Health · Summers

Summers, KS health

On every measure CDC estimates, Summers looks like Kansas as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67701, 67748, 67747, 67764
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 55 people are less certain, so we show Summers's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Summers 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 Summers adults…

34 of every 100 Summers adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.9–38.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Summers, betterSummers, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.4% Summers
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.5% Summers
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Summers
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Summers
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
64%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
84%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
65%
Colon screening
KS 64%
73%
Mammogram
KS 75%
79%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
Summers 8.6% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Summers adults are doing

1 in 3Summers adults feel lonely
30.1% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Summers adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.5% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Summers adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Summers adults are in frequent mental distress
16.7% · 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 9
Summers adults worry about having enough food
11.3% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Summers adults worry about keeping their housing
9.6% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Summers adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.3% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 15
Summers adults lack reliable transportation
6.7% · KS 7.1% · about the same

6.5% of Summers adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

31%

of Summers adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.9%
Thinking or memory14.6%
Hearing8%
Errands alone7.9%
Vision4.4%
Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Summers

Summers 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 Summers.

Morgan: 35.9% South Randall: 39.2% Kingery: 36.3% North Randall: 36.2% East Hale: 36.1% Rovohl: 35.9% Lacey: 36% Grinnell: 37.3% Solomon: 36.2% Menlo: 36.5% West Hale: 35.2% Winona: 39.8% Summers: 36.9% Summers Morgan South Randall Kingery North Randall Citizens Medical Center · Colby · 10.6 mi · 3★ MedicareH Logan County Hospital · Oakley · 12 miH Hoxie Medical Clinic-Logan Behavioral Health · Oakley · 12 mi+
35.2%39.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Morgan35.9%
North Randall36.2%
Kingery36.3%
Summers36.9%
South Randall39.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 10.6 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 Summers

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

HNearest ERCitizens Medical CenterColby · 10.6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGoodland Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 36.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalOakley · 12 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.6 mi
Citizens Medical Center
Colby · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
12 mi
Logan County Hospital
Oakley · not rated
ERRural critical access
12 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Oakley
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
34 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
Hoxie · not rated
ERRural critical access
36.8 mi
Goodland Regional Medical Center
Goodland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
86.1 mi
United Methodist Western Kansas Mexican-American Ministries
3 sites · nearest in Garden City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careSummers is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSummers is not a shortage area
! Mental healthSummers'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 Summers. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Summers
MeasureSummersMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure34.2%29.9–38.5%34.4%about the same
High cholesterol35.7%31.1–40.2%36.7%about the same
Obesity36.9%29–45.3%36.5%about the same
Arthritis27.1%23.7–30.5%25.5%about the same
Depression21.5%17.8–25.3%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)12.8%10.4–15.5%11.3%about the same
Asthma10.2%8.9–11.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.9%7.9–9.9%8.1%about the same
Diabetes10.9%9.2–12.7%11.4%about the same
COPD7.3%6.1–8.6%6.7%about the same
Heart disease6.7%5.9–7.8%6.4%about the same
Stroke3.4%2.9–3.8%3.2%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.2%11.4–17%14%about the same
Binge drink16.1%13.1–19.6%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise26.4%21.3–31.5%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.5%28.4–40.7%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76%72–79.9%76.6%about the same
Dentist visit64.2%60.6–67.6%64.9%about the same
Cholesterol check84%81.6–86.3%84.1%about the same
Colon screening64.7%59.7–69.3%63.5%about the same
Mammogram72.8%64.8–79.6%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.6–81.2%77.6%about the same
No health insurance8.6%6.8–10.9%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.1%25.6–34.9%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.1%16.8–23.4%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.7%14.4–19.1%16%about the same
Fair or poor health17.6%14.7–20.8%18%about the same
Frequent physical distress12.8%10.9–14.8%12.3%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity11.3%8.9–13.9%13%about the same
Housing insecurity9.6%8–11.5%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.3%6.2–8.5%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation6.7%5.6–7.8%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP6.5%5.1–8.4%7.4%
Disability
Any disability31%26.1–35.9%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs13.9%11.5–16.4%13.4%
Thinking or memory14.6%12.3–16.8%14.4%
Hearing8%7–9.2%7.4%
Vision4.4%3.8–5%4.6%
Dressing or bathing3.5%3–4.1%3.5%
Errands alone7.9%6.7–9.3%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 Summers door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Summers better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Summers by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Summers 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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