Health · Gideon

Gideon, MO health

Gideon differs from Missouri on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (12.2% vs 8%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.7% vs 15.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Gideon
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 662 people are less certain, so we show Gideon's figures without a grade.

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How Gideon 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 Gideon adults…

42 of every 100 Gideon adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.9–46.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gideon, betterGideon, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.3% Gideon
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.7% Gideon
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14% Gideon
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.5% Gideon
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
55%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
84%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
63%
Colon screening
MO 64%
67%
Mammogram
MO 75%
80%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Gideon 10.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Gideon adults are doing

1 in 3Gideon adults feel lonely
31.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Gideon adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.2% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Gideon adults lack social or emotional support
19.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Gideon 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
Gideon adults worry about having enough food
17.6% · MO 13.7% · worse
1 in 8
Gideon adults worry about keeping their housing
13.2% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Gideon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.4% · MO 9% · about the same
1 in 10
Gideon adults lack reliable transportation
10% · MO 8.4% · about the same

15.6% of Gideon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.7%
Thinking or memory20.8%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone12.4%
Vision6.9%
Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Gideon

Gideon and the towns around it

Care nearby

Pemiscot County Memorial HospitalHayti · 17 mi · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Piggott Community HospitalPiggott · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Mercy Hospital StoddardDexter · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Great River Medical CenterBlytheville · 34.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Bernie Medical and Dental CenterBernie · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Lake County Primary Care ClinicTiptonville · 24.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careGideon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, New Madrid County · need score 19 of 25
! Dental careGideon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, New Madrid County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthGideon's county is a federal shortage area.Sikeston MHCA #20 · 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 Gideon. 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 Gideon
MeasureGideonMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.2%37.9–46.6%36.5%worse
High cholesterol41.1%36.7–45.5%37.5%about the same
Obesity41.9%34.5–49.4%36.6%about the same
Arthritis35.9%32.2–39.5%28.8%worse
Depression27.2%23.4–31.2%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)21.7%18–25.8%15.8%worse
Asthma11.4%10–12.9%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.8–10.9%8.6%worse
Diabetes15.1%13.1–17.5%12.1%worse
COPD12.2%10.3–14.4%8%worse
Heart disease9.1%8–10.4%6.8%worse
Stroke4.8%4.3–5.6%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes21.5%17.6–25.3%16%worse
Binge drink14%11.5–16.8%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise37.3%31.7–43.4%28.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours38.7%32.5–45.4%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.3%74.8–81.8%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit54.6%50.9–58.4%60.4%worse
Cholesterol check83.6%81–85.8%84.5%about the same
Colon screening63.2%57.9–68.3%64%about the same
Mammogram67.3%58.5–75.4%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds79.7%76.9–82.4%77.2%about the same
No health insurance10.1%7.8–12.9%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.6%26.8–36.9%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support19.8%16.6–23.3%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress19.4%17–22%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health26.8%22.9–31%20.5%worse
Frequent physical distress18.4%15.9–21.1%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17.6%14.1–21.5%13.7%worse
Housing insecurity13.2%10.8–15.8%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat10.4%8.7–12.1%9%about the same
No reliable transportation10%8.4–11.7%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP15.6%12.4–19.2%10.8%
Disability
Any disability43.9%38.6–49.3%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs21.7%18.6–25.2%15.8%
Thinking or memory20.8%17.9–23.8%17.2%
Hearing10.7%9.5–12.3%8.3%
Vision6.9%5.9–8%5.1%
Dressing or bathing5.6%4.8–6.6%3.9%
Errands alone12.4%10.6–14.3%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 Gideon door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Gideon better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gideon 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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