Health · Allison

Allison, KS health

Allison differs from Kansas on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (7.5% vs 11.2%) and fewer uninsured adults (7% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.4% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67643, 67629
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 15 people are less certain, so we show Allison's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Allison compares with Kansas

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 Allison adults…

45 of every 100 Allison adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 40–48.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Allison, betterAllison, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.3% Allison
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.2% Allison
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Allison
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.4% Allison
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
67%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
90%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
67%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
85%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Allison 7% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Allison adults are doing

1 in 4Allison adults feel lonely
26.9% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Allison adults have been diagnosed with depression
18.7% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Allison adults lack social or emotional support
18.9% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Allison adults are in frequent mental distress
13.6% · Kansas 16% · better
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
Allison adults worry about having enough food
9.5% · KS 13% · better
1 in 13
Allison adults worry about keeping their housing
7.5% · KS 11.2% · better
1 in 17
Allison adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · KS 8.2% · better
1 in 19
Allison adults lack reliable transportation
5.4% · KS 7.1% · better

5.6% of Allison adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

of Allison adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.9%
Thinking or memory12.5%
Hearing11.4%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Allison

Allison 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 Allison.

Highland-District 2: 42.2% Lyon: 37.4% Pleasant Valley: 38.4% Solomon-District 3: 42.2% Center-District 1: 42.2% Allodium: 38.1% Indiana: 40.8% Garfield: 40% Jennings: 37.2% Dresden: 37.3% Allison: 37.4% Allison Highland-District 2 Lyon Pleasant Valley Norton County Hospital · Norton · 23.9 miH
37.2%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Allison37.4%
Lyon37.4%
Pleasant Valley38.4%
Highland-District 242.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 21 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 Allison

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

HNearest ERSheridan County HospitalHoxie · 21 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalSelden · 18.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.7 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Selden
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
Hoxie · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.5 mi
Decatur Health
Oberlin · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.9 mi
Norton County Hospital
Norton · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.5 mi
Graham County Hospital
Hill City · not rated
ERRural critical access
70.3 mi
First Care Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Hays
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careAllison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Decatur County · need score 14 of 25
✓ Dental careAllison is not a shortage area
! Mental healthAllison's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 23 · need score 17 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 Allison. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Allison
MeasureAllisonMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44.6%40–48.8%34.4%worse
High cholesterol44.5%39.7–49.1%36.7%worse
Obesity37.4%29.8–45.1%36.5%about the same
Arthritis36.7%32.7–40.5%25.5%worse
Depression18.7%15.8–21.8%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)10.9%9–13.2%11.3%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.6–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)13%11.7–14.4%8.1%worse
Diabetes15.4%13.2–17.6%11.4%worse
COPD9.6%8.1–11.3%6.7%worse
Heart disease10.4%9.1–11.8%6.4%worse
Stroke4.7%4.2–5.3%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.4%11.8–17.2%14%about the same
Binge drink12.7%10.4–15.1%16.3%better
Get no exercise28.3%23.5–33.4%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.2%24.6–36.4%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.2%78.1–84%76.6%better
Dentist visit67.1%63.9–70.3%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check89.6%88.1–91%84.1%better
Colon screening67.1%62.2–71.7%63.5%about the same
Mammogram73.1%65.6–79.7%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds85.4%82.9–87.5%77.6%better
No health insurance7%5.5–8.8%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely26.9%22.8–31.5%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support18.9%16.1–22.1%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress13.6%11.8–15.3%16%better
Fair or poor health19.6%16.4–22.9%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.4%12.4–16.4%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.5%7.6–11.6%13%better
Housing insecurity7.5%6.2–9%11.2%better
Utility shut-off threat5.9%5–7%8.2%better
No reliable transportation5.4%4.6–6.3%7.1%better
Receive SNAP5.6%4.3–7%7.4%
Disability
Any disability34.3%29.4–39.1%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.9%15.1–20.8%13.4%
Thinking or memory12.5%10.7–14.4%14.4%
Hearing11.4%10.1–12.9%7.4%
Vision4.8%4.2–5.5%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.5–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone7.8%6.7–9.1%7.7%
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 Allison door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Allison better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Allison by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Allison by how much of its land each one covers.

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