Health · Cedar

Cedar, KS health

Cedar differs from Kansas on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.2% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.4% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.4% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 66951, 66932
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 713 people are less certain, so we show Cedar's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Cedar 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 Cedar adults…

41 of every 100 Cedar adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 36.4–44.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cedar, betterCedar, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Cedar
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.1% Cedar
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Cedar
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Cedar
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
66%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
89%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
68%
Colon screening
KS 64%
75%
Mammogram
KS 75%
83%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cedar 7.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Cedar adults are doing

1 in 3Cedar adults feel lonely
29.2% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Cedar adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.3% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Cedar adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 7Cedar adults are in frequent mental distress
14.4% · 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 10
Cedar adults worry about having enough food
10% · KS 13% · better
1 in 12
Cedar adults worry about keeping their housing
8.4% · KS 11.2% · better
1 in 16
Cedar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · KS 8.2% · better
1 in 18
Cedar adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · KS 7.1% · better

5.7% of Cedar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.7%
Thinking or memory12.8%
Hearing9.7%
Errands alone7.5%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Cedar

Cedar 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 Cedar.

Lane: 39.7% Plum: 41% Valley: 39.2% Swan: 39.5% Center: 39.9% Pleasant: 39.7% Harvey: 39.1% Kirwin: 41.1% Arcade: 40.4% Crystal: 40.9% Dor: 37.7% German: 39.5% Cedar: 39.5% Cedar Lane Plum Valley Swan Smith County Memorial Hospital · Smith Center · 12.7 miH
37.7%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Valley39.2%
Cedar39.5%
Swan39.5%
Lane39.7%
Plum41%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.7 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 Cedar

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

HNearest ERSmith County Memorial HospitalSmith Center · 12.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFirst Care ClinicHays · 65 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.7 mi
Smith County Memorial Hospital
Smith Center · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.3 mi
Phillips County Hospital
Phillipsburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.6 mi
Franklin County Memorial Hospital
Franklin · not rated
ERRural critical access
28.6 mi
Harlan County Health System
Alma · not rated
Rural critical access
65 mi
First Care Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Hays
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
65.1 mi
Heartland Health Center
2 sites · nearest in Hastings
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careCedar is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careCedar is not a shortage area
! Mental healthCedar'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 Cedar. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Cedar
MeasureCedarMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.6%36.4–44.9%34.4%worse
High cholesterol42%37.8–46.4%36.7%worse
Obesity39.5%32.5–47.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis33.2%29.7–36.9%25.5%worse
Depression19.3%16.6–22.4%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.2%11–15.6%11.3%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.8–11%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.4%10.4–12.5%8.1%worse
Diabetes13.1%11.3–15.1%11.4%about the same
COPD8.4%7.2–9.8%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.5%7.6–9.6%6.4%worse
Stroke4%3.5–4.5%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.9%12.4–17.5%14%about the same
Binge drink14.3%12–17%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise28.1%23.7–33.1%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.1%28.4–39.9%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.2%77.2–83.1%76.6%better
Dentist visit65.9%62.7–69%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check88.5%86.8–89.9%84.1%better
Colon screening67.7%63.3–71.9%63.5%about the same
Mammogram74.8%67.5–80.8%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds83.4%80.9–85.6%77.6%better
No health insurance7.2%5.7–8.8%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.2%26.5–32.8%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%18.4–23.2%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress14.4%12.8–16.2%16%about the same
Fair or poor health17.8%15.3–20.8%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.6%12–15.5%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10%8.5–11.9%13%better
Housing insecurity8.4%7.3–9.7%11.2%better
Utility shut-off threat6.4%5.6–7.4%8.2%better
No reliable transportation5.6%4.9–6.4%7.1%better
Receive SNAP5.7%4.7–7.1%7.4%
Disability
Any disability32.2%28.1–36.7%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.7%13.4–18.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory12.8%11.2–14.6%14.4%
Hearing9.7%8.6–10.9%7.4%
Vision4.3%3.8–4.9%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.7%3.2–4.2%3.5%
Errands alone7.5%6.5–8.6%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 Cedar door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Cedar better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Cedar by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Cedar 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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