Health · Kickapoo
Kickapoo, KS health
On most measures Kickapoo looks like Kansas as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.5% vs 9.9%).
CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 66048, 66020TownTapestry Health GradeNew
B
Kickapoo’s Health Grade: B
On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Kickapoo is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns and 56% of Kansas towns.
B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressB+Mental distressC-ObesityB-DiabetesB-SmokingBExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 56%
Less healthyHealthier
Kansas towns we grade (377)Healthier than 56%
Towns with similar incomes, $65K–$109K (9,384)Healthier than 49%
About what its income would suggest. Kickapoo does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.
These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Kickapoo could be anywhere from C to A−.
How the Health Grade works
- Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Kansas ranking.
- Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
- Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Kickapoo with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
- Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Kickapoo’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
Report card
How Kickapoo 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
40.7% have obesity
0 better12 close0 worse
Habits
24.7% get no exercise
0 better4 close0 worse
Care & screenings
77.1% had a checkup
1 better6 close0 worse
Mind & connection
29.4% feel lonely
0 better5 close0 worse
Everyday needs
12% face food insecurity
0 better5 close0 worse
Disability
31% have a disability
7 measures · shown without a better/worse judgment
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Kickapoo adults…
35 of every 100 Kickapoo adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–38.6%
Bars show Kickapoo; the black tick is Kansas. Tap a condition to see it as people.
Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with the state
Kickapoo, betterKickapoo, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults
24.7% Kickapoo
KS 25.6%
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults
37.4% Kickapoo
KS 34.3%
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults
15% Kickapoo
KS 16.3%
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults
14.6% Kickapoo
KS 14%
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Kickapoo adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kansas.
Yearly checkup
KS 77%Dentist visit
KS 65%Cholesterol check
KS 84%Colon screening
KS 64%Mammogram
KS 75%Taking BP meds
KS 78%1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Kickapoo 8.5% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection
How Kickapoo adults are doing
1 in 3Kickapoo adults feel lonely
29.4% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Kickapoo adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.1% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Kickapoo adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Kickapoo adults are in frequent mental distress
16.1% · 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
Kickapoo adults worry about having enough food
12% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 9
Kickapoo adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Kickapoo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.3% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Kickapoo adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · KS 7.1% · about the same
7.4% of Kickapoo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.
Disability
Living with a disability
31%
of Kickapoo adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs13.4%
Thinking or memory14.1%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%
Black tick: Kansas. Shown without a better/worse judgment.
Around Kickapoo
Kickapoo 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 Kickapoo.
35%41.5%· darker is worse for health
Obesity
#13 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Weston36.7%
Walnut37.3%
Easton38.2%
Delaware40.5%
Kickapoo40.7%
High Prairie41.1%
Leavenworth41.5%
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 Kickapoo
No hospital or community health center in Kickapoo itself. These are the nearest.
HNearest ERSaint John HospitalLeavenworth · 8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAtchison Community Health ClinicLeavenworth · 5.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.5 mi
Atchison Community Health Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Leavenworth
Achc in LeavenworthLeavenworth · 5.5 mi
Achc Commercial StreetAtchison · 14.7 mi
Atchison Community Health ClinicAtchison · 15.7 mi
6.2 mi
Swope Health Services
4 sites · nearest in Leavenworth
Swope Health - Kidscare Leavenworth PediatricsLeavenworth · 6.2 mi
Swope Health - Platte CountyKansas City · 18.3 mi
Swope Health - WestKansas City · 24.3 mi
Swope Health Services - NorthlandRiverside · 24.7 mi
Nothing matches.
✓ Primary careKickapoo is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careKickapoo is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthKickapoo is not a shortage area
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 Kickapoo. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.
All 40 measures for Kickapoo
| Measure | Kickapoo | Margin | Kansas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions | ||||
| High blood pressure | 35% | 31.4–38.6% | 34.4% | about the same |
| High cholesterol | 36.8% | 33–40.5% | 36.7% | about the same |
| Obesity | 40.7% | 34.9–46.6% | 36.5% | about the same |
| Arthritis | 27.8% | 24.8–30.7% | 25.5% | about the same |
| Depression | 21.1% | 18.2–24.3% | 20.8% | about the same |
| Lost all teeth (65+) | 12.8% | 10.6–15.5% | 11.3% | about the same |
| Asthma | 10.4% | 9.2–11.7% | 9.9% | about the same |
| Cancer (not skin) | 8.7% | 7.8–9.4% | 8.1% | about the same |
| Diabetes | 11.9% | 10.4–13.6% | 11.4% | about the same |
| COPD | 6.8% | 6–7.6% | 6.7% | about the same |
| Heart disease | 6.5% | 5.9–7.3% | 6.4% | about the same |
| Stroke | 3.4% | 3.1–3.7% | 3.2% | about the same |
| Habits | ||||
| Smoke cigarettes | 14.6% | 12.6–16.8% | 14% | about the same |
| Binge drink | 15% | 12.5–17.7% | 16.3% | about the same |
| Get no exercise | 24.7% | 21.1–28.6% | 25.6% | about the same |
| Sleep under 7 hours | 37.4% | 32.6–42.5% | 34.3% | about the same |
| Care & screenings | ||||
| Yearly checkup | 77.1% | 73.6–80.2% | 76.6% | about the same |
| Dentist visit | 64.9% | 61.7–68% | 64.9% | about the same |
| Cholesterol check | 85.3% | 83.4–86.9% | 84.1% | about the same |
| Colon screening | 66.6% | 62.2–70.8% | 63.5% | about the same |
| Mammogram | 73.8% | 66.6–80% | 74.6% | about the same |
| Taking BP meds | 78.8% | 76–81.3% | 77.6% | about the same |
| No health insurance | 8.5% | 7.3–9.8% | 9.9% | better |
| Mind & connection | ||||
| Feel lonely | 29.4% | 25.4–33.6% | 30.9% | about the same |
| Lack emotional support | 21.8% | 18.9–25.1% | 21.1% | about the same |
| Frequent mental distress | 16.1% | 14.3–18% | 16% | about the same |
| Fair or poor health | 17.6% | 15.4–19.9% | 18% | about the same |
| Frequent physical distress | 12.6% | 11.2–14.2% | 12.3% | about the same |
| Everyday needs | ||||
| Food insecurity | 12% | 10.3–13.9% | 13% | about the same |
| Housing insecurity | 11.1% | 9.6–12.7% | 11.2% | about the same |
| Utility shut-off threat | 8.3% | 7.3–9.5% | 8.2% | about the same |
| No reliable transportation | 7.1% | 6.2–8% | 7.1% | about the same |
| Receive SNAP | 7.4% | 6.3–8.6% | 7.4% | |
| Disability | ||||
| Any disability | 31% | 27.3–34.8% | 30.4% | |
| Walking or climbing stairs | 13.4% | 11.8–15.3% | 13.4% | |
| Thinking or memory | 14.1% | 12.6–15.7% | 14.4% | |
| Hearing | 7.7% | 6.8–8.5% | 7.4% | |
| Vision | 4.4% | 4–4.9% | 4.6% | |
| Dressing or bathing | 3.5% | 3.2–3.9% | 3.5% | |
| Errands alone | 7.6% | 6.8–8.5% | 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 Kickapoo door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Kickapoo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Kickapoo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Kickapoo 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.