Health · Fults

Fults, IL health

Fults differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (5.8% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.4% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 62244 (all of Fults)
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How Fults compares with Illinois

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 Fults adults…

35 of every 100 Fults adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.7–39.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fults, betterFults, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 20% Fults
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Fults
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Fults
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Fults
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
66%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
89%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
68%
Colon screening
IL 60%
73%
Mammogram
IL 74%
78%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 17
working-age adults has no health insurance
Fults 5.8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Fults adults are doing

1 in 3Fults adults feel lonely
31.7% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Fults adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Fults adults lack social or emotional support
23% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Fults adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · Illinois 15.6% · 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 11
Fults adults worry about having enough food
9.4% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 12
Fults adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 19
Fults adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.2% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 18
Fults adults lack reliable transportation
5.5% · IL 8% · better

8.3% of Fults adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

27%

of Fults adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs12.2%
Thinking or memory12.1%
Hearing6.8%
Errands alone6.9%
Vision3.6%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Fults

No hospital or community health center in Fults itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMercy Hospital JeffersonCrystal City · 9.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRed Bud Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 12.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCompass HealthFestus · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.9 mi
Mercy Hospital Jefferson
Crystal City · ★★★★★
ER
10.5 mi
Compass Health
6 sites · nearest in Festus
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.1 mi
Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation
2 sites · nearest in Red Bud
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12.2 mi
Red Bud Regional Hospital
Red Bud · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
19.4 mi
Ste Genevieve County Memorial Hospital
Sainte Genevieve · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
22.7 mi
Parkland Health Center - Bonne Terre
Bonne Terre · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careFults is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careFults is not a shortage area
! Mental healthFults's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Metro East · need score 16 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Fults. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Fults
MeasureFultsMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.2%30.7–39.7%33%about the same
High cholesterol38.5%33.6–43.3%35.4%about the same
Obesity36.8%28.2–45.6%34%about the same
Arthritis28.3%24.5–31.9%24.2%worse
Depression22%18.3–25.7%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.3%6.5–10.4%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.4%9.1–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.6–10.7%7.6%worse
Diabetes10.9%9.2–12.6%11.7%about the same
COPD6.9%5.8–8.1%6.3%about the same
Heart disease6.4%5.6–7.3%5.9%about the same
Stroke3.2%2.8–3.6%3.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.1%10.6–15.5%12.1%about the same
Binge drink18.8%15.4–22.5%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise20%15.8–24.4%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.2%28–42.8%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.2%75.4–82.7%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit66.1%62.2–69.8%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check89%87.2–90.6%87.4%about the same
Colon screening68%62.9–72.8%60.2%better
Mammogram73%64.2–80.7%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds77.5%73.9–80.7%75.7%about the same
No health insurance5.8%4.6–7.3%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.7%26.4–37.3%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support23%19.2–27.5%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.1%13.9–18.2%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health16.2%13.5–19%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.7%11–14.5%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.4%7.7–11.7%15.9%better
Housing insecurity8.3%6.9–10.1%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat5.2%4.3–6.2%7.8%better
No reliable transportation5.5%4.7–6.5%8%better
Receive SNAP8.3%6.6–10.4%13.8%
Disability
Any disability27%22.7–31.4%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs12.2%10.2–14.4%12.8%
Thinking or memory12.1%10.2–13.8%12.6%
Hearing6.8%5.9–7.7%6.2%
Vision3.6%3.2–4.2%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.7–3.5%3.5%
Errands alone6.9%5.9–7.8%7.6%
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 Fults door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Fults better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fults by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fults by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois 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.

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