 to 51.7	similar
McAllen	142,210	41.8%	37.5 to 46.3	similar
Mercedes	16,258	44.9%	40.5 to 49.3	similar
Midway North	4,232	42.6%	38.1 to 47.1	similar
Midway South	2,307	48.9%	44.3 to 53.4	similar
Mila Doce	6,162	50.0%	45.4 to 54.6	similar
Mission	85,778	41.5%	37.2 to 46.0	similar
Monte Alto	1,930	46.2%	41.4 to 50.8	similar
Muniz	1,593	52.2%	47.6 to 56.8	similar
Murillo	9,158	44.7%	40.3 to 49.2	similar
North Alamo	3,722	44.0%	39.5 to 48.5	similar
Olivarez	4,248	48.3%	43.7 to 53.0	similar
Palmhurst	2,601	41.9%	37.6 to 46.3	similar
Palmview	15,830	45.4%	40.8 to 49.9	similar
Palmview South	2,008	46.1%	41.6 to 50.6	similar
Penitas	6,460	47.2%	42.7 to 51.7	similar
Perezville	2,685	40.0%	35.7 to 44.4	similar
Pharr	79,715	44.8%	40.3 to 49.3	similar
Progreso	4,807	48.3%	43.6 to 52.8	similar
Progreso Lakes	257	43.5%	39.0 to 48.1	similar
Relampago	129	52.4%	47.6 to 57.0	similar
Salida del Sol Estates	6,496	46.7%	41.9 to 51.3	similar
San Carlos	3,087	47.8%	43.0 to 52.2	similar
San Juan	35,294	45.1%	40.6 to 49.7	similar
Scissors	3,758	47.0%	42.4 to 51.6	similar
South Alamo	3,414	46.2%	41.6 to 50.8	similar
Sullivan City	3,908	46.3%	41.7 to 50.7	similar
Villa Verde	711	38.6%	34.0 to 43.1	similar
Weslaco	40,160	43.1%	38.8 to 47.5	similar
West Sharyland	2,004	45.0%	40.5 to 49.6	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 Hidalgo County, TX, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Hidalgo County, TX: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure	2022 release	2023 release	2024 release	2025 release
COPD	6.3%5.5 to 7.2	6.8%5.6 to 8.1	7.2%6.5 to 7.9	5.9%4.9 to 7.0
Coronary Heart Disease	7.0%6.4 to 7.6	6.6%5.7 to 7.6	7.7%7.0 to 8.4	6.5%5.7 to 7.5
Current Asthma	8.8%8.2 to 9.5	9.6%8.3 to 10.9	9.8%8.7 to 11.0	8.7%7.7 to 9.9
Depression	20.1%18.6 to 21.6	19.2%16.2 to 22.3	22.7%19.9 to 25.7	20.2%17.6 to 23.3
Diabetes	18.3%17.1 to 19.4	17.5%15.4 to 19.8	18.5%16.7 to 20.5	17.4%15.3 to 19.6
High Blood Pressure	33.5%32.1 to 34.9	32.4%29.3 to 35.7	32.9%29.9 to 35.8	33.4%30.4 to 36.6
Obesity	42.0%40.4 to 43.5	43.8%39.1 to 48.7	46.8%41.9 to 51.6	44.2%39.5 to 49.3
Health Insurance	49.9%42.7 to 56.7	43.6%35.4 to 52.0	40.1%38.2 to 42.4	37.4%29.7 to 45.3
Binge Drinking	17.6%16.8 to 18.4	16.6%14.0 to 19.3	16.1%13.6 to 19.0	16.7%14.1 to 19.4
Current Cigarette Smoking	16.4%13.6 to 19.3	15.1%11.8 to 18.5	16.5%14.6 to 18.5	13.3%10.7 to 16.2
Physical Inactivity	32.9%29.2 to 36.7	33.4%28.4 to 38.4	39.0%35.2 to 42.7	37.5%32.3 to 43.2
General Health	27.8%24.1 to 31.3	30.3%25.6 to 35.2	36.9%34.3 to 39.6	33.7%28.9 to 38.9

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.
Texas Department of State Health ServicesThe health department of the state. Checked 2 Oct 2026.

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Hidalgo County, TX: 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/tx/hidalgo-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 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. The site corrects an error of its own processing at the next build. See corrections.

Questions about Hidalgo County, TX

How does the obesity estimate of Hidalgo County, TX compare with Texas?

The Texas figure is 35.6% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The whole interval of Hidalgo County, TX is above the Texas figure.

How does the obesity estimate of Hidalgo County, TX 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 Hidalgo County, TX is higher.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Hidalgo County, TX?

CDC estimates that 17.4% of the adults of Hidalgo County, TX have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 15.3% to 19.6%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Hidalgo County, TX above or below the Texas figure?

Hidalgo County, TX and the Texas figure both have a value for 39 measures.

The estimate for Hidalgo County, TX is above the Texas figure for 21 measures.

It is below the Texas figure for 3 measures.

It is in line with the Texas figure for 15 measures.

6 estimates on the page are from a release before PLACES 2025. The report card names the release.

1 measure has no estimate for this area in any release on this site.