Health · Starr

Starr, KS health

Starr differs from Kansas on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.5% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.2% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.7% vs 8.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 67466 (all of Starr)
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 612 people are less certain, so we show Starr's figures without a grade.

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How Starr 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 Starr adults…

41 of every 100 Starr adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 36.5–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Starr, betterStarr, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Starr
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.2% Starr
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Starr
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Starr
KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
65%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
87%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
65%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
81%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Starr 7.5% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Starr adults are doing

1 in 3Starr adults feel lonely
28.8% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Starr adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Starr adults lack social or emotional support
20.5% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Starr adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · 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 9
Starr adults worry about having enough food
10.7% · KS 13% · better
1 in 11
Starr adults worry about keeping their housing
9.2% · KS 11.2% · better
1 in 14
Starr adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.2% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 16
Starr adults lack reliable transportation
6.2% · KS 7.1% · better

6.6% of Starr adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing9.8%
Errands alone8.3%
Vision4.7%
Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Starr

Starr 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 Starr.

Colfax: 40.8% Oakland: 41.1% Chapman: 40.1% Aurora: 41.5% Shirley: 40.7% Sherman: 41% Meredith: 40.1% Durham: 39.2% Starr: 41.1% Starr Colfax Oakland Chapman Cloud County Health Center · Concordia · 18.9 miH
39.2%41.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Chapman40.1%
Colfax40.8%
Starr41.1%
Oakland41.1%
6 places to get careNearest ER 16.4 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 Starr

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

HNearest ERClay County Medical CenterClay Center · 16.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMemorial Hospital★★★★★ · 31.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careKonza Prairie Community Health CenterChapman · 33.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
16.4 mi
Clay County Medical Center
Clay Center · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
18.9 mi
Cloud County Health Center
Concordia · not rated
ERRural critical access
21.2 mi
Ottawa County Health Center
Minneapolis · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.5 mi
Memorial Hospital
Abilene · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.9 mi
Konza Prairie Community Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Chapman
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
37.1 mi
Salina Health Education Foundation
2 sites · nearest in Salina
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careStarr's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cloud County · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careStarr's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cloud County · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthStarr's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 14 · need score 19 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 Starr. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Starr
MeasureStarrMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40.6%36.5–44.7%34.4%worse
High cholesterol39%34.7–43.2%36.7%about the same
Obesity41.1%33.5–48.7%36.5%about the same
Arthritis31.9%28.6–35.3%25.5%worse
Depression21.2%18.2–24.4%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)11.8%9.7–14.1%11.3%about the same
Asthma10.1%9–11.3%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.7%9.7–11.7%8.1%worse
Diabetes12.7%11–14.5%11.4%about the same
COPD8.7%7.5–10%6.7%worse
Heart disease8.3%7.5–9.3%6.4%worse
Stroke4.1%3.6–4.5%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.1%13.6–18.9%14%about the same
Binge drink15.3%12.8–18.1%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise28.4%23.8–33.3%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.2%27.5–39.2%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%74.8–81.2%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit65%61.7–68.2%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%84.7–88.3%84.1%better
Colon screening65.2%60.3–69.7%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.9%65.5–79.4%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds80.9%78.4–83.2%77.6%better
No health insurance7.5%6–9.3%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.8%24.4–33.3%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.5%17.4–23.7%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.9%14.1–17.9%16%about the same
Fair or poor health18.9%16.3–21.8%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.1%12.5–16%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity10.7%8.6–12.7%13%better
Housing insecurity9.2%7.7–10.8%11.2%better
Utility shut-off threat7.2%6.1–8.2%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.2%5.2–7%7.1%better
Receive SNAP6.6%5.3–7.9%7.4%
Disability
Any disability34.2%29.8–38.7%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%14.3–18.9%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.4%12.6–16.4%14.4%
Hearing9.8%8.8–11%7.4%
Vision4.7%4.1–5.3%4.6%
Dressing or bathing4%3.5–4.5%3.5%
Errands alone8.3%7.3–9.5%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 Starr door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Starr better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Starr by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Starr 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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