Health · Stanton

Stanton, KS health

Stanton differs from Kansas on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (82.1% vs 77.6%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.4% vs 84.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 6.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 66010, 66767, 66056, 66754
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 97 people are less certain, so we show Stanton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Stanton 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 Stanton adults…

40 of every 100 Stanton adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 35.4–44%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Stanton, betterStanton, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.6% Stanton
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.2% Stanton
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Stanton
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Stanton
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
62%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
86%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
64%
Colon screening
KS 64%
70%
Mammogram
KS 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stanton 8.4% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Stanton adults are doing

1 in 4Stanton adults feel lonely
28.3% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Stanton adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.7% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Stanton adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Stanton adults are in frequent mental distress
16.2% · 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
Stanton adults worry about having enough food
12.3% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Stanton adults worry about keeping their housing
9.9% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 13
Stanton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.8% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 15
Stanton adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · KS 7.1% · about the same

7.8% of Stanton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.6%
Thinking or memory14.8%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Stanton

Stanton 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 Stanton.

Mound City: 38.3% Timberhill: 36.2% Freedom: 37.3% Sheridan: 38.6% Blue Mound: 38.1% Paris: 37.2% Centerville: 34.9% Franklin: 36.8% Mill Creek: 36.5% Osage: 37.2% Scott: 37% Howard: 40.4% Potosi: 37.5% Rich: 42.8% Stanton: 38.1% Stanton Mound City Timberhill Freedom Sheridan Blue Mound Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/Mound City · Mound City · 6.1 mi+
34.9%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Timberhill36.2%
Freedom37.3%
Stanton38.1%
Blue Mound38.1%
Mound City38.3%
Sheridan38.6%

Care nearby

Anderson County HospitalGarnett · 27.3 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 30.2 mi · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Allen County Regional HospitalIola · 32.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/Mound CityMound City · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Compass HealthNevada · 30 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careStanton's county is a federal shortage area.Linn County · need score 9 of 25
✓ Dental careStanton is not a shortage area
! Mental healthStanton'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 Stanton. 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 Stanton
MeasureStantonMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.7%35.4–44%34.4%worse
High cholesterol40.7%36.2–45.2%36.7%about the same
Obesity38.1%30.8–45.9%36.5%about the same
Arthritis33.5%29.9–37.3%25.5%worse
Depression20.7%17.5–24.1%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.9%10.5–15.6%11.3%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.8%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.6%9.6–11.7%8.1%worse
Diabetes13.6%11.7–15.6%11.4%worse
COPD9.5%8.1–11%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.8%7.8–9.9%6.4%worse
Stroke4.3%3.8–4.8%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.3%14.5–20.4%14%worse
Binge drink14.5%11.8–17.4%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise29.6%24.9–34.9%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.2%28.2–40.8%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.1%75.6–82.3%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit62.4%58.6–65.8%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86.4%84.5–88.1%84.1%better
Colon screening63.5%58.3–68.7%63.5%about the same
Mammogram70.3%62.1–78%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds82.1%79.3–84.4%77.6%better
No health insurance8.4%6.7–10.2%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.3%23.9–33.2%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%17.1–23.6%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.2%14.3–18.4%16%about the same
Fair or poor health20.8%17.9–24.3%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.9%13–17%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.3%10.1–14.8%13%about the same
Housing insecurity9.9%8.3–11.7%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.8%6.7–9.1%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.7%5.8–7.7%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP7.8%6.3–9.6%7.4%
Disability
Any disability34.3%29.8–39.2%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs17.6%15.1–20.3%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.8%12.9–16.9%14.4%
Hearing9.8%8.7–11%7.4%
Vision5.1%4.5–5.9%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.8–5%3.5%
Errands alone8.8%7.6–10.1%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 Stanton door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Stanton better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Stanton by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Stanton 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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