Health · Adams

Adams, MO health

Adams differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.7% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.1% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64469, 64497, 64429

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Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 451 people are less certain, so we show Adams's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Adams compares with Missouri

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 Adams adults…

40 of every 100 Adams adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Adams, betterAdams, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31% Adams
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.1% Adams
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Adams
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Adams
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

MO 78%

Dentist visit

MO 60%

Cholesterol check

MO 85%

Colon screening

MO 64%

Mammogram

MO 75%

Taking BP meds

MO 77%

1 in 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Adams 9.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Adams adults are doing

1 in 3Adams adults feel lonely

31% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Adams adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Adams adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Adams adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · Missouri 17.5% · 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

Adams adults worry about having enough food

13.5% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Adams adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Adams adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.3% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 12

Adams adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MO 8.4% · about the same

10.6% of Adams adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.4%

of Adams adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.4%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Adams

Adams 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 Adams.

38%40.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Dallas38.5%

Camden38.8%

Jefferson39.1%

Adams39.3%

Grand River40.5%

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 25.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Life Care at St. JosephSaint Joseph · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 29.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 17.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Kidscare - St. JosephSaint Joseph · 29.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAdams's county is a federal shortage area.DeKalb/Andrew Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careAdams's county is a federal shortage area.Andrew and DeKalb Counties · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph MHCA #1 · 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 Adams. 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 Adams

Measure	Adams	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	35.9–43.3%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.4%	35.8–43.4%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	39.3%	32.7–46.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	29–35.2%	28.8%	worse
Depression	24.3%	21.2–27.7%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.1%	15.3–21.2%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.7%	8.9–10.6%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11.4–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.7%	8.5–11%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.8–4.5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.9–21%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16.2%	13.7–19.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31%	26.7–35.7%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.1%	30.4–42.1%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	75.2–81.4%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.3%	54.9–61.7%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.8%	81.9–85.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	63.8%	59.2–68.3%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	72.3%	64.9–78.8%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	76–80.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	7.6–10.9%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	27–35.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.3–23.1%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	16–19.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.6%	19.9–25.5%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14.2–17.8%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.5%	11.5–15.8%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.8–13%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.3%	7.2–9.4%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.2–9.2%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.6%	8.9–12.5%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.4%	35.3–43.8%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18%	15.9–20.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	16.4–20.6%	17.2%
Hearing	9.9%	8.9–11%	8.3%
Vision	5.4%	4.9–6.1%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.9–4.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.8–11.1%	9.2%

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 Adams door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Adams by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Adams by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Missouri 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.