Health · Kinkaid

Kinkaid, IL health

Kinkaid differs from Illinois on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.2% vs 10.3%) and more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 6.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62907, 62280, 62950
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How Kinkaid 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 Kinkaid adults…

38 of every 100 Kinkaid adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kinkaid, betterKinkaid, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26% Kinkaid
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.7% Kinkaid
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.5% Kinkaid
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Kinkaid
IL 12.1%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
57%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
86%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
61%
Colon screening
IL 60%
69%
Mammogram
IL 74%
78%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kinkaid 8.2% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Kinkaid adults are doing

1 in 3Kinkaid adults feel lonely
33.8% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Kinkaid adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · Illinois 19.8% · worse
1 in 4Kinkaid adults lack social or emotional support
24.3% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Kinkaid adults are in frequent mental distress
18.1% · Illinois 15.6% · worse
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 6
Kinkaid adults worry about having enough food
15.4% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 9
Kinkaid adults worry about keeping their housing
11.7% · IL 13.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Kinkaid adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.9% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 12
Kinkaid adults lack reliable transportation
8.2% · IL 8% · about the same

15.9% of Kinkaid adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory15.2%
Hearing8.6%
Errands alone9.7%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Kinkaid

Kinkaid and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Kinkaid.

Levan: 41.8% Degognia: 40.2% Fountain Bluff: 42.6% Bradley: 40.3% Somerset: 42.5% Sand Ridge: 42.2% Ora: 41% Grand Tower: 43% Gorham: 42.2% Ava: 40.7% Kinkaid: 41.1% Kinkaid Levan Degognia Fountain Bluff Bradley St. Joseph Memorial Hospital · Murphysboro · 12.4 miH Shawnee Health Care, Murphysboro · Murphysboro · 12.6 mi+
40.2%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Degognia40.2%
Bradley40.3%
Kinkaid41.1%
Levan41.8%
Fountain Bluff42.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.4 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Kinkaid

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

HNearest ERSt. Joseph Memorial HospitalMurphysboro · 12.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Hospital Perry★★★★★ · 18.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careShawnee Health Service and Development CorporationMurphysboro · 12.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.6 mi
Shawnee Health Service and Development Corporation
4 sites · nearest in Murphysboro
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16 mi
Memorial Hospital
Chester · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.9 mi
Cedar Court Clinic
Carbondale · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.6 mi
Mercy Hospital Perry
Perryville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.9 mi
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale
Carbondale · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careKinkaid's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 20 of 25
! Dental careKinkaid's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 19 of 25
! Mental healthKinkaid's county is a federal shortage area.Southern IL MHCA · 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 Kinkaid. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Kinkaid
MeasureKinkaidMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.3%34–42.8%33%worse
High cholesterol38.6%34.1–43.1%35.4%about the same
Obesity41.1%33.1–49.7%34%about the same
Arthritis31.1%27.6–34.7%24.2%worse
Depression23.6%20–27.4%19.8%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)23.2%19.4–27.2%10.3%worse
Asthma10.9%9.6–12.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.6%8.6–10.6%7.6%worse
Diabetes13.3%11.5–15.4%11.7%about the same
COPD9.8%8.5–11.3%6.3%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.3–9.2%5.9%worse
Stroke4.1%3.7–4.7%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.3%14.4–20.5%12.1%worse
Binge drink17.5%14.4–20.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26%21.4–31.2%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.7%30–43.8%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.1–82.1%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit57.3%53.4–61.2%63.4%worse
Cholesterol check86%83.9–88.1%87.4%about the same
Colon screening61.4%56.2–66.6%60.2%about the same
Mammogram69.1%60.6–76.9%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.2%75.1–80.9%75.7%about the same
No health insurance8.2%6.5–10.3%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.8%28.4–39.2%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24.3%20.4–28.5%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.1%15.9–20.5%15.6%worse
Fair or poor health21.9%18.8–25.6%18.6%worse
Frequent physical distress15.6%13.6–17.8%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.4%12.4–18.6%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.7%9.6–13.8%13.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.9%6.6–9.2%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation8.2%6.9–9.5%8%about the same
Receive SNAP15.9%12.8–19.1%13.8%
Disability
Any disability33.3%28.8–38.4%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%14.1–19.2%12.8%
Thinking or memory15.2%13.1–17.4%12.6%
Hearing8.6%7.6–9.7%6.2%
Vision5.6%4.8–6.3%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.6%4–5.2%3.5%
Errands alone9.7%8.4–11.2%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 Kinkaid door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Kinkaid better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kinkaid by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kinkaid 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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