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Coal, MO health

Coal differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.4% vs 9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.9% vs 12.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.5% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64741, 64771, 64778

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 275 people are less certain, so we show Coal's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Coal 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 Coal adults…

39 of every 100 Coal adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.5–43.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Coal, betterCoal, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.7% Coal
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Coal
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.3% Coal
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Coal
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Coal 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Coal 7.8% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Coal adults are doing

1 in 3Coal adults feel lonely

29.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Coal adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Coal adults lack social or emotional support

18.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Coal adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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 10

Coal adults worry about having enough food

10.3% · MO 13.7% · better

1 in 11

Coal adults worry about keeping their housing

8.9% · MO 12.1% · better

1 in 16

Coal adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.4% · MO 9% · better

1 in 15

Coal adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · MO 8.4% · better

7.4% of Coal adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.1%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Coal

Coal 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 Coal.

34%39.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Coal34%

Harrison35.7%

Deerfield36.6%

Scott37%

Richland39.1%

Care nearby

Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 11.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cox Barton County HospitalLamar · 25.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Girard Medical CenterGirard · 26.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs · 29.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/Fort ScottFort Scott · 7.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass HealthNevada · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careCoal's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon/Barton Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careCoal's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon/Cedar Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthCoal'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 Coal. 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 Coal

Measure	Coal	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.5–43.4%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.1%	36.5–46%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	34%	26.2–42.4%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.1%	28.4–36%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	23.8%	20.2–27.8%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.4%	10.8–16.5%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.6%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.5–14.6%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7–10.3%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.2–4.4%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	12.4–18.9%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16.3%	13.3–19.7%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.7%	22.7–33.7%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	29.3–43.7%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	75.8–82.9%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62%	58.2–65.9%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	83.9–88.2%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	65.2%	60.1–70.7%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	70.8%	62.3–78.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	76.9–82.6%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6–10%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25–35.1%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.8%	15.5–22.5%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	13.9–18.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.6%	16.3–23.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.4–16.9%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.3%	8.1–13.1%	13.7%	better
Housing insecurity	8.9%	7.2–10.7%	12.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.4%	5.3–7.4%	9%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.5–7.8%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	7.4%	5.7–9.4%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	36.7%	31.5–42.3%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.1%	13.5–19.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.5–18.8%	17.2%
Hearing	9.6%	8.4–11%	8.3%
Vision	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3–4.3%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.1–9.8%	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 Coal door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Coal by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Coal by how much of its land each one covers.

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.