Health · Mitchell

Mitchell, KS health

On most measures Mitchell looks like Kansas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with heart disease (7.6% vs 6.4%) and more adults who have had a stroke (3.8% vs 3.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67554, 67457
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 67 people are less certain, so we show Mitchell's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Mitchell 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 Mitchell adults…

37 of every 100 Mitchell adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.2–41.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mitchell, betterMitchell, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30% Mitchell
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.3% Mitchell
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Mitchell
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Mitchell
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mitchell 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%
63%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
80%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mitchell 11.2% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Mitchell adults are doing

1 in 3Mitchell adults feel lonely
30.3% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Mitchell adults have been diagnosed with depression
20% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Mitchell adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Mitchell adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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
Mitchell adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 9
Mitchell adults worry about keeping their housing
11.2% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Mitchell adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Mitchell adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7.3% of Mitchell adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing8.9%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Mitchell

Mitchell 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 Mitchell.

Union: 39.2% Wilson: 40% Galt: 40.5% Harrison: 40.7% Castle: 38% Rockville: 39.2% Odessa: 39.4% Atlanta: 40.1% Victoria: 40.6% Trivoli: 40.5% Lyons: 40.6% Lincoln: 40.5% Mitchell: 40.5% Mitchell Union Wilson Galt Harrison Hospital District #1 of Rice County · Lyons · 7.4 miH
38%40.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Union39.2%
Wilson40%
Mitchell40.5%
Galt40.5%
Harrison40.7%

Care nearby

Hospital District #1 of Rice CountyLyons · 7.4 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mcpherson HospitalMcpherson · 23.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Hutchinson Regional Medical CenterHutchinson · 24.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Ellsworth County Medical CenterEllsworth · 24.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Prairiestar Health CenterHutchinson · 24.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Great Bend Dental ClinicGreat Bend · 36 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
✓ Primary careMitchell is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMitchell is not a shortage area
! Mental healthMitchell's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA-20 · need score 14 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mitchell. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Mitchell
MeasureMitchellMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.4%33.2–41.7%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol38.3%34–42.8%36.7%about the same
Obesity40.5%32.5–49.2%36.5%about the same
Arthritis29.5%26.2–33%25.5%worse
Depression20%16.9–23.4%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.7%9.4–14.3%11.3%about the same
Asthma9.9%8.8–11.2%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.3%8.4–10.4%8.1%worse
Diabetes12.6%10.9–14.5%11.4%about the same
COPD7.8%6.7–9%6.7%about the same
Heart disease7.6%6.7–8.5%6.4%worse
Stroke3.8%3.3–4.3%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15%12.6–17.5%14%about the same
Binge drink15.3%12.6–18.4%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise30%25.1–35.2%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours32.3%26.3–38.8%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78%74.4–81.4%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit61.8%58.2–65.3%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check85.3%83.2–87.2%84.1%about the same
Colon screening62.5%57.2–67.4%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.7%64.6–80.1%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds80.1%77.4–82.5%77.6%about the same
No health insurance11.2%9.3–13.3%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.3%25.4–35.6%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%17.7–24.6%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.9%13.9–18%16%about the same
Fair or poor health19.8%16.9–22.7%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress14%12.2–15.9%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.9%10.7–15.5%13%about the same
Housing insecurity11.2%9.5–13.2%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.1%7–9.3%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%6.1–8.2%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.3%5.8–8.8%7.4%
Disability
Any disability34.5%29.9–39.1%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.1%13.7–18.4%13.4%
Thinking or memory15%13–17%14.4%
Hearing8.9%7.9–10.1%7.4%
Vision5%4.4–5.7%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.5%3.5%
Errands alone8.3%7.2–9.5%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 Mitchell door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Mitchell better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Mitchell by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Mitchell 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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