Health · Monument

Monument, KS health

On most measures Monument looks like Kansas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (8.6% vs 6.7%) and more adults with arthritis (29.3% vs 25.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67747, 67764
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 138 people are less certain, so we show Monument's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Monument 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 Monument adults…

37 of every 100 Monument adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.5–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Monument, betterMonument, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.8% Monument
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Monument
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Monument
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Monument
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
63%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
84%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
63%
Colon screening
KS 64%
74%
Mammogram
KS 75%
80%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Monument 8.8% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Monument adults are doing

1 in 3Monument adults feel lonely
31% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Monument adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.1% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Monument adults lack social or emotional support
21.3% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Monument adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · 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
Monument adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Monument adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Monument adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Monument adults lack reliable transportation
7.1% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7.6% of Monument adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%
Thinking or memory15.3%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Monument

Monument 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 Monument.

Logansport: 39.7% Oakley: 39.2% Winona: 39.8% Elkader: 39.5% Russell Springs: 39.8% Paxton: 39.5% Lees: 39.6% Grinnell: 37.3% McAllaster: 36.9% Kingery: 36.3% Monument: 39.6% Monument Logansport Oakley Winona Logan County Hospital · Oakley · 12.1 miH Hoxie Medical Clinic-Logan Behavioral Health · Oakley · 12.1 mi+
36.3%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Oakley39.2%
Monument39.6%
Logansport39.7%
Winona39.8%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.1 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 Monument

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

HNearest ERLogan County HospitalOakley · 12.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCitizens Medical Center★★★★★ · 23 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalOakley · 12.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.1 mi
Logan County Hospital
Oakley · not rated
ERRural critical access
12.1 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Oakley
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23 mi
Citizens Medical Center
Colby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
39.9 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
Hoxie · not rated
ERRural critical access
40.9 mi
Goodland Regional Medical Center
Goodland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
74 mi
United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries
3 sites · nearest in Garden City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careMonument is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMonument is not a shortage area
! Mental healthMonument'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 Monument. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Monument
MeasureMonumentMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure36.5%32.5–40.5%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol37.9%33.6–42.2%36.7%about the same
Obesity39.6%31.9–47.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis29.3%26–32.6%25.5%worse
Depression22.1%18.8–25.6%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.8%9.6–14.4%11.3%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.8%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10.2%8.1%worse
Diabetes12.2%10.4–14.3%11.4%about the same
COPD8.6%7.1–10.3%6.7%worse
Heart disease7.4%6.4–8.5%6.4%about the same
Stroke3.7%3.2–4.3%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.2%13.2–19.5%14%about the same
Binge drink15.6%12.9–18.6%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise27.8%23–33.2%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.3%27.2–39.8%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.5%72.9–79.9%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit63.1%59.6–66.7%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check83.8%81.6–86%84.1%about the same
Colon screening62.6%57.1–67.7%63.5%about the same
Mammogram73.5%64.7–80.7%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79.8%77–82.1%77.6%about the same
No health insurance8.8%6.8–11.3%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31%26.6–35.9%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support21.3%18.1–24.9%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.8%14.7–19%16%about the same
Fair or poor health19.3%16.1–23%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress13.8%11.9–16%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.3%9.8–15.1%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10%8.2–12%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.7%6.4–9%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation7.1%6–8.3%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.6%5.8–9.6%7.4%
Disability
Any disability32.8%28–37.8%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs15.2%12.7–17.9%13.4%
Thinking or memory15.3%13.1–17.7%14.4%
Hearing8.5%7.4–9.6%7.4%
Vision4.8%4.1–5.6%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4%3.4–4.7%3.5%
Errands alone8.3%7.1–9.7%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 Monument door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Monument better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Monument by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Monument 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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