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Highpoint, KS health

Highpoint differs from Kansas on 7 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.7% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.4% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67516, 67560, 67849
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How Highpoint 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 Highpoint adults…

38 of every 100 Highpoint adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.1–42.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Highpoint, betterHighpoint, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.9% Highpoint
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Highpoint
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Highpoint
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.9% Highpoint
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
63%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
63%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Highpoint 10.7% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Highpoint adults are doing

1 in 3Highpoint adults feel lonely
29% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Highpoint adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.9% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Highpoint adults lack social or emotional support
20.6% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Highpoint adults are in frequent mental distress
15.4% · 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 8
Highpoint adults worry about having enough food
12.7% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Highpoint adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Highpoint adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Highpoint adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7.2% of Highpoint adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.4%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision5.2%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Highpoint

Highpoint 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 Highpoint.

Marena: 36.7% Bazine: 36.1% Franklin: 35.5% Valley: 36.8% Shiley: 34.9% Alexander-Belle Prairie: 38.3% Sterling: 37% Browns Grove: 35% Sawmill: 34.9% Center: 36.8% Waring: 36.4% Center: 35.5% Johnson: 35.6% Forrester: 35.5% North Roscoe: 37.6% Lincoln: 36.6% La Crosse-Brookdale: 38.3% Hampton-Fairview: 37.9% Union: no data Highpoint: 35.7% Highpoint Marena Bazine Franklin Valley Shiley Alexander-Belle Prairie Ness County Hospital District #2 · Ness City · 14.1 miH Hodgeman County Health Center · Jetmore · 20.5 miH Rush County Memorial Hospital · La Crosse · 24.7 miH Grisell Memorial Hospital · Ransom · 24.8 miH
34.9%38.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first
Shiley34.9%
Franklin35.5%
Highpoint35.7%
Bazine36.1%
Marena36.7%
Valley36.8%
Alexander-Belle Prairie38.3%
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 Highpoint

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

HNearest ERNess County Hospital District #2Ness City · 14.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeart of Kansas Family Health CareLarned · 33.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.1 mi
Ness County Hospital District #2
Ness City · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.5 mi
Hodgeman County Health Center
Jetmore · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.7 mi
Rush County Memorial Hospital
La Crosse · not rated
ER
24.8 mi
Grisell Memorial Hospital
Ransom · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.9 mi
Heart of Kansas Family Health Care
2 sites · nearest in Larned
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
42.4 mi
First Care Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Hays
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careHighpoint is not a shortage area
! Dental careHighpoint's county is a federal shortage area.Ness County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthHighpoint'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 Highpoint. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Highpoint
MeasureHighpointMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.4%34.1–42.7%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol39.9%35.5–44.4%36.7%about the same
Obesity35.7%28.1–43.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis30.8%27.3–34.3%25.5%worse
Depression19.9%16.8–23.3%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.5%9.3–13.9%11.3%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.7–11.1%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.1–11.1%8.1%worse
Diabetes13.4%11.5–15.3%11.4%worse
COPD8.2%6.9–9.6%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.4–9.5%6.4%worse
Stroke4%3.6–4.5%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.9%12.2–17.9%14%about the same
Binge drink14.5%12–17.4%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise29.9%24.7–35.1%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.2%28.6–42%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%74.7–81.5%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit63.1%59.4–66.6%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check85.9%83.9–87.8%84.1%about the same
Colon screening62.7%57.6–67.3%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.8%64.1–79.8%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds81.7%79.1–83.9%77.6%better
No health insurance10.7%8.6–13.1%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29%24.2–34.1%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.6%17.2–24.3%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.4%13.5–17.4%16%about the same
Fair or poor health20.1%16.9–23.3%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.9%12–15.9%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.7%10.3–15.4%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10.5%8.6–12.4%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.6%6.4–8.9%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.9%5.8–8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.2%5.6–8.9%7.4%
Disability
Any disability33.4%28.6–38.1%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.4%14–18.9%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.5%12.4–16.5%14.4%
Hearing9.8%8.6–11%7.4%
Vision5.2%4.6–5.9%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.6%3.5%
Errands alone8.4%7.1–9.5%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 Highpoint door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Highpoint better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Highpoint by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Highpoint 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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