Health · Altamont

Altamont, MO health

Altamont differs from Missouri on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.9% vs 15.8%) and more adults with COPD (11.7% vs 8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 147 people are less certain, so we show Altamont's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Altamont 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 Altamont adults…

41 of every 100 Altamont adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.5–45.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Altamont, betterAltamont, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.2% Altamont
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.6% Altamont
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Altamont
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.7% Altamont
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Altamont 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Altamont 10.9% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Altamont adults are doing

1 in 3Altamont adults feel lonely

32.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Altamont adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Altamont adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Altamont adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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 6

Altamont adults worry about having enough food

17.9% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 7

Altamont adults worry about keeping their housing

14.5% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Altamont adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 10

Altamont adults lack reliable transportation

10.4% · MO 8.4% · worse

15.5% of Altamont adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21%

Thinking or memory21%

Hearing10%

Errands alone12%

Vision6.9%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Altamont

Altamont and the towns around it

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

38.5%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Lake Viking38.5%

Altamont40.6%

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 12.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 26.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 28.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Kidscare - St. JosephSaint Joseph · 38.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAltamont's county is a federal shortage area.Daviess County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careAltamont's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caldwell and Daviess Counties · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthAltamont's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 13 - Chillicothe Service Area · need score 19 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 Altamont. 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 Altamont

Measure	Altamont	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.9%	36.5–45.4%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.8%	37.2–46.5%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	32.8–49%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.2%	30.6–38%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.8%	23–31%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.9%	20.1–27.9%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.3–10.3%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14.8%	12.8–17.1%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.7%	9.9–13.7%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.3%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.7%	17.8–25.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.2%	29.3–41.3%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.6%	32.8–46.7%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	74.7–82%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.4%	48.6–56%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.7–86.3%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	58.4%	53.2–63.4%	64%	worse
Mammogram	68.7%	59.9–76.2%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.3–81.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	8.6–13.4%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	27.1–37.6%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.1–24.2%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	16.9–21.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.6%	22.5–30.8%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.3%	15.8–20.9%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.9%	14.4–21.7%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.5%	12.1–17.3%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11%	9.4–13%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.4%	8.8–12.2%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.5%	12.3–18.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	42.8%	37.4–48.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	21%	17.8–24.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	21%	18.1–23.7%	17.2%
Hearing	10%	8.8–11.3%	8.3%
Vision	6.9%	6–8%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.8–6.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	12%	10.3–13.8%	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 Altamont door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Altamont 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.