Health · Dragoon

Dragoon, KS health

Dragoon differs from Kansas on 10 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.5% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.1% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 66413, 66537, 66523
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 134 people are less certain, so we show Dragoon's figures without a grade.

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How Dragoon 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 Dragoon adults…

40 of every 100 Dragoon adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 35.7–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dragoon, betterDragoon, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Dragoon
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.5% Dragoon
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Dragoon
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.7% Dragoon
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
62%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
64%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
81%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dragoon 8.8% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Dragoon adults are doing

1 in 3Dragoon adults feel lonely
28.8% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Dragoon adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.6% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Dragoon adults lack social or emotional support
21% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Dragoon adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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
Dragoon adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Dragoon adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Dragoon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Dragoon adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7.9% of Dragoon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.9%
Thinking or memory15.6%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Dragoon

Dragoon and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Superior: 42.9% Burlingame: 42.4% Scranton: 42.1% Waterloo: 38.5% Grant: 43% Osage City: 43.5% Barclay: 41.8% Valley Brook: 41.4% Olivet: 39.4% Plumb: 33.9% Auburn: 35.3% Ridgeway: 41.1% Ivy: 36.8% Wilmington: 35% Reading: 37.2% Dragoon: 42.6% Dragoon Superior Burlingame Scranton Waterloo Grant
33.9%43.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Waterloo38.5%
Scranton42.1%
Burlingame42.4%
Dragoon42.6%
Superior42.9%
Grant43%
6 places to get careNearest ER 22.3 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 Dragoon

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

HNearest ERVA Eastern Kansas Healthcare SystemTopeka · 22.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyStormont Vail Hospital★★★★★ · 24.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careGracemed Capitol Family ClinicTopeka · 23.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
22.3 mi
VA Eastern Kansas Healthcare System
Topeka · ★★★★★
ERVA
23.9 mi
Gracemed Capitol Family Clinic
Topeka · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
24.3 mi
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka · ★★★★★
ER
24.6 mi
University of Kansas Health System - St. Francis Campus
Topeka · ★★★★★
ER
25.2 mi
Achc in Topeka
Topeka · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
28.5 mi
Newman Regional Health
Emporia · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careDragoon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careDragoon is not a shortage area
! Mental healthDragoon's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 12 · need score 16 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 Dragoon. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Dragoon
MeasureDragoonMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40%35.7–44.1%34.4%worse
High cholesterol40.6%36.2–44.8%36.7%about the same
Obesity42.6%35.1–49.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis32.2%28.8–35.7%25.5%worse
Depression21.6%18.4–24.9%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.6%12–17.5%11.3%worse
Asthma10.4%9.2–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.9%8.9–10.9%8.1%worse
Diabetes13.1%11.3–14.9%11.4%about the same
COPD9.1%7.9–10.3%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.1%7.2–9.1%6.4%worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.5%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.7%14.9–20.4%14%worse
Binge drink15.3%12.5–18.2%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%25–34.3%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours31.5%26–37.5%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.2%74.5–81.5%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit61.9%58.2–65.4%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check85.3%83.5–87.3%84.1%about the same
Colon screening64.4%59.4–69.1%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.6%64.8–79.4%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds80.5%77.7–83%77.6%better
No health insurance8.8%7.2–10.7%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.8%24.3–33.5%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support21%17.8–24.5%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.8%14.9–18.8%16%about the same
Fair or poor health20.8%18–23.8%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.5%12.8–16.3%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.9%10.6–15.5%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10.5%8.8–12.3%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.1%6.9–9.4%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.9%5.9–7.9%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.9%6.4–9.6%7.4%
Disability
Any disability35.8%31.4–40.4%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.9%14.6–19.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory15.6%13.8–17.6%14.4%
Hearing9.2%8.2–10.4%7.4%
Vision5.1%4.5–5.6%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.2%3.7–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone8.9%7.7–10%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 Dragoon door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Dragoon better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Dragoon by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Dragoon 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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