Health · Fields Creek

Fields Creek, MO health

Fields Creek differs from Missouri on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.5% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 64735 (all of Fields Creek)

Report card

How Fields Creek 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 Fields Creek adults…

42 of every 100 Fields Creek adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.1–46.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Fields Creek, betterFields Creek, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.2% Fields Creek
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Fields Creek
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Fields Creek
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Fields Creek
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Fields Creek 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Fields Creek 9.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Fields Creek adults are doing

1 in 3Fields Creek adults feel lonely

30.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Fields Creek adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.1% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Fields Creek adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Fields Creek adults are in frequent mental distress

18.1% · 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 7

Fields Creek adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Fields Creek adults worry about keeping their housing

12.1% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Fields Creek adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Fields Creek adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · MO 8.4% · about the same

13% of Fields Creek adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%

Thinking or memory19.1%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Fields Creek

Fields Creek 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.

37.6%39.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 14towns on this map, healthiest first

Shawnee37.6%

Tebo38.1%

Honey Creek38.2%

Deer Creek38.4%

Fields Creek38.5%

Clinton38.5%

Care nearby

Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton · 4.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 21.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Western Missouri Medical CenterWarrensburg · 24.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 32 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Compass HeatlhClinton · 2.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass Health (Clinton, Missouri)Clinton · 2.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthFields Creek'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 Fields Creek. 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 Fields Creek

Measure	Fields Creek	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.3%	38.1–46.6%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.2%	36.8–45.7%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38.5%	30.8–46.7%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.6%	31.9–39.2%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25.1%	21.5–29%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.5%	14.4–21%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.7–12.4%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.7–11.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	12.8–16.9%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.5%	10.1–12.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.4–5.3%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.5%	16.6–22.1%	16%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.4–16.7%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.2%	29–39.3%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	30.7–44.4%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.4–83%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.2%	54.4–62%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	82.9–86.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.4%	59.2–69.4%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	73.7%	66–80.7%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.6%	77.8–83%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	7.9–11.2%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.7–35.7%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.7–23.1%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.1%	16–20.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.1%	21.8–28.2%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.3–19.5%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.9–17.7%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.1%	10.3–14%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	8–10.6%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.8–10.1%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13%	11–15.1%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	42.1%	37.3–46.7%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.9%	18.3–23.4%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.1%	16.9–21.2%	17.2%
Hearing	11.4%	10.1–12.6%	8.3%
Vision	6.5%	5.8–7.1%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.6–5.7%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.3%	10–12.6%	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 Fields Creek door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Fields Creek by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Fields Creek 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.