Health · Glasgow

Glasgow, MO health

Glasgow differs from Missouri on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.2% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.3% vs 15.8%).

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

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Glasgow’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Glasgow is healthier than 33% of U.S. towns, and than 69% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressB-Mental distressBObesityCDiabetesCSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 33%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 62%

Towns with similar incomes, $38K–$63K (5,456)Healthier than 69%

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

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

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 Glasgow 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. Glasgow 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 Glasgow 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 Glasgow adults…

40 of every 100 Glasgow adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Glasgow, betterGlasgow, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.7% Glasgow
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.6% Glasgow
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Glasgow
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Glasgow
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Glasgow 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

Glasgow 8.3% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Glasgow adults are doing

1 in 3Glasgow adults feel lonely

31.7% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Glasgow adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Glasgow adults lack social or emotional support

19.6% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Glasgow adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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 8

Glasgow adults worry about having enough food

12.9% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Glasgow adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Glasgow adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 13

Glasgow adults lack reliable transportation

7.9% · MO 8.4% · about the same

10.2% of Glasgow adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%

Thinking or memory17.4%

Hearing10.2%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Glasgow

Glasgow and the towns around it

Care nearby

Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly · 26.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Columbia Mo VA Medical CenterColumbia · 33.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Boone Hospital CenterColumbia · 33.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Compass HealthSalisbury · 13.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Marshall High SchoolMarshall · 21.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthGlasgow's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 12 Columbia · need score 17 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 Glasgow. 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 Glasgow

Measure	Glasgow	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.4%	35.9–44.7%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.4%	35.7–45.1%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	35.6%	27.8–44.2%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.6%	29.9–37.3%	28.8%	worse
Depression	24.2%	20.7–28.2%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.3%	16.9–24.2%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.4–12.1%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.3–11.6%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.3%	11.3–15.3%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.4%	7.8–11.2%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8.3%	7.2–9.5%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	3.7–5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.1–19.5%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	12–17.7%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.7%	26.1–37.2%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.6%	29.9–43.9%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	76.8–83.4%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.1%	57.4–64.8%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.1–87.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	66.5%	61.5–71.4%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	76.4%	69.1–83%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.4–82.6%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	8.3%	6.3–10.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	26.7–37.1%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.6%	16.3–23.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	14.8–19.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.1%	18.5–25.8%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.4–17.8%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.9%	10.1–16%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	8.8–13.1%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.7–9.5%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.9%	6.6–9.3%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.2%	7.8–12.8%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.7%	34.4–44.9%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.7%	15.7–21.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	17.4%	14.8–19.9%	17.2%
Hearing	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	8.3%
Vision	5.5%	4.7–6.5%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.6–5.1%	3.9%
Errands alone	10%	8.4–11.6%	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 Glasgow door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Glasgow 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.