Health · McAllaster

McAllaster, KS health

On most measures McAllaster looks like Kansas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (14.3% vs 11.3%) and more adults who have had cancer (9.2% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67761, 67732, 67764
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 54 people are less certain, so we show McAllaster's figures without a grade.

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How McAllaster 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 McAllaster adults…

35 of every 100 McAllaster adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.4–38.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

McAllaster, betterMcAllaster, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.6% McAllaster
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.3% McAllaster
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% McAllaster
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% McAllaster
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
65%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
85%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
65%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
79%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
McAllaster 8% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How McAllaster adults are doing

1 in 3McAllaster adults feel lonely
30% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5McAllaster adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5McAllaster adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6McAllaster adults are in frequent mental distress
16.6% · 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
McAllaster adults worry about having enough food
11% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 11
McAllaster adults worry about keeping their housing
9.5% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 14
McAllaster adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.3% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 16
McAllaster adults lack reliable transportation
6.4% · KS 7.1% · about the same

6.6% of McAllaster adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

of McAllaster adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone8%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around McAllaster

McAllaster and the towns around it

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

Winona: 39.8% Wallace: 37.7% Western: 38.2% Monument: 39.6% Russell Springs: 39.8% Kingery: 36.3% Sharon Springs: 36.8% Harrison: 37.3% Augustine: 40.6% McAllaster: 36.9% McAllaster Winona Wallace Western
36.3%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first
McAllaster36.9%
Wallace37.7%
Western38.2%
Winona39.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 27.2 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 McAllaster

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

HNearest ERGoodland Regional Medical CenterGoodland · 27.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCitizens Medical Center★★★★★ · 30 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalOakley · 29.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
27.2 mi
Goodland Regional Medical Center
Goodland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.6 mi
Logan County Hospital
Oakley · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.6 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Oakley
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
30 mi
Citizens Medical Center
Colby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.4 mi
Wichita County Health Center
Leoti · not rated
ERRural critical access
78.8 mi
High Plains Holly Clinic
Holly · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMcAllaster is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMcAllaster is not a shortage area
! Mental healthMcAllaster'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 McAllaster. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for McAllaster
MeasureMcAllasterMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35%31.4–38.9%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol36.4%32.6–40.4%36.7%about the same
Obesity36.9%30.1–44.2%36.5%about the same
Arthritis28.2%25.2–31.3%25.5%about the same
Depression21.5%18.5–24.9%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)14.3%11.9–17%11.3%worse
Asthma10.2%9.1–11.5%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10.1%8.1%worse
Diabetes11.1%9.6–12.7%11.4%about the same
COPD7.5%6.5–8.7%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.1%6.3–7.9%6.4%about the same
Stroke3.5%3.1–3.9%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%12.6–17.8%14%about the same
Binge drink16.4%13.8–19.4%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise26.6%22.5–31.2%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.3%28.6–40.2%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.4%72.9–79.7%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit64.6%61.4–67.8%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check84.8%82.8–86.7%84.1%about the same
Colon screening64.5%59.8–69.1%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.6%65.4–78.9%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79.1%76.6–81.4%77.6%about the same
No health insurance8%6.4–10%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30%25.7–34.6%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17.4–23.5%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.6%14.7–18.7%16%about the same
Fair or poor health17.7%15.2–20.5%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.1%11.5–14.8%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11%8.9–13.2%13%about the same
Housing insecurity9.5%8–11.2%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.3%6.2–8.4%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.4%5.5–7.4%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.6%5.1–8%7.4%
Disability
Any disability31.4%27.4–35.7%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs14.2%12.3–16.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.5%12.7–16.5%14.4%
Hearing8.4%7.5–9.4%7.4%
Vision4.4%3.9–5%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3.1–4.1%3.5%
Errands alone8%7–9.1%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 McAllaster door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call McAllaster better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like McAllaster by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover McAllaster 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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