Health · Bridgeton

Bridgeton, MO health

On most measures Bridgeton looks like Missouri as a whole. It has fewer adults with obesity (32.5% vs 36.6%) and more adults screened for colon cancer (70.5% vs 64%).

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

Report card

How Bridgeton 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 Bridgeton adults…

39 of every 100 Bridgeton adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.1–42%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bridgeton, betterBridgeton, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% Bridgeton
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.8% Bridgeton
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Bridgeton
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Bridgeton
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bridgeton 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

Bridgeton 9% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Bridgeton adults are doing

1 in 3Bridgeton adults feel lonely

33.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Bridgeton adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Bridgeton adults lack social or emotional support

21.3% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Bridgeton adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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

Bridgeton adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 7

Bridgeton adults worry about keeping their housing

13.5% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Bridgeton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Bridgeton adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · MO 8.4% · about the same

12.1% of Bridgeton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory16.1%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone9.3%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Bridgeton

Bridgeton and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

24.6%44.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Maryland Heights27.9%

Champ28.5%

Bridgeton32.5%

St. Ann35.7%

St. Charles35.9%

Hazelwood36.4%

Care nearby

Ssm Health Depaul Hospital St. LouisBridgeton · 1.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ssm St. Joseph Health CenterSaint Charles · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge HospitalMaryland Heights · 4.4 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Barnes-Jewish West County HospitalCreve Coeur · 7.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Compass HealthSaint Charles · 4.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

John C Murphy Health CenterSaint Louis · 4.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePart of Bridgeton is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Kinloch/Berkeley/Bridgeton · need score 17 of 25

✓ Dental careBridgeton is not a shortage area

! Mental healthPart of Bridgeton is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Berkeley/Ferguson/Jennings/Bridgeton · 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 Bridgeton. 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 Bridgeton

Measure	Bridgeton	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	36.1–42%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.9%	35–40.9%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	32.5%	28.8–36.3%	36.6%	better
Arthritis	30.1%	27.7–32.7%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	22.8%	20.3–25.6%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.7–17.5%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.2%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.3–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.7–8.6%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.8%	6.1–7.6%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.5–4.2%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	13.1–17.2%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15.2%	13.2–17.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.7%	25.4–32%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.8%	29.8–37.9%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	77.2–82.1%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.1%	58.8–65.3%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.8–87.9%	84.5%	better
Colon screening	70.5%	66.4–74.4%	64%	better
Mammogram	78.3%	72–83.7%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	77.6–82.2%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9%	7.7–10.4%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.5%	30.3–37.1%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.3%	18.9–24%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.9–18.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.4%	18.2–22.9%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.5–15.7%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.9–16.7%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.5%	12–15.3%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10%	8.9–11.3%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.8–9.9%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.1%	10.5–13.7%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	36.2%	33.1–39.6%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	14.3–18.1%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	16.1%	14.4–17.9%	17.2%
Hearing	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	8.3%
Vision	5.3%	4.8–5.8%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.6–4.4%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.3%	8.3–10.4%	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 Bridgeton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bridgeton 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.