Health · Pawnee

Pawnee, KS health

Pawnee differs from Kansas on 12 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (19.8% vs 11.3%) and more adults with COPD (9.1% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 66701 (all of Pawnee)
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How Pawnee 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 Pawnee adults…

38 of every 100 Pawnee adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pawnee, betterPawnee, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Pawnee
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.2% Pawnee
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Pawnee
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Pawnee
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
59%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
83%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
62%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
80%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pawnee 9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Pawnee adults are doing

1 in 3Pawnee adults feel lonely
30.8% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Pawnee adults have been diagnosed with depression
22% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Pawnee adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Pawnee adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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 7
Pawnee adults worry about having enough food
14.5% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 9
Pawnee adults worry about keeping their housing
11.5% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 11
Pawnee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.3% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Pawnee adults lack reliable transportation
8.1% · KS 7.1% · worse

9.6% of Pawnee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing9%
Errands alone9.4%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Pawnee

Pawnee 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 Pawnee.

Sherman: 38.4% Marmaton: 36.4% Walnut: 37.6% Drywood: 36.4% Lincoln: 38.6% Crawford: 37.8% Walnut: 38.7% Scott: 37% Marion: 35.8% Mill Creek: 36.5% Grant: 38.2% Harrison: 35.7% Mulberry: 39.1% Washington: 37.8% Leroy: 39.1% Ozark: 39.1% Pawnee: 37% Pawnee Sherman Marmaton Walnut Drywood Lincoln Girard Medical Center · Girard · 14.1 mi · 2★ MedicareH Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/Fort Scott · Fort Scott · 9.3 mi+
35.7%39.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first
Marmaton36.4%
Drywood36.4%
Pawnee37%
Walnut37.6%
Sherman38.4%
Lincoln38.6%
6 places to get careNearest ER 14.1 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 Pawnee

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

HNearest ERGirard Medical CenterGirard · 14.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Hospital Pittsburg★★★★★ · 23.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Southeast KansasFort Scott · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
6 sites · nearest in Fort Scott
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.1 mi
Girard Medical Center
Girard · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.1 mi
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg
Pittsburg · ★★★★★
ER
26.7 mi
Nevada Regional Medical Center
Nevada · not rated
ER
26.8 mi
Compass Health
2 sites · nearest in Nevada
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
32.3 mi
Cox Barton County Hospital
Lamar · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary carePawnee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bourbon County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental carePawnee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bourbon County · need score 7 of 25
! Mental healthPawnee's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 7 · need score 18 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 Pawnee. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Pawnee
MeasurePawneeMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.3%34.3–42.3%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol38.6%34.4–42.9%36.7%about the same
Obesity37%29.8–44.4%36.5%about the same
Arthritis30.8%27.6–34.2%25.5%worse
Depression22%18.8–25.5%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19.8%16.5–23.6%11.3%worse
Asthma10.6%9.4–11.9%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.2%8.3–10.1%8.1%worse
Diabetes12.7%11.1–14.4%11.4%about the same
COPD9.1%8.1–10.2%6.7%worse
Heart disease7.9%7.1–8.7%6.4%worse
Stroke4%3.7–4.4%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.3%15.1–19.9%14%worse
Binge drink15.5%12.7–18.5%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise31%26.6–35.7%25.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours39.2%32.8–46%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.9%74.2–81.2%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit59%55.3–62.7%64.9%worse
Cholesterol check83.2%81.2–85%84.1%about the same
Colon screening61.5%56.2–66.6%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.6%64.3–79.8%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds79.7%77.1–82%77.6%about the same
No health insurance9%7.6–10.4%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.8%26.3–35.8%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%18.2–24.6%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.5%15.6–19.6%16%about the same
Fair or poor health21.1%18.6–23.8%18%worse
Frequent physical distress14.7%13.1–16.5%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.5%12.5–16.8%13%about the same
Housing insecurity11.5%10–13.3%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat9.3%8.1–10.6%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation8.1%7.2–9.1%7.1%worse
Receive SNAP9.6%8.2–11.2%7.4%
Disability
Any disability35.4%31.3–39.7%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17%15–19.1%13.4%
Thinking or memory16.4%14.7–18.4%14.4%
Hearing9%8.1–10%7.4%
Vision5.4%4.9–6%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%4–4.8%3.5%
Errands alone9.4%8.4–10.5%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 Pawnee door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Pawnee better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Pawnee by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Pawnee 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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