Health · Cooter

Cooter, MO health

Cooter differs from Missouri on 17 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (33% vs 15.8%) and more smokers (23.2% vs 16%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Cooter
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How Cooter 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 Cooter adults…

39 of every 100 Cooter adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.1–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cooter, betterCooter, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.9% Cooter
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.7% Cooter
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.8% Cooter
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.2% Cooter
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cooter adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.

78%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
44%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
81%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
57%
Colon screening
MO 64%
70%
Mammogram
MO 75%
77%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Cooter 11.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Cooter adults are doing

1 in 3Cooter adults feel lonely
32.7% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Cooter adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.4% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Cooter adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Cooter adults are in frequent mental distress
20.1% · Missouri 17.5% · worse
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 5
Cooter adults worry about having enough food
19.6% · MO 13.7% · worse
1 in 7
Cooter adults worry about keeping their housing
14.9% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 8
Cooter adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
12.2% · MO 9% · worse
1 in 9
Cooter adults lack reliable transportation
11.1% · MO 8.4% · worse

18.1% of Cooter adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.9%
Thinking or memory22%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone12.5%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Cooter

No hospital or community health center in Cooter itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGreat River Medical CenterBlytheville · 9.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyDyersburg Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 23.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHealthy PartnersBlytheville · 9.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.4 mi
Great River Medical Center
Blytheville · ★★★★★
ER
9.5 mi
Healthy Partners
Blytheville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
13.2 mi
Southeast Missouri Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Caruthersville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.7 mi
Pemiscot County Memorial Hospital
Hayti · not rated
ER
23.9 mi
Dyersburg Regional Medical Center
Dyersburg · ★★★★★
ER
25.7 mi
South Mississippi County Regional Medical Center
Osceola · not rated
ER
! Primary careCooter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Dunklin/Pemiscot Counties · need score 21 of 25
! Dental careCooter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pemiscot County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthCooter's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 19 · need score 19 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cooter. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Cooter
MeasureCooterMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.1%35.1–43.3%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol39.9%35.7–44.3%37.5%about the same
Obesity41.8%34.5–50.1%36.6%about the same
Arthritis32.2%28.9–35.8%28.8%worse
Depression27.4%23.6–31.4%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)33%27.8–38.3%15.8%worse
Asthma11.6%10.2–13.1%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.2%7.3–9.1%8.6%about the same
Diabetes14.1%12.2–16.2%12.1%worse
COPD11.3%9.4–13.5%8%worse
Heart disease7.9%6.9–9.1%6.8%worse
Stroke4.3%3.8–4.9%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes23.2%19.2–27.9%16%worse
Binge drink15.8%12.9–19.1%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise35.9%30.1–42.2%28.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours41.7%35.2–48.6%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.8%74–81.3%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit44.4%40.6–48.3%60.4%worse
Cholesterol check80.7%77.7–83.5%84.5%worse
Colon screening56.5%51.4–61.2%64%worse
Mammogram69.7%61.3–77.3%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds76.7%73.7–79.6%77.2%about the same
No health insurance11.2%8.2–14.6%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32.7%27.6–38.4%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support20.2%16.7–24.2%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress20.1%17.6–22.9%17.5%worse
Fair or poor health27.2%22.9–31.8%20.5%worse
Frequent physical distress17.8%15.3–20.5%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity19.6%15.4–24.1%13.7%worse
Housing insecurity14.9%12.1–17.9%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat12.2%10.1–14.4%9%worse
No reliable transportation11.1%9.2–13.1%8.4%worse
Receive SNAP18.1%14–22.3%10.8%
Disability
Any disability42.7%37.2–48.5%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs19.9%16.9–23.3%15.8%
Thinking or memory22%18.9–25.3%17.2%
Hearing9.6%8.4–10.9%8.3%
Vision7%6–8.2%5.1%
Dressing or bathing5.6%4.7–6.6%3.9%
Errands alone12.5%10.5–14.6%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 Cooter door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Cooter better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cooter 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.

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