Health · Bee Branch

Bee Branch, MO health

Bee Branch differs from Missouri on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.7% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.8% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 63558, 65281, 64658
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How Bee Branch 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 Bee Branch adults…

43 of every 100 Bee Branch adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.1–46.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bee Branch, betterBee Branch, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.6% Bee Branch
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.8% Bee Branch
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Bee Branch
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% Bee Branch
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
56%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
86%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
65%
Colon screening
MO 64%
73%
Mammogram
MO 75%
82%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bee Branch 8.7% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Bee Branch adults are doing

1 in 3Bee Branch adults feel lonely
29.3% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Bee Branch adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Bee Branch adults lack social or emotional support
19.4% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Bee Branch adults are in frequent mental distress
17.1% · 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
Bee Branch adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · MO 13.7% · about the same
1 in 9
Bee Branch adults worry about keeping their housing
10.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 12
Bee Branch adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.2% · MO 9% · about the same
1 in 13
Bee Branch adults lack reliable transportation
8% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.2% of Bee Branch adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.8%
Thinking or memory18.1%
Hearing11.7%
Errands alone10.6%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Bee Branch

Bee Branch 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 Bee Branch.

Cockrell: 39% Clark: 37.7% Wayland: 39.2% Musselfork: 37.8% Keytesville: 38% Marceline: 36.7% Yellow Creek: 37.9% Salisbury: 39.2% Bee Branch: 37.1% Bee Branch Cockrell Clark Wayland Compass Health · Marceline · 9.8 mi+
36.7%39.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first
Bee Branch37.1%
Clark37.7%
Cockrell39%
Wayland39.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.2 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 Bee Branch

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

HNearest ERPershing Memorial HospitalBrookfield · 17.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMacon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 17.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCompass HealthMarceline · 9.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.8 mi
Compass Health
3 sites · nearest in Marceline
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.2 mi
Pershing Memorial Hospital
Brookfield · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.5 mi
Northeast Missouri Health Council
5 sites · nearest in Macon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.6 mi
Macon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital
Macon · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.5 mi
Moberly Regional Medical Center
Moberly · ★★★★★
ER
38 mi
Northeast Regional Medical Center
Kirksville · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careBee Branch's county is a federal shortage area.Chariton County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careBee Branch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Chariton and Linn Counties · need score 16 of 25
! Mental healthBee Branch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 12 Columbia · 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 Bee Branch. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Bee Branch
MeasureBee BranchMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure43%39.1–46.7%36.5%worse
High cholesterol42.4%38.6–46.3%37.5%worse
Obesity37.1%30.8–43.9%36.6%about the same
Arthritis36.3%33–39.6%28.8%worse
Depression23.8%20.8–27%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19%16–22.2%15.8%worse
Asthma10.6%9.5–11.8%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)11.2%10.2–12.2%8.6%worse
Diabetes15%13.2–17%12.1%worse
COPD11.3%9.9–12.9%8%worse
Heart disease9.8%8.8–10.9%6.8%worse
Stroke4.9%4.4–5.4%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.2%16.5–22.1%16%worse
Binge drink14.2%12–16.6%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise33.6%28.9–38.4%28.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours37.8%31.8–43.7%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.5%77.5–83.1%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit55.8%52.4–59.2%60.4%worse
Cholesterol check86.1%84.3–87.7%84.5%about the same
Colon screening64.5%59.8–68.7%64%about the same
Mammogram73.4%65.7–79.8%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds81.7%79.3–83.8%77.2%better
No health insurance8.7%7.1–10.6%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely29.3%25.3–33.7%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support19.4%16.7–22.4%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.1%15.3–19%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health24.6%21.5–27.9%20.5%worse
Frequent physical distress17.3%15.3–19.4%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.5%11.3–16%13.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10.8%9.1–12.5%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.2%7.1–9.4%9%about the same
No reliable transportation8%7–9.1%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP11.2%9.3–13.4%10.8%
Disability
Any disability41.7%37.2–46.1%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs20.8%18.3–23.6%15.8%
Thinking or memory18.1%16–20.3%17.2%
Hearing11.7%10.5–12.9%8.3%
Vision6.1%5.4–6.9%5.1%
Dressing or bathing5%4.4–5.6%3.9%
Errands alone10.6%9.3–11.9%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 Bee Branch door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Bee Branch better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bee Branch by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bee Branch 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.

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