Health · Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob, IL health

Pilot Knob differs from Illinois on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.4% vs 13.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (7.1% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.4% vs 7.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62263, 62268
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How Pilot Knob 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 Pilot Knob adults…

37 of every 100 Pilot Knob adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 33.1–41.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pilot Knob, betterPilot Knob, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.1% Pilot Knob
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.7% Pilot Knob
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.9% Pilot Knob
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Pilot Knob
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
66%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
88%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
66%
Colon screening
IL 60%
71%
Mammogram
IL 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pilot Knob 7.1% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Pilot Knob adults are doing

1 in 3Pilot Knob adults feel lonely
31.8% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Pilot Knob adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.9% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call
1 in 4Pilot Knob adults lack social or emotional support
23.3% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Pilot Knob adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · 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 9
Pilot Knob adults worry about having enough food
11.5% · IL 15.9% · better
1 in 11
Pilot Knob adults worry about keeping their housing
9.4% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 17
Pilot Knob adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6% · IL 7.8% · better
1 in 16
Pilot Knob adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · IL 8% · better

10.7% of Pilot Knob adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Pilot Knob

Pilot Knob and the towns around it

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

Oakdale: 37.2% Bolo: 37.2% Nashville: 36.7% Lively Grove: 37.4% Plum Hill: 36.7% Du Bois: 37.9% Beaucoup: 36.9% Covington: 36.8% Nashville: 36.1% Pilot Knob: 36.7% Pilot Knob Oakdale Bolo Nashville Washington County Hospital · Nashville · 6.2 miH
36.1%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
Pilot Knob36.7%
Nashville36.7%
Oakdale37.2%
Bolo37.2%

Care nearby

Washington County HospitalNashville · 6.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Pinckneyville Community HospitalPinckneyville · 10.7 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Sparta Community HospitalSparta · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Marshall Browning HospitalDu Quoin · 18.9 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Crhpc Comprehensive Behavioral Health CenterDu Quoin · 20.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Rea Clinic - Du QuoinDu Quoin · 21.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary carePilot Knob's county is a federal shortage area.Washington County · need score 15 of 25
✓ Dental carePilot Knob is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPilot Knob's county is a federal shortage area.Southern IL MHCA · need score 16 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 Pilot Knob. 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 Pilot Knob
MeasurePilot KnobMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.1%33.1–41.3%33%worse
High cholesterol38.6%34.3–43%35.4%about the same
Obesity36.7%28.7–45.1%34%about the same
Arthritis30.3%27–33.7%24.2%worse
Depression21.9%18.8–25.4%19.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.2%7.4–11.3%10.3%about the same
Asthma10.1%9.1–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.4%9.4–11.4%7.6%worse
Diabetes12%10.4–13.7%11.7%about the same
COPD8%7–9.1%6.3%worse
Heart disease7.5%6.7–8.4%5.9%worse
Stroke3.8%3.4–4.2%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.8%11.7–16.3%12.1%about the same
Binge drink17.9%15–21.1%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise23.1%19.1–27.6%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.7%27.9–41.9%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.1%75.7–82.1%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit66%62.3–69.5%63.4%about the same
Cholesterol check88%86.3–89.4%87.4%about the same
Colon screening66.1%60.8–71.3%60.2%better
Mammogram70.6%61.7–78.8%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.9–81.1%75.7%better
No health insurance7.1%5.8–8.5%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.8%26.7–37.3%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support23.3%19.6–27.3%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.3%14.4–18.3%15.6%about the same
Fair or poor health18.5%16–21.3%18.6%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.8%12.2–15.6%12.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.5%9.5–13.8%15.9%better
Housing insecurity9.4%7.9–11.2%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat6%5.1–7%7.8%better
No reliable transportation6.4%5.5–7.4%8%better
Receive SNAP10.7%8.7–12.9%13.8%
Disability
Any disability30.6%26.6–35%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs14.6%12.6–16.7%12.8%
Thinking or memory13%11.4–14.8%12.6%
Hearing8.3%7.4–9.3%6.2%
Vision4.6%4–5.1%4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.2–4%3.5%
Errands alone8%7.1–9.1%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 Pilot Knob door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Pilot Knob better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pilot Knob by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pilot Knob 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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