Health · Dallas

Dallas, MO health

Dallas differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.4% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64670, 64497, 64469
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 91 people are less certain, so we show Dallas's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Dallas 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 Dallas adults…

40 of every 100 Dallas adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–43.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dallas, betterDallas, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.2% Dallas
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Dallas
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Dallas
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Dallas
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
58%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
84%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
65%
Colon screening
MO 64%
73%
Mammogram
MO 75%
79%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dallas 9.3% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Dallas adults are doing

1 in 3Dallas adults feel lonely
31.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Dallas adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.6% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Dallas adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Dallas adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · 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
Dallas adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · MO 13.7% · about the same
1 in 9
Dallas adults worry about keeping their housing
11.1% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 12
Dallas adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.1% · MO 9% · about the same
1 in 12
Dallas adults lack reliable transportation
8.1% · MO 8.4% · about the same

10.7% of Dallas adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%
Thinking or memory18.5%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone10%
Vision5.5%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Dallas

Dallas 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 Dallas.

Adams: 39.3% Grant: 39.2% Jefferson: 39.1% Miller: 40.5% Benton: 38.2% Marion: 38.1% Camden: 38.8% Grand River: 40.5% Polk: 38.9% Colfax: 39.4% Liberty: 39.1% Lake Viking: 38.5% Athens: 40.6% Jackson: 40.4% Cooper: 40.2% Butler: 40% McFall: 40.9% Salem: 37.9% Grand River: 38.5% Dallas: 38.5% Dallas Adams Grant Jefferson Miller Benton Marion Mosaic Medical Center Albany · Albany · 18.7 miH Harrison County Community Hospital · Bethany · 23 mi · 3★ MedicareH King City Clinic · King City · 14.8 mi+
37.9%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 20towns on this map, healthiest first
Marion38.1%
Benton38.2%
Dallas38.5%
Jefferson39.1%
Grant39.2%
Adams39.3%
Miller40.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 17.3 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Dallas

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

HNearest ERCameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 17.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMosaic Life Care at St. Joseph★★★★★ · 30.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Health ServicesKing City · 14.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.8 mi
Northwest Health Services
7 sites · nearest in King City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.3 mi
Cameron Regional Medical Center
Cameron · ★★★★★
ER
18.7 mi
Mosaic Medical Center Albany
Albany · not rated
ERRural critical access
23 mi
Harrison County Community Hospital
Bethany · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.9 mi
Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · ★★★★★
ER
32.4 mi
Swope Health Kidscare - St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careDallas's county is a federal shortage area.DeKalb/Andrew Counties · need score 13 of 25
! Dental careDallas's county is a federal shortage area.Andrew and DeKalb Counties · need score 11 of 25
! Mental healthDallas's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph MHCA #1 · need score 18 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 Dallas. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Dallas
MeasureDallasMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.7%35.9–43.6%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol40.4%36.5–44.4%37.5%about the same
Obesity38.5%31.6–45.9%36.6%about the same
Arthritis32.5%29.4–35.8%28.8%worse
Depression24.6%21.4–28.1%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)17.7%14.9–20.8%15.8%about the same
Asthma10.7%9.5–11.9%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10%9.1–10.9%8.6%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.5–15%12.1%about the same
COPD10%8.7–11.4%8%worse
Heart disease8.4%7.5–9.3%6.8%worse
Stroke4.2%3.8–4.6%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.5%15.9–21.3%16%about the same
Binge drink16%13.4–18.9%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise31.2%26.7–36%28.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours36.4%30.6–42.6%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%75.2–81.4%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit57.9%54.4–61.3%60.4%about the same
Cholesterol check83.8%81.9–85.8%84.5%about the same
Colon screening64.9%60.2–69.4%64%about the same
Mammogram72.8%65.4–79.4%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds78.8%76.3–81.2%77.2%about the same
No health insurance9.3%7.5–11.3%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.1%26.9–35.8%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%16.8–22.7%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.8%15.9–19.8%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health22.8%19.9–25.8%20.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress16%14.2–18%14.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity13.5%11.2–16.1%13.7%about the same
Housing insecurity11.1%9.5–13%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.1%7–9.4%9%about the same
No reliable transportation8.1%7.1–9.3%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP10.7%8.9–12.8%10.8%
Disability
Any disability39.7%35.4–44.3%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs18.2%15.9–20.6%15.8%
Thinking or memory18.5%16.4–20.8%17.2%
Hearing10.2%9.2–11.4%8.3%
Vision5.5%4.9–6.2%5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.9–4.9%3.9%
Errands alone10%8.8–11.3%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 Dallas door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Dallas better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Dallas by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Dallas 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.

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