Health · Clear Fork

Clear Fork, KS health

Clear Fork differs from Kansas on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.3% vs 11.2%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.1% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.8% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 66427 (all of Clear Fork)
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How Clear Fork 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 Clear Fork adults…

38 of every 100 Clear Fork adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.4–41.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clear Fork, betterClear Fork, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.3% Clear Fork
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Clear Fork
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Clear Fork
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Clear Fork
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
67%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
68%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Clear Fork 7.7% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Clear Fork adults are doing

1 in 3Clear Fork adults feel lonely
30.8% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Clear Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Clear Fork adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Clear Fork adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · 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
Clear Fork adults worry about having enough food
9.9% · KS 13% · better
1 in 12
Clear Fork adults worry about keeping their housing
8.3% · KS 11.2% · better
1 in 16
Clear Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.1% · KS 8.2% · better
1 in 18
Clear Fork adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · KS 7.1% · better

5.5% of Clear Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing9.3%
Errands alone7.8%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Clear Fork

Clear Fork 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 Clear Fork.

Vermillion: 35% Clear Creek: 36.4% Cleveland: 35.7% Bigelow: 35.1% Rock: 35.4% Wells: 35.4% Noble: 35.7% Lone Tree: 36.5% Rock Creek: 36.5% Spring Creek: 35.8% Neuchatel: 37.9% Blue Rapids: 36.8% Swede Creek: 31.4% Clear Fork: 35% Clear Fork Vermillion Clear Creek Cleveland Bigelow Community Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus · Onaga · 14.1 miH
31.4%37.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first
Clear Fork35%
Vermillion35%
Bigelow35.1%
Cleveland35.7%
Clear Creek36.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14.1 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 Clear Fork

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

HNearest ERCommunity Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys CampusOnaga · 14.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCommunity Memorial Healthcare★★★★★ · 21.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKonza Prairie Community Health CenterManhattan · 30.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.1 mi
Community Hospital, Onaga and St. Marys Campus
Onaga · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.4 mi
Community Memorial Healthcare
Marysville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.6 mi
Nemaha Valley Community Hospital
Seneca · not rated
ERRural critical access
30.4 mi
Konza Prairie Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Manhattan
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.2 mi
Hanover Hospital
Hanover · not rated
ERRural critical access
53.8 mi
Gracemed Capitol Family Clinic
Topeka · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careClear Fork is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careClear Fork is not a shortage area
! Mental healthClear Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 14 · need score 19 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 Clear Fork. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Clear Fork
MeasureClear ForkMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.6%33.4–41.8%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol39.5%35.2–44.1%36.7%about the same
Obesity35%27.9–42.9%36.5%about the same
Arthritis30.9%27.4–34.4%25.5%worse
Depression20.7%17.6–24.1%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12%9.7–14.5%11.3%about the same
Asthma10%8.9–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.8–12%8.1%worse
Diabetes11.9%10.3–13.7%11.4%about the same
COPD8.1%6.9–9.5%6.7%worse
Heart disease7.9%7–9%6.4%worse
Stroke3.9%3.4–4.3%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12.5–17.6%14%about the same
Binge drink15.6%13–18.6%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise26.3%21.9–31%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.6%27.5–40%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.5%75.1–81.7%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit66.9%63.5–70.3%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86.6%84.8–88.4%84.1%better
Colon screening68.4%63.3–73.2%63.5%about the same
Mammogram73.2%65.3–80.2%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds81.9%79.3–84.3%77.6%better
No health insurance7.7%6–9.6%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.8%25.9–35.9%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.8%17.6–24.3%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.5%13.6–17.6%16%about the same
Fair or poor health17.9%15.2–21%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.4%11.6–15.3%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.9%8.1–12.2%13%better
Housing insecurity8.3%7–9.9%11.2%better
Utility shut-off threat6.1%5.2–7.1%8.2%better
No reliable transportation5.6%4.9–6.6%7.1%better
Receive SNAP5.5%4.4–6.9%7.4%
Disability
Any disability31.9%27.5–36.4%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.4%13.1–17.9%13.4%
Thinking or memory13.8%12–15.8%14.4%
Hearing9.3%8.2–10.4%7.4%
Vision4.3%3.7–4.9%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.6%3.1–4.1%3.5%
Errands alone7.8%6.7–9%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 Clear Fork door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Clear Fork better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Clear Fork by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Clear Fork 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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