Health · Colfax

Colfax, MO health

Colfax differs from Missouri on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.9% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (9% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64689, 64429, 64649, 64497

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 438 people are less certain, so we show Colfax's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Colfax 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 Colfax adults…

41 of every 100 Colfax adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.4–45.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Colfax, betterColfax, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.3% Colfax
MO 28.8%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.4% Colfax
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.7% Colfax
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Colfax 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

Colfax 9.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Colfax adults are doing

1 in 3Colfax adults feel lonely

31.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Colfax adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Colfax adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Colfax adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

Colfax adults worry about having enough food

14.7% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Colfax adults worry about keeping their housing

11.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Colfax adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.9% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Colfax adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · MO 8.4% · about the same

12.1% of Colfax adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.6%

Thinking or memory19%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Colfax

Colfax 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 Colfax.

38.1%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Sheridan38.7%

Jefferson39.1%

Colfax39.4%

Kidder39.8%

Grand River40.5%

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 30.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 31.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Excelsior Springs HospitalExcelsior Springs · 32.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Kidscare - St. JosephSaint Joseph · 34.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careColfax's county is a federal shortage area.Daviess County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careColfax's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caldwell and Daviess Counties · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthColfax's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 13 - Chillicothe Service Area · need score 19 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 Colfax. 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 Colfax

Measure	Colfax	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.4%	37.4–45.3%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.6%	37.6–45.7%	37.5%	worse
Obesity	39.4%	32.3–46.7%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.6%	30.3–36.8%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25%	21.6–28.5%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.9%	16.7–23%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.2–11%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.4–16%	12.1%	worse
COPD	10.9%	9.5–12.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8.1–10%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.7%	16.8–22.5%	16%	worse
Binge drink	15.4%	12.8–18.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.3%	28.5–38.1%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.8–43.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	75.5–81.7%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.1%	51.6–58.3%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.1%	82.2–85.9%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.5%	57.8–67%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	71.5%	64.1–77.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.8–81.6%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.9–11.6%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.9–35.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17.1–23%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	16–20%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.3%	21.2–27.5%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.9–18.8%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.7%	12.4–17.3%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.8%	10.2–13.7%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.9%	7.8–10.2%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.1%	10.1–14.4%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.3%	36.7–46%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.6%	17.2–22.1%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19%	16.8–21.2%	17.2%
Hearing	10.7%	9.6–11.9%	8.3%
Vision	6%	5.4–6.8%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	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 Colfax door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Colfax by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Colfax 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.