Health · Clinton

Clinton, MO health

Clinton differs from Missouri on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.1% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 8%).

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

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Clinton’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Clinton is healthier than 12% of U.S. towns, and than 28% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressCMental distressCObesityC-DiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 12%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 31%

Towns with similar incomes, $38K–$64K (5,763)Healthier than 28%

Better than its income would suggest. Clinton is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Clinton could be anywhere from D− to C+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Missouri ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Clinton with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Clinton uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Clinton 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 Clinton adults…

42 of every 100 Clinton adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.5–46.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clinton, betterClinton, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.9% Clinton
MO 28.8%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Clinton
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.7% Clinton
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clinton 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Clinton 10% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Clinton adults are doing

1 in 3Clinton adults feel lonely

31.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Clinton adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Clinton adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Clinton adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 6

Clinton adults worry about having enough food

16% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Clinton adults worry about keeping their housing

12.7% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Clinton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Clinton adults lack reliable transportation

9.5% · MO 8.4% · about the same

14% of Clinton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.4%

Thinking or memory19.9%

Hearing11.5%

Errands alone11.9%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Clinton

Clinton 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 Clinton.

37.6%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Clinton38.5%

Fields Creek38.5%

Care in and near Clinton

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Clinton, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton · 1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 19.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg · 27.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Compass Health (Clinton, Missouri)Clinton · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees · 2 sites in Clinton Directions to nearest site

Katy Trail Community Health, Harbor VillageWarsaw · 22.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careClinton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Henry County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careClinton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Henry County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthClinton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 (Nevada Catchment Area) · 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 Clinton. 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 Clinton

Measure	Clinton	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.8%	37.5–46.2%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.5%	36–45%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38.5%	30.6–46.9%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.2%	31.5–38.8%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25.5%	21.8–29.5%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.9%	14.7–21.7%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.6%	9.5–11.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.7–16.9%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.6%	10.1–13.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.3–10.5%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.7%	16.5–22.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.4–16.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.9%	29.4–40.3%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.1–45.1%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	75.9–82.7%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.9%	52.9–60.8%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.9%	81.6–85.9%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.4%	59–69.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	72.5%	64.2–79.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.3–82.5%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	10%	8.2–12.2%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.2–36.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	16.7–23.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.4–20.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.7%	22–29.1%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.6%	15.3–19.7%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16%	13.4–19%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.7%	10.8–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.4–11.2%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.5%	8.3–10.8%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14%	11.7–16.6%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	43.1%	37.9–47.9%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.4%	18.4–24%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.9%	17.4–22.3%	17.2%
Hearing	11.5%	10.2–12.8%	8.3%
Vision	6.8%	6–7.6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.6–5.9%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.9%	10.3–13.4%	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 Clinton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Clinton 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.