Health · Drexel

Drexel, MO health

Drexel differs from Missouri on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.2% vs 9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.2% vs 13.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.8% vs 8.6%).

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

Report card

How Drexel 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 Drexel adults…

37 of every 100 Drexel adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.1–40.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Drexel, betterDrexel, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.2% Drexel
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.5% Drexel
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.5% Drexel
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Drexel
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Drexel 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Drexel 8.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Drexel adults are doing

1 in 3Drexel adults feel lonely

29.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Drexel adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Drexel adults lack social or emotional support

19.2% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Drexel adults are in frequent mental distress

17.5% · 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 9

Drexel adults worry about having enough food

11.2% · MO 13.7% · better

1 in 10

Drexel adults worry about keeping their housing

10.1% · MO 12.1% · better

1 in 14

Drexel adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · MO 9% · better

1 in 14

Drexel adults lack reliable transportation

7.1% · MO 8.4% · better

8.3% of Drexel adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory16.9%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone8.9%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Drexel

Drexel and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.3%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Sugar Creek36.6%

Drexel38%

West Boone39.2%

Care nearby

Miami County Medical CenterPaola · 13.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton · 22.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La CygneLa Cygne · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Health Partnership ClinicPaola · 15 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDrexel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bates County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careDrexel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bates County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthDrexel's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 (Nevada Catchment Area) · need score 18 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 Drexel. 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 Drexel

Measure	Drexel	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.6%	33.1–40.1%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.8–42.2%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38%	32.3–44%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	30.5%	27.5–33.6%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.7–28.3%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13%	10.7–15.6%	15.8%	better
Asthma	10.4%	9.2–11.6%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.4–13.7%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.3%	7.1–9.6%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.5–19.1%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15.5%	13.2–18.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.2%	23.8–32.7%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.5%	33.7–43.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.3%	75–81.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.1%	58.9–65.4%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.4–86.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	63.9%	59.6–68.1%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	69.6–81.6%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.8–80.8%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.6–10%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.1%	25.2–33.4%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.2%	16.4–22.2%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.5%	15.6–19.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	16.8–22.7%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.3%	12.4–16.2%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.2%	9.1–13.6%	13.7%	better
Housing insecurity	10.1%	8.4–11.9%	12.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.2–8.4%	9%	better
No reliable transportation	7.1%	6.1–8.2%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.7–10.2%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	35.1%	30.7–39.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.3–17.9%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	16.9%	14.7–19.2%	17.2%
Hearing	9.1%	8.1–10.2%	8.3%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.9%	7.6–10.1%	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 Drexel door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Drexel 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.