Health · Wildcat

Wildcat, KS health

Wildcat differs from Kansas on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.3% vs 16.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (84.5% vs 77.6%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.7% vs 11.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 67353, 67349, 67346
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How Wildcat 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 Wildcat adults…

47 of every 100 Wildcat adults have high blood pressure
Kansas: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 42.4–51%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wildcat, betterWildcat, worseToo close to callKansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 36% Wildcat
KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.3% Wildcat
KS 34.3%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.3% Wildcat
KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Wildcat
KS 14%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
KS 77%
60%
Dentist visit
KS 65%
88%
Cholesterol check
KS 84%
62%
Colon screening
KS 64%
70%
Mammogram
KS 75%
85%
Taking BP meds
KS 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Wildcat 9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Wildcat adults are doing

1 in 3Wildcat adults feel lonely
28.8% · Kansas 30.9% · too close to call
1 in 5Wildcat adults have been diagnosed with depression
20.8% · Kansas 20.8% · too close to call
1 in 5Wildcat adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · Kansas 21.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Wildcat 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 7
Wildcat adults worry about having enough food
14% · KS 13% · about the same
1 in 10
Wildcat adults worry about keeping their housing
10.5% · KS 11.2% · about the same
1 in 12
Wildcat adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.6% · KS 8.2% · about the same
1 in 14
Wildcat adults lack reliable transportation
7.4% · KS 7.1% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

40.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.3%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing12.5%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision6.5%
Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Wildcat

Wildcat and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

Elk Falls: 40.7% Greenfield: 40.7% Howard: 40.6% Union Center: 40% Center: 40.9% Longton: 40% Lafayette: 40.3% Windsor: 44% Paw Paw: 40.3% Painterhood: 40.4% Otter Creek: 40.2% Union: 41.7% Harvey: 42.6% Piedmont: 38.9% Wildcat: 41% Wildcat Elk Falls Greenfield Howard Union Center Center
38.9%44%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first
Union Center40%
Howard40.6%
Elk Falls40.7%
Greenfield40.7%
Center40.9%
Wildcat41%
6 places to get careNearest ER 18.3 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 Wildcat

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

HNearest ERSedan City HospitalSedan · 18.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWilliam Newton Hospital★★★★★ · 35.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Southeast KansasIndependence · 33.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
18.3 mi
Sedan City Hospital
Sedan · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.4 mi
Fredonia Regional Hospital
Fredonia · not rated
ERRural critical access
32.5 mi
Greenwood County Hospital
Eureka · not rated
ERRural critical access
33.9 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
4 sites · nearest in Independence
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
35.9 mi
William Newton Hospital
Winfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
36.8 mi
Community Health Center in Cowley County
3 sites · nearest in Winfield
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careWildcat's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Elk County · need score 12 of 25
✓ Dental careWildcat is not a shortage area
! Mental healthWildcat's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 13 · need score 15 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 Wildcat. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Wildcat
MeasureWildcatMarginKansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure46.7%42.4–51%34.4%worse
High cholesterol44%39.8–48.4%36.7%worse
Obesity41%33.6–48.9%36.5%about the same
Arthritis38.4%34.8–42.1%25.5%worse
Depression20.8%17.8–23.9%20.8%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)21.7%18.5–25.3%11.3%worse
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.7%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)12.3%11.2–13.5%8.1%worse
Diabetes17.1%14.9–19.2%11.4%worse
COPD12%10.4–13.7%6.7%worse
Heart disease11.3%10.1–12.6%6.4%worse
Stroke5.5%4.9–6.1%3.2%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.7%15.9–22%14%worse
Binge drink12.3%10.4–14.6%16.3%better
Get no exercise36%30.8–41.5%25.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours36.3%29.9–42.9%34.3%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.2%78.3–83.9%76.6%better
Dentist visit60.2%56.7–63.7%64.9%worse
Cholesterol check88.1%86.4–89.6%84.1%better
Colon screening61.9%56.8–66.9%63.5%about the same
Mammogram70%61.8–77.1%74.6%about the same
Taking BP meds84.5%82.3–86.6%77.6%better
No health insurance9%7.4–11%9.9%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.8%24.3–33.5%30.9%about the same
Lack emotional support20.3%17.3–23.7%21.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress15.7%13.8–17.6%16%about the same
Fair or poor health24.5%21.3–28%18%worse
Frequent physical distress17.1%15.1–19.2%12.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14%11.5–16.8%13%about the same
Housing insecurity10.5%8.9–12.4%11.2%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.6%7.3–9.9%8.2%about the same
No reliable transportation7.4%6.3–8.5%7.1%about the same
Receive SNAP9.6%7.7–11.5%7.4%
Disability
Any disability40.4%35.8–45.1%30.4%
Walking or climbing stairs22.3%19.4–25.4%13.4%
Thinking or memory15.4%13.5–17.4%14.4%
Hearing12.5%11.2–13.9%7.4%
Vision6.5%5.8–7.4%4.6%
Dressing or bathing5.5%4.8–6.3%3.5%
Errands alone10.2%9–11.7%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 Wildcat door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Kansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Wildcat better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Wildcat by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Wildcat 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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