Health · McAdoo

McAdoo, KS health

McAdoo differs from Kansas on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.3% vs 11.2%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (82% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (8.7% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67028, 67071
TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 5 people are less certain, so we show McAdoo's figures without a grade.

Report card

How McAdoo 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 McAdoo adults…

40 of every 100 McAdoo adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 36.6–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McAdoo, betterMcAdoo, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% McAdoo
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 30.8% McAdoo
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% McAdoo
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% McAdoo
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
65%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
63%
Colon screening
KS 64%
72%
Mammogram
KS 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
McAdoo 8.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How McAdoo adults are doing

1 in 4McAdoo adults feel lonely
27.7% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5McAdoo adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.1% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5McAdoo adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 7McAdoo adults are in frequent mental distress
15% · 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 9
McAdoo adults worry about having enough food
11.3% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 11
McAdoo adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · KS 11.2% · better
1 in 14
McAdoo adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.3% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 16
McAdoo adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7% of McAdoo adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.7%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around McAdoo

McAdoo 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 McAdoo.

Elm Mills: 38.9% Turkey Creek: no data Lake City: 40% Township 10: 38.1% Township 11: 38% Valley: 39.2% Medicine Lodge: 39.8% Mingona: 39.8% Sun City: no data Eagle: 39.8% Township 9: 37% Township 12: 37% Kingman: 39.6% McAdoo: 38.6% McAdoo Elm Mills Turkey Creek Lake City Township 10 Township 11 Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital · Medicine Lodge · 16 miH Pratt Regional Medical Center · Pratt · 16 mi · 4★ MedicareH
37%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first
Township 1138%
Township 1038.1%
McAdoo38.6%
Elm Mills38.9%
Lake City40%
6 places to get careNearest ER 16 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 McAdoo

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

HNearest ERMedicine Lodge Memorial HospitalMedicine Lodge · 16 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPratt Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 16 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHeart of Kansas Family Health CareSt. John · 40 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16 mi
Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital
Medicine Lodge · not rated
ERRural critical access
16 mi
Pratt Regional Medical Center
Pratt · ★★★★★
ER
28.6 mi
Kiowa District Hospital
Kiowa · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.5 mi
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital
Greensburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
40 mi
Heart of Kansas Family Health Care
5 sites · nearest in St. John
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
52.7 mi
Gsp Health Cherokee
Cherokee · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careMcAdoo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Barber County · need score 10 of 25
! Dental careMcAdoo's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Barber County · need score 10 of 25
! Mental healthMcAdoo's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 21 · need score 15 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 McAdoo. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for McAdoo
MeasureMcAdooMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.1%36.6–43.5%34.4%worse
High cholesterol40%36.4–43.6%36.7%about the same
Obesity38.6%32.8–44.8%36.5%about the same
Arthritis32%29–34.8%25.5%worse
Depression20.1%17.5–22.8%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.1%9.3–12.8%11.3%about the same
Asthma9.8%8.7–10.8%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.5%9.6–11.4%8.1%worse
Diabetes13.5%11.9–15.2%11.4%worse
COPD8.9%7.6–10.4%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.7%7.8–9.7%6.4%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.7%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16%13.4–18.6%14%about the same
Binge drink15.4%13.2–17.8%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise28.7%24.3–33%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours30.8%26.3–35.7%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.8–81.4%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit65.4%62.4–68.1%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%84.6–88.3%84.1%better
Colon screening62.5%58.6–66.3%63.5%about the same
Mammogram71.9%65.6–77.5%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds82%79.8–83.8%77.6%better
No health insurance8.2%6.5–10.3%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.7%24.1–31.7%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support19.3%16.7–22.1%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15%13.3–16.7%16%about the same
Fair or poor health19.8%17–22.8%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.2%12.5–15.9%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.3%9.1–13.7%13%about the same
Housing insecurity9.3%7.6–10.9%11.2%better
Utility shut-off threat7.3%6.2–8.4%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.3–7.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7%5.5–8.7%7.4%
Disability
Any disability33.7%29.6–37.5%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.7%14.4–19.2%13.4%
Thinking or memory13.9%12.1–15.9%14.4%
Hearing9.8%8.7–10.9%7.4%
Vision4.9%4.4–5.7%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.1%3.6–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone8.2%7.1–9.4%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 McAdoo door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call McAdoo better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like McAdoo by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover McAdoo 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.

The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in McAdoo, KSBarber CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

McAdoo is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01