Health · Kansas

Kansas, IL health

Kansas differs from Illinois on 7 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.4% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15% vs 10.3%).

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

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Kansas’s Health Grade: B−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Kansas is healthier than 47% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthC+Physical distressB-Mental distressB-ObesityC+DiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 47%

Less healthyHealthier

Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 38%

Towns with similar incomes, $52K–$87K (9,616)Healthier than 59%

About what its income would suggest. Kansas does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Kansas could be anywhere from D to A−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Illinois ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Kansas with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Kansas uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Kansas 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 Kansas adults…

37 of every 100 Kansas adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kansas, betterKansas, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Kansas
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Kansas
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Kansas
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Kansas
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IL 78%

Dentist visit

IL 63%

Cholesterol check

IL 87%

Colon screening

IL 60%

Mammogram

IL 74%

Taking BP meds

IL 76%

1 in 14

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kansas 7% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Kansas adults are doing

1 in 3Kansas adults feel lonely

32.4% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Kansas adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Kansas adults lack social or emotional support

23.4% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Kansas adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 8

Kansas adults worry about having enough food

13.1% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 10

Kansas adults worry about keeping their housing

10.4% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 14

Kansas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Kansas adults lack reliable transportation

7.2% · IL 8% · about the same

13.2% of Kansas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.8%

Thinking or memory13.9%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Kansas

Kansas and the towns around it

Care nearby

Paris Community HospitalParis · 14.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon · 18.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Union Hospital ClintonClinton · 29.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Union HospitalTerre Haute · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sihf Healthcare - CharlestonCharleston · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sihf Healthcare - MattoonMattoon · 21.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKansas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Edgar County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthKansas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Kansas. 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 Kansas

Measure	Kansas	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.3%	32.7–41.7%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.5–42.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	36.7%	28.2–45.9%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.6–34%	24.2%	worse
Depression	23.4%	19.6–27.3%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15%	12–18.1%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.4–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.6–10.9%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.1–14.1%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	6.9–10.3%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.2%	6.2–8.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.2–4.3%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.1–18.8%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.9%	14.7–21.7%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.8%	18.9–29.2%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.1%	27.9–42.2%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.6%	74.7–82.2%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	66%	62–69.3%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	84.9–89.1%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	64.5%	58.4–69.5%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.3%	64–80.7%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.6%	74.3–80.7%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7%	5.2–9.2%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	27–38.1%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.4%	19.4–27.6%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15–19.9%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16–23.1%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.1–16.5%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.1%	10.1–16.3%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.4%	8.3–12.8%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7%	5.7–8.3%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.2%	5.9–8.6%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.2%	9.9–16.5%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	30.9%	25.9–36.1%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.8%	12.1–17.6%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.9%	11.6–16.4%	12.6%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	6.2%
Vision	4.7%	4–5.6%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.2–4.6%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.2–10.1%	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 Kansas door to door.

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

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

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.