Health · Gallatin

Gallatin, MO health

Gallatin differs from Missouri on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.2% vs 15.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.5% vs 8%).

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

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Gallatin’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Gallatin is healthier than 11% of U.S. towns, and than 33% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressCObesityC-DiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 11%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 28%

Towns with similar incomes, $35K–$59K (4,442)Healthier than 33%

Better than its income would suggest. Gallatin is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Gallatin could be anywhere from D− to C+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Missouri ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Gallatin with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Gallatin uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Gallatin 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 Gallatin adults…

40 of every 100 Gallatin adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36–44.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gallatin, betterGallatin, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35% Gallatin
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.1% Gallatin
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Gallatin
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Gallatin
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gallatin 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gallatin 10.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Gallatin adults are doing

1 in 3Gallatin adults feel lonely

32.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Gallatin adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.9% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Gallatin adults lack social or emotional support

19.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Gallatin adults are in frequent mental distress

19.4% · 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 6

Gallatin adults worry about having enough food

16.7% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Gallatin adults worry about keeping their housing

13% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Gallatin adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.9% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 10

Gallatin adults lack reliable transportation

9.8% · MO 8.4% · about the same

14.4% of Gallatin adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%

Thinking or memory20.9%

Hearing11%

Errands alone12%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Gallatin

Gallatin and the towns around it

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wright Memorial HospitalTrenton · 23.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 30.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 12.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Princeton OfficePrinceton · 39.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGallatin's county is a federal shortage area.Daviess County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careGallatin's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Caldwell and Daviess Counties · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthGallatin's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 13 - Chillicothe Service Area · need score 19 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 Gallatin. 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 Gallatin

Measure	Gallatin	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.4%	36–44.5%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.2%	36.8–45.6%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	30.9–47%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.5%	30–37.1%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.9%	22.9–30.8%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.2%	10.7–15.7%	15.8%	better
Asthma	11.4%	10–12.8%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.8–10.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12–16.2%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	11.5%	9.6–13.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9%	7.9–10.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.4%	16.8–24.1%	16%	worse
Binge drink	15%	12.2–18%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35%	29.4–40.6%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.1%	31.5–45%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	74.3–81.6%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	53%	49.2–56.6%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.4%	79.6–85.1%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.7%	57.4–67.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	62.8–78.5%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	75.7–81.1%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.5%	7.9–13.6%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.7–38%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.8%	16.5–23.5%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.4%	16.9–21.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.7%	21.7–29.8%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.2–20%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.7%	13.1–20.6%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13%	10.6–15.6%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.9%	8.2–11.6%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.8%	8.2–11.5%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.4%	11.1–17.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	43.4%	38–48.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.6%	17.5–24%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.9%	17.9–24.1%	17.2%
Hearing	11%	9.6–12.4%	8.3%
Vision	6.7%	5.8–7.8%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.4–6.1%	3.9%
Errands alone	12%	10.2–14%	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 Gallatin door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gallatin 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.