Health · Donnellson

Donnellson, IA health

Donnellson differs from Iowa on 5 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.9% vs 8.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Donnellson

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 776 people are less certain, so we show Donnellson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Donnellson compares with Iowa

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Donnellson adults…

37 of every 100 Donnellson adults have high blood pressure

Iowa: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.5%

Bars show Donnellson; the black tick is Iowa. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Donnellson, betterDonnellson, worseToo close to callIowa

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Donnellson
IA 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Donnellson
IA 32.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.2% Donnellson
IA 20.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Donnellson
IA 14.5%

0%10%20%30%40%

Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Donnellson adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Iowa.

Yearly checkup

IA 78%

Dentist visit

IA 67%

Cholesterol check

IA 84%

Colon screening

IA 67%

Mammogram

IA 79%

Taking BP meds

IA 78%

1 in 17

working-age adults has no health insurance

Donnellson 6% · Iowa 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Donnellson adults are doing

1 in 3Donnellson adults feel lonely

29.6% · Iowa 32.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Donnellson adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.3% · Iowa 20.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Donnellson adults lack social or emotional support

22.2% · Iowa 23.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Donnellson adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · Iowa 16.4% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 10

Donnellson adults worry about having enough food

10.1% · IA 12% · about the same

1 in 13

Donnellson adults worry about keeping their housing

8% · IA 9.4% · about the same

1 in 18

Donnellson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

5.7% · IA 6.4% · about the same

1 in 17

Donnellson adults lack reliable transportation

6% · IA 6.8% · about the same

9% of Donnellson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10% across Iowa.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.3%

of Donnellson adults live with a disability (Iowa 28.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15%

Thinking or memory13.1%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone7.8%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

Black tick: Iowa. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Donnellson

Donnellson and the towns around it

Care nearby

Van Buren County HospitalKeosauqua · 21.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Henry County Health CenterMount Pleasant · 22 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southeast Iowa Regional Medical CenterWest Burlington · 23.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HospitalCarthage · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Kahoka DentalKahoka · 17.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Chc/Seia Keokuk ClinicKeokuk · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDonnellson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lee County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careDonnellson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lee County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthDonnellson's county is a federal shortage area.Southeast Counties · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Donnellson. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Donnellson

Measure	Donnellson	Margin	Iowa
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.5%	32.4–40.5%	33.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.4%	33.4–41.7%	35.3%	about the same
Obesity	35.5%	28.9–42.2%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	31.4%	28–35%	27%	worse
Depression	20.3%	17.2–23.6%	20.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.4–14.3%	11.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	8.7%	worse
Diabetes	11.7%	10–13.6%	11.2%	about the same
COPD	7.8%	6.5–9%	6.9%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.3–18%	14.5%	about the same
Binge drink	18.2%	15.3–21.6%	20.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	26%	21.6–30.8%	24.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.6%	27.8–39.6%	32.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.4–82%	77.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	69.1%	65.6–72.5%	66.8%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.1%	83.9–88.1%	84.1%	about the same
Colon screening	68%	63–72.5%	66.6%	about the same
Mammogram	77.9%	70.4–84.1%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.9–83.2%	77.8%	better
No health insurance	6%	4.7–7.5%	7.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.6%	24.9–34.5%	32.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.2%	18.8–25.9%	23.3%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.9–18.1%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18%	15.2–20.7%	17.8%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.8%	12–15.8%	12.7%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.1%	8–12.3%	12%	about the same
Housing insecurity	8%	6.5–9.6%	9.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	5.7%	4.7–6.7%	6.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	6%	5–6.9%	6.8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9%	7–11.2%	10%
Disability
Any disability	30.3%	26.1–34.8%	28.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	15%	12.6–17.4%	12.7%
Thinking or memory	13.1%	11.2–15%	13.5%
Hearing	9.1%	7.9–10.2%	7.4%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	4.3%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.1–4.1%	3.4%
Errands alone	7.8%	6.7–9%	7.4%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Donnellson door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Iowa figure falls inside it, we don't call Donnellson better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Donnellson directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Iowa figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.