Health by ZIP

Columbia County, WA health estimates

Washington. 4,053 residents, 3,325 adults (the Census population estimates that PLACES uses). 2 ZIP Codes and 2 places with estimates.

Compare with another placeZIP Codes of the county (CSV)

Columbia County in Washington. 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 32.4% of the adults of Columbia County, WA have obesity.

The 95% confidence interval is 26.3% to 38.9%.

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: Columbia County, WA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 50%Estimate95% intervalWA figure (site aggregate)United States
All teeth lost among adults aged ≥65 yearsBRFSS 202211.3%9.2 to 13.89.0%above12.2%similar11.9%9.7 to 14.49.2%above12.6%similar
Arthritis among adultsBRFSS 202332.6%29.1 to 36.124.4%above25.4%higherinterval 25.1 to 25.623.5%20.7 to 26.422.0%in line21.9%similar
Cancer (non-skin) or melanoma among adultsBRFSS 202311.5%10.3 to 12.77.9%above7.9%higherinterval 7.8 to 8.17.4%6.7 to 8.37.0%in line6.6%similar
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adultsBRFSS 20237.6%6.1 to 9.25.1%above6.2%similar5.5%4.5 to 6.54.6%in line5.3%similar
Coronary heart disease among adultsBRFSS 20238.1%6.9 to 9.35.4%above6.4%higherinterval 6.2 to 6.55.2%4.5 to 5.94.7%in line5.3%similar
Current asthma among adultsBRFSS 202311.3%10.0 to 12.710.7%in line9.8%similar11.7%10.3 to 13.010.7%in line9.8%higherinterval 9.6 to 10.0
Depression among adultsBRFSS 202325.5%22.0 to 29.225.1%in line20.2%higherinterval 19.9 to 20.527.9%24.2 to 31.825.5%in line20.7%higherinterval 20.4 to 21.0
Diagnosed diabetes among adultsBRFSS 202312.2%10.4 to 14.19.5%above12.0%similar8.7%7.3 to 10.08.6%in line10.3%lowerinterval 10.1 to 10.5
High blood pressure among adultsBRFSS 202336.8%32.8 to 40.830.5%above34.4%similar27.8%24.4 to 31.328.2%in line30.7%similar
High cholesterol among adults who have ever been screenedBRFSS 202339.2%35.1 to 43.234.9%above37.4%similar30.0%26.3 to 33.731.2%in line32.2%similar
Obesity among adultsBRFSS 202332.4%26.3 to 38.930.6%in line32.8%similar32.7%26.4 to 39.430.6%in line32.9%similar
Stroke among adultsBRFSS 20234.2%3.6 to 4.92.9%above3.4%higherinterval 3.3 to 3.52.8%2.5 to 3.22.6%in line2.9%similar
Prevention: Columbia County, WA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 90%Estimate95% intervalWA figure (site aggregate)United States
Cholesterol screening among adultsBRFSS 202386.1%84.0 to 88.184.0%in line87.5%similar80.9%78.0 to 83.682.8%in line85.6%lowerinterval 85.3 to 85.8
Colorectal cancer screening among adults aged 45–75 yearsBRFSS 202271.3%66.6 to 75.366.2%above66.3%similar60.8%56.0 to 65.161.4%in line54.1%higherinterval 53.7 to 54.6
Current lack of health insurance among adults aged 18-64 yearsBRFSS 20238.1%6.3 to 10.18.4%in line11.0%lowerinterval 10.7 to 11.38.7%6.8 to 10.88.6%in line11.5%lowerinterval 11.2 to 11.9
Mammography use among women aged 50-74 yearsBRFSS 202265.8%57.2 to 73.574.2%below76.5%lowerinterval 75.9 to 77.164.4%55.6 to 72.273.7%below76.0%lowerinterval 75.4 to 76.7
Taking medicine to control high blood pressure among adults with high blood pressureBRFSS 202377.5%74.3 to 80.470.7%above77.0%similar51.4%47.1 to 55.751.4%in line57.5%lowerinterval 56.8 to 58.2
Visited dentist or dental clinic in the past year among adultsBRFSS 202266.1%62.6 to 69.467.0%in line63.9%similar64.0%60.4 to 67.466.7%in line63.4%similar
Visits to doctor for routine checkup within the past year among adultsBRFSS 202374.1%70.2 to 77.670.7%in line77.7%similar67.9%63.4 to 72.069.2%in line75.7%lowerinterval 75.4 to 76.0
Health risk behaviors: Columbia County, WA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalWA figure (site aggregate)United States
Binge drinking among adultsBRFSS 202314.5%12.1 to 17.216.6%in line15.2%similar18.5%15.4 to 21.817.6%in line16.6%similar
Current cigarette smoking among adultsBRFSS 202311.9%9.4 to 14.510.1%in line11.4%similar12.6%9.9 to 15.310.2%in line11.6%similar
No leisure-time physical activity among adultsBRFSS 202320.6%16.5 to 25.017.9%in line24.5%similar18.5%14.8 to 22.317.4%in line23.7%lowerinterval 23.4 to 24.0
Short sleep duration among adultsBRFSS 202228.4%23.2 to 33.731.8%in line36.0%lowerinterval 35.7 to 36.330.8%25.3 to 36.332.3%in line36.8%lowerinterval 36.5 to 37.2
Disability: Columbia County, WA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 40%Estimate95% intervalWA figure (site aggregate)United States
Any disability among adultsBRFSS 202332.8%27.9 to 37.727.1%above30.0%similar28.9%24.4 to 33.226.2%in line28.3%similar
Cognitive disability among adultsBRFSS 202314.0%11.7 to 16.213.5%in line13.7%similar15.6%13.1 to 18.113.9%in line14.1%similar
Hearing disability among adultsBRFSS 20239.4%8.2 to 10.76.4%above6.7%higherinterval 6.6 to 6.96.5%5.7 to 7.35.8%in line5.8%similar
Independent living disability among adultsBRFSS 20238.3%6.8 to 9.86.8%in line7.9%similar7.9%6.6 to 9.26.8%in line7.6%similar
Mobility disability among adultsBRFSS 202315.7%12.9 to 18.610.9%above13.5%similar11.3%9.3 to 13.29.9%in line11.7%similar
Self-care disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.0%3.3 to 4.83.1%above3.8%similar3.3%2.8 to 3.82.9%in line3.4%similar
Vision disability among adultsBRFSS 20234.9%4.1 to 5.84.1%in line5.5%similar4.2%3.6 to 4.94.0%in line5.2%lowerinterval 5.1 to 5.4
Health status: Columbia County, WA
MeasureEstimate and interval on a scale of 0 to 30%Estimate95% intervalWA figure (site aggregate)United States
Fair or poor self-rated health status among adultsBRFSS 202319.2%15.9 to 22.816.3%in line19.2%similar17.1%14.2 to 20.115.8%in line18.3%similar
Frequent mental distress among adultsBRFSS 202315.8%13.8 to 17.916.4%in line15.6%similar18.6%16.2 to 21.117.0%in line16.3%similar
Frequent physical distress among adultsBRFSS 202315.1%12.9 to 17.412.4%above12.8%similar13.2%11.3 to 15.211.9%in line12.1%similar

ZIP Codes in Columbia County

ZIP Codes in Columbia County, WA, in ZIP Code order
ZIP CodeResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Columbia County
ZIP Code 993283,62032.4%26.2 to 39.6similar
ZIP Code 9935915531.2%25.0 to 38.1similar

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

Cities and places in Columbia County

Places in Columbia County, WA, in name order
PlaceResidentsEstimate95% confidence intervalAgainst Columbia County
Dayton2,44832.2%26.0 to 39.3similar
Starbuck11931.4%25.2 to 38.5similar

The dashed line in each drawing is Columbia 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 Columbia County, WA, for 12 of the 40 measures.

Columbia County, WA: crude prevalence and 95% confidence interval in each PLACES release
Measure2022 release2023 release2024 release2025 release
COPD8.1%6.9 to 9.67.9%6.4 to 9.78.6%7.8 to 9.57.6%6.1 to 9.2
Coronary Heart Disease8.9%7.9 to 9.97.7%6.7 to 9.08.8%8.0 to 9.88.1%6.9 to 9.3
Current Asthma10.7%10.2 to 11.310.9%9.6 to 12.411.9%10.5 to 13.411.3%10.0 to 12.7
Depression23.8%22.5 to 25.124.3%20.6 to 28.425.5%21.9 to 29.225.5%22.0 to 29.2
Diabetes11.6%10.6 to 12.612.0%10.2 to 14.111.9%10.3 to 13.612.2%10.4 to 14.1
High Blood Pressure35.2%33.7 to 36.637.0%33.0 to 41.337.6%33.7 to 41.736.8%32.8 to 40.8
Obesity33.2%31.7 to 34.732.6%26.5 to 39.037.6%31.2 to 44.032.4%26.3 to 38.9
Health Insurance11.0%9.1 to 13.27.7%6.1 to 9.95.2%4.6 to 5.88.1%6.3 to 10.1
Binge Drinking13.6%13.1 to 14.213.2%10.8 to 16.015.0%12.2 to 18.014.5%12.1 to 17.2
Current Cigarette Smoking14.3%11.8 to 16.613.2%10.4 to 16.512.6%11.0 to 14.411.9%9.4 to 14.5
Physical Inactivity20.4%17.9 to 23.120.8%16.7 to 25.421.8%18.4 to 25.420.6%16.5 to 25.0
General Health15.5%13.1 to 18.017.2%14.4 to 20.819.6%17.6 to 21.819.2%15.9 to 22.8

Official sources

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Cite this page

Health by ZIP. Columbia County, WA: 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/wa/columbia-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 Columbia County, WA

How does the obesity estimate of Columbia County, WA compare with Washington?

The Washington figure is 30.6% (site aggregate).

It has no confidence interval.

The Washington figure is inside the interval of Columbia County, WA. The estimate is in line with it.

How does the obesity estimate of Columbia County, WA compare with the nation?

The US estimate is 32.8%.

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

The two intervals overlap. The estimate for Columbia County, WA is similar.

What does CDC estimate for diagnosed diabetes in Columbia County, WA?

CDC estimates that 12.2% of the adults of Columbia County, WA have diagnosed diabetes.

The 95% confidence interval is 10.4% to 14.1%.

PLACES 2025, BRFSS 2023.

For how many measures is Columbia County, WA above or below the Washington figure?

Columbia County, WA and the Washington figure both have a value for 39 measures.

The estimate for Columbia County, WA is above the Washington figure for 16 measures.

It is below the Washington figure for 1 measure.

It is in line with the Washington figure for 22 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.