Health · Scott

Scott, KS health

Scott 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 Scott)

CHealth Grade

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Scott’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Scott is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressC+Mental distressB-ObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 33%

Less healthyHealthier

Kansas towns we grade (377)Healthier than 19%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$90K (9,729)Healthier than 35%

About what its income would suggest. Scott does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Scott could be anywhere from D to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Kansas ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Scott with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Scott’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Scott 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 Scott adults…

38 of every 100 Scott adults have high blood pressure

Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.3–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Scott, betterScott, worseToo close to callKansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Scott
KS 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.2% Scott
KS 34.3%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Scott
KS 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Scott
KS 14%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

KS 77%

Dentist visit

KS 65%

Cholesterol check

KS 84%

Colon screening

KS 64%

Mammogram

KS 75%

Taking BP meds

KS 78%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Scott 9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Scott adults are doing

1 in 3Scott adults feel lonely

30.8% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call

1 in 5Scott adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call

1 in 5Scott adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Scott 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

Scott adults worry about having enough food

14.5% · KS 13% · about the same

1 in 9

Scott adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · KS 11.2% · about the same

1 in 11

Scott adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · KS 8.2% · about the same

1 in 12

Scott adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · KS 7.1% · worse

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

Disability

Living with a disability

35.4%

of Scott 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 Scott

Scott 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 Scott.

34%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 19towns on this map, healthiest first

Coal34%

Marmaton36.4%

Drywood36.4%

Mill Creek36.5%

Scott37%

Osage37.2%

Freedom37.3%

Richland39.1%

Care nearby

Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 17.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Girard Medical CenterGirard · 23.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital PittsburgPittsburg · 30 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cox Barton County HospitalLamar · 30.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/Fort ScottFort Scott · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass HealthNevada · 17.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careScott's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bourbon County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careScott's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bourbon County · need score 7 of 25

! Mental healthScott's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 7 · need score 18 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 Scott. 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 Scott

Measure	Scott	Margin	Kansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.3–42.3%	34.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.6%	34.4–42.9%	36.7%	about the same
Obesity	37%	29.8–44.4%	36.5%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.6–34.2%	25.5%	worse
Depression	22%	18.8–25.5%	20.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.8%	16.5–23.6%	11.3%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10.1%	8.1%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11.1–14.4%	11.4%	about the same
COPD	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	6.7%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	7.1–8.7%	6.4%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.4%	3.2%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	15.1–19.9%	14%	worse
Binge drink	15.5%	12.7–18.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31%	26.6–35.7%	25.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.2%	32.8–46%	34.3%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	74.2–81.2%	76.6%	about the same
Dentist visit	59%	55.3–62.7%	64.9%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.2%	81.2–85%	84.1%	about the same
Colon screening	61.5%	56.2–66.6%	63.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.6%	64.3–79.8%	74.6%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77.1–82%	77.6%	about the same
No health insurance	9%	7.6–10.4%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26.3–35.8%	30.9%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	18.2–24.6%	21.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.6–19.6%	16%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.1%	18.6–23.8%	18%	worse
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	13.1–16.5%	12.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.5%	12.5–16.8%	13%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	10–13.3%	11.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	8.1–10.6%	8.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.2–9.1%	7.1%	worse
Receive SNAP	9.6%	8.2–11.2%	7.4%
Disability
Any disability	35.4%	31.3–39.7%	30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs	17%	15–19.1%	13.4%
Thinking or memory	16.4%	14.7–18.4%	14.4%
Hearing	9%	8.1–10%	7.4%
Vision	5.4%	4.9–6%	4.6%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.5%
Errands alone	9.4%	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 Scott door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Scott better or worse.

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Scott by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Scott 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.