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Health in Carytown · CDC PLACES 2025

How healthy is Carytown?

Carytown differs from Missouri on 9 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 6.8%).

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Carytown. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out about health in Carytown

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Carytown

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

HNearest ERMercy Hospital CarthageCarthage · 5.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyFreeman Health System - Freeman West★★★★★ · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careOzark Tri-County Health Care ConsortiumCarthage · 7.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.8 mi
Mercy Hospital Carthage
Carthage · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
7.7 mi
Ozark Tri-County Health Care Consortium
5 sites · nearest in Carthage
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16.9 mi
Cox Barton County Hospital
Lamar · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
Freeman Health System - Freeman West
Joplin · ★★★★★
ER
19.2 mi
Mercy Hospital Joplin
Joplin · ★★★★★
ER
21.1 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
3 sites · nearest in Pittsburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careCarytown’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jasper County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careCarytown’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jasper County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthCarytown’s county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Joplin MHCA #9 · need score 18 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 Carytown; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Carytown adults…

Carytown runs above MO on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Carytown adults have heart disease
Missouri: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.1–10.7%
Better than MOWorseAbout the sameMissouri
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Missouri

Share of adults, with the Missouri figure marked.

Get no exercise 34.1%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.3%MO 36.5%
Binge drink 13.7%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%MO 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Carytown, betterCarytown, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Carytown gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80% Yearly checkupMO 78%
59% Dentist visitMO 60%
87% Cholesterol checkMO 85%
65% Colon screeningMO 64%
71% MammogramMO 75%
81% Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Carytown 10.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Carytown adults are doing

About the same as Missouri on each measure.

1 in 3Carytown adults feel lonely
30.4% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Carytown adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Carytown adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Carytown adults are in frequent mental distress
17.2% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Carytown adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Carytown adults worry about having enough food
14.1% · MO 13.7%
About the same as MO
1 in 8
Carytown adults worry about keeping their housing
11.8% · MO 12.1%
About the same as MO
1 in 11
Carytown adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.7% · MO 9%
About the same as MO
1 in 12
Carytown adults lack reliable transportation
8.3% · MO 8.4%
About the same as MO

11.5% of Carytown adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

40.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%
Thinking or memory17.7%
Hearing11.5%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision6.1%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Missouri
Health Grade

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 365 people are less certain, so we show Carytown's figures without a grade.

All 40 CDC measures for Carytown
MeasureCarytownLikely rangeMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure43.3%38.7–47.9%36.5%worse
High cholesterol41.6%37–46.4%37.5%about the same
Obesity40.1%32.5–48.2%36.6%about the same
Arthritis34.9%30.9–38.9%28.8%worse
Depression24%20.5–27.9%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19.1%15.6–22.7%15.8%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.2–11.9%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.9%9.7–12.1%8.6%worse
Diabetes15.3%13–17.9%12.1%worse
COPD10.5%8.6–12.7%8%worse
Heart disease9.4%8.1–10.7%6.8%worse
Stroke4.7%4–5.3%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.4%14.8–22.4%16%about the same
Binge drink13.7%11.3–16.7%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise34.1%28.1–40.3%28.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.3%32.2–45.1%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.2%76.9–83.4%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit59.1%55.4–62.8%60.4%about the same
Cholesterol check86.6%84.4–88.5%84.5%about the same
Colon screening64.7%59.6–69.5%64%about the same
Mammogram70.9%62–78.6%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds80.6%77.8–83.3%77.2%better
No health insurance10.5%8.3–13.4%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely30.4%25.4–35.6%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%16.2–23%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.2%14.9–19.5%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health24.3%20.2–28.7%20.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.8%14.3–19.4%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.1%11.2–17.1%13.7%about the same
Housing insecurity11.8%9.7–14%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.7%7.2–10.1%9%about the same
No reliable transportation8.3%7–9.6%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP11.5%8.9–14.2%10.8%
Disability
Any disability40.8%35.1–46.4%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs19.8%16.5–23.2%15.8%
Thinking or memory17.7%15–20.6%17.2%
Hearing11.5%9.9–13%8.3%
Vision6.1%5.2–7.1%5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.7%3.9–5.6%3.9%
Errands alone10.2%8.6–12%9.2%

How CDC estimates town health

Modeled estimates

CDC combines a large national health survey with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Carytown door to door.

Close calls stay gray

Every figure has a likely range. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don’t call Carytown better or worse.

CDC’s own town estimate

CDC publishes Carytown directly, so these are its own figures.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Carytown.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Missouri figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.

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