Health · Albany

Albany, MO health

Albany differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.4% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Albany

C-Health Grade

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Albany’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Albany is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns, and than 57% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressC+Mental distressC-ObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 18%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 42%

Towns with similar incomes, $34K–$56K (3,740)Healthier than 57%

Better than its income would suggest. Albany is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Albany could be anywhere from D− to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Missouri ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Albany with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Albany uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Albany 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 Albany adults…

40 of every 100 Albany adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.2–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Albany, betterAlbany, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.9% Albany
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Albany
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Albany
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Albany
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Albany 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

Albany 9.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Albany adults are doing

1 in 3Albany adults feel lonely

30.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Albany adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Albany adults lack social or emotional support

18.9% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Albany adults are in frequent mental distress

17.9% · 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

Albany adults worry about having enough food

14% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Albany adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Albany adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 12

Albany adults lack reliable transportation

8.4% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.8% of Albany adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

of Albany adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory18.5%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Albany

Albany and the towns around it

Care in and near Albany

1 hospital in Albany, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 0.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville · 29 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr · 30.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

King City ClinicKing City · 16.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mount Ayr OfficeMount Ayr · 32.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlbany's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gentry County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careAlbany's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gentry and Nodaway Counties · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthAlbany'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 Albany. 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 Albany

Measure	Albany	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	35.2–44.4%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.7%	35–44.4%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.7%	32–49.7%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.9%	29.1–36.9%	28.8%	worse
Depression	24.9%	21–29.1%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.8–16.2%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.5–12.4%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.5–15.8%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	10.4%	8.6–12.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.3–9.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.7–5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	14.8–22.3%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12–18.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.9%	27.1–39.5%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	30.1–43.3%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	74.9–82.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.1%	54.5–61.9%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.3%	81.9–86.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	63.9%	58.7–68.8%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	70.2%	61.5–78.1%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	76.9–82.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	6.9–12.1%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	25.6–36.2%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.9%	15.6–22.5%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.9%	15.4–20.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.2%	19.5–27.8%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.2%	14–18.9%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14%	11–17.4%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9.1–13.6%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.1–10.1%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.4%	6.9–9.9%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.8%	9–14.8%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.5%	35–46.7%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	16.3–22.8%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.5%	15.7–21.6%	17.2%
Hearing	10.4%	9.1–11.9%	8.3%
Vision	5.8%	5–6.9%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.8–5.5%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.5%	8.9–12.5%	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 Albany door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Albany directly, so these are its own figures.

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.