Health · Grant

Grant, MO health

On most measures Grant looks like Missouri as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.6% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64469, 64463

C-Health Grade

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Grant’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Grant is healthier than 22% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressB-Mental distressCObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 22%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 48%

Towns with similar incomes, $53K–$88K (9,637)Healthier than 19%

About what its income would suggest. Grant does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Grant 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 Grant 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. Grant’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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 Grant 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 Grant adults…

39 of every 100 Grant adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.9–43.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Grant, betterGrant, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.4% Grant
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Grant
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% Grant
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Grant
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Grant 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

Grant 8.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Grant adults are doing

1 in 3Grant adults feel lonely

30.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Grant adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Grant adults lack social or emotional support

19.4% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Grant adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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

Grant adults worry about having enough food

12.8% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Grant adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 13

Grant adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.9% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 13

Grant adults lack reliable transportation

7.7% · MO 8.4% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

38.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory18.1%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone9.8%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Grant

Grant and the towns around it

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

37.4%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Dallas38.5%

Camden38.8%

Polk38.9%

Grant39.2%

Miller40.5%

Care nearby

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 18.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 19 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Life Care at St. JosephSaint Joseph · 25.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 27.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

King City ClinicKing City · 9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Kidscare - St. JosephSaint Joseph · 26.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGrant's county is a federal shortage area.DeKalb/Andrew Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careGrant's county is a federal shortage area.Andrew and DeKalb Counties · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthGrant's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph MHCA #1 · 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 Grant. 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 Grant

Measure	Grant	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.9%	34.9–43.3%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.2%	35–43.7%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	39.2%	31.7–47.4%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.8–35.8%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	24.5%	21–28.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.2%	14.2–20.6%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–10.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	11–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.6%	8.3–11%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.1–9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	15.3–21.1%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	13.3–19.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.4%	25.7–36%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	28.9–41.9%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	75.1–81.9%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	59.8%	56.1–63.5%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.4%	82.3–86.5%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	63.5%	58.2–68.5%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	73.3%	65.3–80.5%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.9%	76.1–81.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	7–10.5%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26.2–35.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.4%	16.3–22.6%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.7–20.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22%	19.1–25.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.7%	13.9–18%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.8%	10.6–15.3%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	9.1–12.6%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.9%	6.8–9.1%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.7%	6.7–8.9%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.2%	8.3–12.1%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	38.7%	34.2–43.9%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	15.5–20.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.1%	16–20.7%	17.2%
Hearing	9.8%	8.7–11.1%	8.3%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.8%	8.6–11.3%	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 Grant door to door.

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

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