Health · Delta

Delta, MO health

Delta differs from Missouri on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.8% vs 12.1%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.4% vs 9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.9% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Delta

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 532 people are less certain, so we show Delta's figures without a grade.

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How Delta 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 Delta adults…

41 of every 100 Delta adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 36.8–45.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Delta, betterDelta, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.5% Delta
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Delta
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Delta
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Delta
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Delta 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

Delta 7.9% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Delta adults are doing

1 in 3Delta adults feel lonely

29.9% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Delta adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 6Delta adults lack social or emotional support

17.7% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Delta adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 8

Delta adults worry about having enough food

12% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Delta adults worry about keeping their housing

9.8% · MO 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Delta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · MO 9% · better

1 in 14

Delta adults lack reliable transportation

7.4% · MO 8.4% · about the same

9.7% of Delta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%

Thinking or memory16.9%

Hearing10.8%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Delta

Delta and the towns around it

Care nearby

Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau · 13.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Missouri Delta Medical CenterSikeston · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Deaconess Illinois Union CountyAnna · 32.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cross Trails Medical CenterAdvance · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Benton Medical CenterBenton · 12.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDelta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cape Girardeau County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careDelta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cape Girardeau County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthDelta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bollinger/Cape Girardeau/Madison/Perry/Ste Genevieve Counties · need score 16 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 Delta. 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 Delta

Measure	Delta	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41%	36.8–45.2%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	36.3–44.9%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	34.9%	28.5–41.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34%	30.4–37.6%	28.8%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20.2–27.2%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.2%	12.4–18.5%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.9%	9.9–12.1%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.6–15.6%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.9%	8.3–11.6%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.3–19.8%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.5–17.7%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.5%	26.5–37.1%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	29.8–41.6%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.5–83.5%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.1%	55.4–62.6%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86%	83.9–88%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.4%	55.6–65.2%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	72.5%	64.5–79.6%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.5–83.7%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	6.1–9.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	25.1–34.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	17.7%	14.6–21.2%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.6–19.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.4%	19–26.2%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16%	13.9–18.5%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12%	9.4–14.9%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.8%	7.8–11.8%	12.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.1–8.8%	9%	better
No reliable transportation	7.4%	6.1–8.7%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.7%	7.5–12.1%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.1%	34.3–44.3%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.4%	16.5–22.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	16.9%	14.6–19.6%	17.2%
Hearing	10.8%	9.5–12.1%	8.3%
Vision	5.6%	4.8–6.5%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.6–11.8%	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 Delta door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Delta 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.