Health · Dearborn

Dearborn, MO health

Dearborn differs from Missouri on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.7% vs 15.8%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (9.1% vs 13.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.7% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Dearborn
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 557 people are less certain, so we show Dearborn's figures without a grade.

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How Dearborn 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 Dearborn adults…

35 of every 100 Dearborn adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.3–39%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dearborn, betterDearborn, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.8% Dearborn
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Dearborn
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.9% Dearborn
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.2% Dearborn
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
64%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
86%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
69%
Colon screening
MO 64%
78%
Mammogram
MO 75%
77%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dearborn 7.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Dearborn adults are doing

1 in 3Dearborn adults feel lonely
28.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Dearborn adults have been diagnosed with depression
24% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 6Dearborn adults lack social or emotional support
17.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Dearborn 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 11
Dearborn adults worry about having enough food
9.1% · MO 13.7% · better
1 in 11
Dearborn adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · MO 12.1% · better
1 in 16
Dearborn adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · MO 9% · better
1 in 16
Dearborn adults lack reliable transportation
6.3% · MO 8.4% · better

6.4% of Dearborn adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.6%
Thinking or memory15.4%
Hearing8.4%
Errands alone7.7%
Vision4.1%
Dressing or bathing3.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Dearborn

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

HNearest ERMosaic Life Care at St. JosephSaint Joseph · 16.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint Lukes North Hospital★★★★★ · 20.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Health ServicesGower · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
11.2 mi
Northwest Health Services
5 sites · nearest in Gower
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.9 mi
Achc in Leavenworth
Leavenworth · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
16.9 mi
Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · ★★★★★
ER
18.1 mi
Saint John Hospital
Leavenworth · ★★★★★
ER
19.5 mi
Amberwell Atchison Association
Atchison · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.4 mi
Saint Lukes North Hospital
Kansas City · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careDearborn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Buchanan County · need score 18 of 25
! Dental careDearborn's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clinton/Buchanan Counties · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthDearborn'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 Dearborn. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Dearborn
MeasureDearbornMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.1%31.3–39%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol38%34.2–41.9%37.5%about the same
Obesity36.4%30.2–43.2%36.6%about the same
Arthritis28.3%25.2–31.6%28.8%about the same
Depression24%20.6–27.7%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)8.7%6.7–10.9%15.8%better
Asthma10.1%8.9–11.4%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.7%8.7–10.8%8.6%worse
Diabetes10.3%8.7–12%12.1%better
COPD7%5.7–8.3%8%about the same
Heart disease6.5%5.7–7.4%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.3%2.8–3.8%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.2%10.4–16%16%about the same
Binge drink16.9%14.1–20%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise23.8%19.3–28.4%28.8%better
Sleep under 7 hours35.2%28.7–42.5%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup79.6%76.2–82.6%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit63.7%59.6–67.6%60.4%about the same
Cholesterol check85.7%83.3–87.8%84.5%about the same
Colon screening68.9%63.7–73.9%64%about the same
Mammogram77.5%68.5–84.9%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds77.1%74.3–79.8%77.2%about the same
No health insurance7.2%5.6–9.2%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely28.6%23.9–33.4%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support17.8%14.6–21.3%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress16.1%13.9–18.4%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health16.9%13.9–19.8%20.5%better
Frequent physical distress12.9%11.1–14.9%14.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity9.1%7–11.6%13.7%better
Housing insecurity8.7%6.9–10.8%12.1%better
Utility shut-off threat6.3%5.1–7.5%9%better
No reliable transportation6.3%5.2–7.6%8.4%better
Receive SNAP6.4%4.8–8.4%10.8%
Disability
Any disability32.8%28.3–37.5%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs13.6%11.2–15.9%15.8%
Thinking or memory15.4%13–17.8%17.2%
Hearing8.4%7.3–9.5%8.3%
Vision4.1%3.4–4.7%5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.1%2.6–3.6%3.9%
Errands alone7.7%6.5–9.1%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 Dearborn door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Dearborn better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dearborn 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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