Health · Shafter

Shafter, IL health

Shafter differs from Illinois on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.4% vs 10.3%) and more smokers (18% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62471, 62011, 62080, 62032

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 753 people are less certain, so we show Shafter's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Shafter 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 Shafter adults…

37 of every 100 Shafter adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.6–41.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Shafter, betterShafter, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% Shafter
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Shafter
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.9% Shafter
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Shafter
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Shafter 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Shafter 10.3% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Shafter adults are doing

1 in 3Shafter adults feel lonely

34.1% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Shafter adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.4% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Shafter adults lack social or emotional support

26.3% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 5Shafter adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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

Shafter adults worry about having enough food

17.4% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Shafter adults worry about keeping their housing

13.8% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Shafter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.1% · IL 7.8% · worse

1 in 11

Shafter adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · IL 8% · about the same

17.5% of Shafter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.1%

of Shafter adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory15.7%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Shafter

Shafter 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 Shafter.

37.8%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

South Hurricane38.3%

Sharon38.9%

Mulberry Grove39.3%

Shafter40.2%

Bear Grove40.4%

Care nearby

Fayette County HospitalVandalia · 6.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hshs Holy Family HospitalGreenville · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hillsboro Area HospitalHillsboro · 17.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Francis HospitalLitchfield · 25.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sihf Healthcare - VandaliaVandalia · 5.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

St. Francis Way ClinicLitchfield · 25.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careShafter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Fayette County · need score 9 of 25

! Mental healthShafter'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 Shafter. 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 Shafter

Measure	Shafter	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.9%	32.6–41.5%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.8%	32.3–41.6%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	40.2%	31.6–49.6%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	27.6%	24.3–31.1%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22.4%	18.9–26.3%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.2–18.7%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9.1–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.6–9.3%	7.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.4%	10.7–14.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.8%	7.7–10.2%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.2%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	15.3–21.1%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.9%	15.7–22.8%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.6%	22–31.7%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.7%	31.2–46.4%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76%	72.1–79.9%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.5%	52.2–60.5%	63.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.8–86.1%	87.4%	worse
Colon screening	59.2%	53.1–64.9%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	68.2%	58.5–76.6%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.6%	71.5–77.7%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	10.3%	8.5–12.4%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.1%	28.8–39.6%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.3%	22.5–30.5%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.2–20.6%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	22.2%	19.3–25.7%	18.6%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.8%	13.1–16.9%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.4%	14.7–20.4%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.8%	11.7–16%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.1%	7.9–10.6%	7.8%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.1%	8–10.5%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.5%	14.8–20.6%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	33.1%	28.6–37.9%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	13.2–17.8%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	15.7%	13.7–17.9%	12.6%
Hearing	7.9%	7–9%	6.2%
Vision	5.6%	5–6.2%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.9–4.9%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.4–10.9%	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 Shafter door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Shafter by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Shafter 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.