Health · Chaffee

Chaffee, MO health

On most measures Chaffee looks like Missouri as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.8% vs 15.8%).

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

Report card

How Chaffee 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 Chaffee adults…

36 of every 100 Chaffee adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.6–40.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chaffee, betterChaffee, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.8% Chaffee
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Chaffee
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.9% Chaffee
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Chaffee
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chaffee 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

Chaffee 8.7% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Chaffee adults are doing

1 in 3Chaffee adults feel lonely

31.9% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Chaffee adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Chaffee adults lack social or emotional support

18.7% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Chaffee adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

Chaffee adults worry about having enough food

13.4% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Chaffee adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Chaffee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 12

Chaffee adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MO 8.4% · about the same

10.5% of Chaffee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.6%

of Chaffee adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs16.3%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Chaffee

Chaffee and the towns around it

Care nearby

Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau · 9.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Deaconess Illinois Union CountyAnna · 29.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Benton Medical CenterBenton · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cross Trails Medical CenterCape Girardeau · 10 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careChaffee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scott County · need score 19 of 25

! Dental careChaffee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Scott County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthChaffee's county is a federal shortage area.Sikeston MHCA #20 · 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 Chaffee. 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 Chaffee

Measure	Chaffee	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.6–40.3%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.1%	34.1–42.2%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	29.4–41.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	29.7%	26.7–33.1%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	25.6%	21.9–29.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.8%	17.3–24.8%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.6–12.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	11.4%	9.8–13.3%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.3–10.5%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.9%	6–8%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.4%	14–20.8%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15.9%	13.2–18.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.8%	27.7–38.1%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	32.3–43.2%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.8–81.4%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.2%	54.7–61.7%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.4%	80.6–85.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.2%	57.5–66.7%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	70%	62.1–77.2%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.4–79.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.7%	6.5–11.5%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.9%	27.2–36.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.7%	15.5–22.2%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	15.8–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20.8%	17.3–24.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.8–17.1%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.4%	10.6–16.8%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.5–14.1%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.7–9.5%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.7–9.7%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.5%	8.2–13.3%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	37.6%	32.7–42.6%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.3%	13.7–19.1%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	15.7–21.3%	17.2%
Hearing	8.8%	7.7–10.1%	8.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.3–4.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.4–11.6%	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 Chaffee door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Chaffee 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.