Health · Plainview

Plainview, KS health

Plainview differs from Kansas on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (83% vs 77.6%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.4% vs 84.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.5% vs 6.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67661, 67646
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How Plainview 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 Plainview adults…

41 of every 100 Plainview adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 36.9–45.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Plainview, betterPlainview, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.5% Plainview
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Plainview
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.7% Plainview
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Plainview
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
63%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
64%
Colon screening
KS 64%
71%
Mammogram
KS 75%
83%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Plainview 8.7% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Plainview adults are doing

1 in 4Plainview adults feel lonely
28.5% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Plainview adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Plainview adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Plainview adults are in frequent mental distress
15.7% · 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
Plainview adults worry about having enough food
12.4% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Plainview adults worry about keeping their housing
9.8% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Plainview adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.8% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 15
Plainview adults lack reliable transportation
6.8% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7.9% of Plainview adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.4%
Thinking or memory14.9%
Hearing10.8%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Plainview

Plainview 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 Plainview.

Rushville: 40.3% Towanda: 41.9% Belmont: 41% Solomon: 40.4% Bow Creek: 41.6% Township 3: 41.6% Logan: 41.9% Solomon-District 3: 42.2% Township 5: 41.6% Logan: 42.1% Pioneer: 38.6% Mound: 41.1% Plainview: 41% Plainview Rushville Towanda Belmont Phillips County Hospital · Phillipsburg · 12.6 miH
38.6%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Rushville40.3%
Plainview41%
Belmont41%
Towanda41.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 12.6 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 Plainview

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

HNearest ERPhillips County HospitalPhillipsburg · 12.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careFirst Care ClinicHays · 51.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.6 mi
Phillips County Hospital
Phillipsburg · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.4 mi
Graham County Hospital
Hill City · not rated
ERRural critical access
26.8 mi
Rooks County Health Center
Plainville · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.6 mi
Norton County Hospital
Norton · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.4 mi
First Care Clinic
3 sites · nearest in Hays
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
54.9 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Hoxie
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary carePlainview's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Phillips County · need score 10 of 25
✓ Dental carePlainview is not a shortage area
! Mental healthPlainview'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 Plainview. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Plainview
MeasurePlainviewMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure41.1%36.9–45.4%34.4%worse
High cholesterol41.2%36.8–45.8%36.7%worse
Obesity41%33.2–49.1%36.5%about the same
Arthritis34.6%31–38.3%25.5%worse
Depression20.8%17.7–24.2%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)13.2%10.7–15.9%11.3%about the same
Asthma10.3%9.1–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.2%10.1–12.4%8.1%worse
Diabetes14%12.1–16.1%11.4%worse
COPD9.8%8.2–11.3%6.7%worse
Heart disease9.5%8.3–10.6%6.4%worse
Stroke4.6%4–5.2%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.6%13.9–19.5%14%about the same
Binge drink13.7%11.3–16.5%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise30.5%25.5–35.7%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.6%27.2–40.1%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.2%75.9–82.4%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit62.8%59.1–66.4%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86.4%84.5–88.1%84.1%better
Colon screening63.5%57.9–68.6%63.5%about the same
Mammogram71.3%62.5–78.7%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds83%80.5–85.3%77.6%better
No health insurance8.7%6.9–10.7%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.5%24–33.3%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.1%16.9–23.5%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.9–17.8%16%about the same
Fair or poor health20.9%17.9–24.2%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress15.1%13.1–17.1%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.4%10.1–15.1%13%about the same
Housing insecurity9.8%8.2–11.5%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.8%6.6–9%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.8%5.8–7.9%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.9%6.2–9.8%7.4%
Disability
Any disability35.7%31–40.5%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs18.4%15.7–21.1%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.9%13–17.1%14.4%
Hearing10.8%9.5–12.1%7.4%
Vision5.4%4.7–6.3%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.5%3.8–5.2%3.5%
Errands alone9.2%7.9–10.6%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 Plainview door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Plainview better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Plainview by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Plainview 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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