Health · Beaver

Beaver, KS health

Beaver differs from Kansas on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.8% vs 16.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.1% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.9% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67664, 67646
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How Beaver 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 Beaver adults…

44 of every 100 Beaver adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 39.9–48.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver, betterBeaver, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Beaver
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Beaver
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.8% Beaver
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Beaver
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
60%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
65%
Colon screening
KS 64%
72%
Mammogram
KS 75%
84%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Beaver 8.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Beaver adults are doing

1 in 4Beaver adults feel lonely
27.7% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Beaver adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Beaver adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Beaver adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · Kansas 16% · 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
Beaver adults worry about having enough food
13% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Beaver adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Beaver adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.4% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Beaver adults lack reliable transportation
7% · KS 7.1% · about the same

9% of Beaver adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing12.2%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Beaver

Beaver 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 Beaver.

Mound: 41.1% Logan: 41.9% Prairie View: 42.7% Almena-District 4: 43% Prairie View: 42.5% Dayton: 41.4% Belmont: 41% Phillipsburg: 40.4% Solomon-District 3: 42.2% Towanda: 41.9% Logan: 42.1% Long Island: 43% Center-District 1: 42.2% Beaver: 42.4% Beaver Mound Logan Prairie View Almena-District 4 Prairie View Phillips County Hospital · Phillipsburg · 14.3 miH Norton County Hospital · Norton · 16.8 miH
40.4%43%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Mound41.1%
Logan41.9%
Beaver42.4%
Prairie View42.5%
Prairie View42.7%
Almena-District 443%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14.3 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 Beaver

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

HNearest ERPhillips County HospitalPhillipsburg · 14.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalHoxie · 54.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Phillips County Hospital
Phillipsburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.8 mi
Norton County Hospital
Norton · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.9 mi
Harlan County Health System
Alma · not rated
Rural critical access
31.8 mi
Graham County Hospital
Hill City · not rated
ERRural critical access
54.2 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Hoxie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
64.3 mi
First Care Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Hays
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Phillips County · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental careBeaver is not a shortage area
! Mental healthBeaver'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 Beaver. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Beaver
MeasureBeaverMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure44.2%39.9–48.7%34.4%worse
High cholesterol42.8%38.3–47.4%36.7%worse
Obesity42.4%34.6–50.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis37%33.3–41%25.5%worse
Depression20.7%17.7–24.1%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.2%14.1–20.6%11.3%worse
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.9%10.7–13.1%8.1%worse
Diabetes15.5%13.4–17.8%11.4%worse
COPD11%9.4–12.6%6.7%worse
Heart disease10.9%9.6–12.2%6.4%worse
Stroke5.1%4.5–5.8%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.1%15.1–21.3%14%worse
Binge drink12.8%10.6–15.5%16.3%better
Get no exercise32%26.9–37.4%25.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours34.6%28.3–41.2%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%77–83.3%76.6%better
Dentist visit60%56.1–63.5%64.9%worse
Cholesterol check87.2%85.4–89%84.1%better
Colon screening65.4%60.2–69.9%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.2%64–79.1%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds84.1%81.6–86.3%77.6%better
No health insurance8.2%6.5–10.3%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.7%23.3–32.4%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support19.8%16.8–23.2%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.6%13.7–17.6%16%about the same
Fair or poor health22.5%19.2–25.8%18%worse
Frequent physical distress16%14–18.1%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13%10.7–15.8%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10%8.3–11.7%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.4%7.1–9.7%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation7%6–8.1%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9%7.2–11.1%7.4%
Disability
Any disability37.3%32.5–42%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs20%17.2–23%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.9%13–16.9%14.4%
Hearing12.2%10.8–13.6%7.4%
Vision5.8%5.1–6.6%4.6%
Dressing or bathing5%4.3–5.7%3.5%
Errands alone9.6%8.3–10.9%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 Beaver door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Beaver better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Beaver by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Beaver 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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