Health · Clever

Clever, MO health

Clever differs from Missouri on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with diabetes (7.8% vs 12.1%) and fewer adults with heart disease (4.4% vs 6.8%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (19.9% vs 16.3%).

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

Report card

How Clever 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 Clever adults…

28 of every 100 Clever adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · better · margin 24.3–31.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clever, betterClever, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.7% Clever
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.9% Clever
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.9% Clever
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Clever
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clever 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Clever 8.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Clever adults are doing

1 in 3Clever adults feel lonely

33.2% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Clever adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.2% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Clever adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Clever adults are in frequent mental distress

19.4% · 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 9

Clever adults worry about having enough food

11.3% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Clever adults worry about keeping their housing

11.1% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Clever adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 13

Clever adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · MO 8.4% · about the same

8.3% of Clever adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs11.3%

Thinking or memory17.8%

Hearing6.3%

Errands alone8%

Vision3.7%

Dressing or bathing2.7%

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

Around Clever

Clever and the towns around it

Care nearby

Cox Medical CentersSpringfield · 13.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora · 13.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Mercy Hospital SpringfieldSpringfield · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Cox Monett HospitalMonett · 27.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Jordan Valley Community Health Center - RepublicRepublic · 6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Jordan Valley Community Health Center - SouthSpringfield · 11 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careClever's county is a federal shortage area.Christian County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careClever's county is a federal shortage area.Christian County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthClever's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Springfield · need score 16 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 Clever. 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 Clever

Measure	Clever	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	28%	24.3–31.8%	36.5%	better
High cholesterol	30.5%	26.7–34.4%	37.5%	better
Obesity	35.9%	28.4–44%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	22.7%	19.9–25.8%	28.8%	better
Depression	27.2%	23.3–31.5%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15%	12.1–18.3%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.5%	5.8–7.2%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	7.8%	6.7–9.1%	12.1%	better
COPD	5.9%	4.9–6.9%	8%	better
Heart disease	4.4%	3.9–5%	6.8%	better
Stroke	2.4%	2.1–2.7%	3.6%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12–18.6%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	19.9%	16.5–23.7%	16.3%	worse
Get no exercise	24.7%	20–29.9%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.9%	34–48.3%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.5%	70.1–78.3%	78.4%	worse
Dentist visit	56.8%	52.9–60.7%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.4%	78.1–84.5%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.6%	55.1–66%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	73.5%	65.1–80.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	69.4%	66–72.6%	77.2%	worse
No health insurance	8.1%	5.9–10.7%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28.1–38.4%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.4–23.6%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.4%	16.7–22.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	16.7%	13.8–19.9%	20.5%	better
Frequent physical distress	12.3%	10.5–14.2%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.3%	8.7–14.3%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.1%	8.9–13.7%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.4–9.3%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.2–9.1%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.2–10.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	32.8%	27.7–38.1%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	11.3%	9.4–13.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	17.8%	15–21.1%	17.2%
Hearing	6.3%	5.5–7.1%	8.3%
Vision	3.7%	3.2–4.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	2.7%	2.3–3.1%	3.9%
Errands alone	8%	6.7–9.5%	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 Clever door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Clever 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.