Health · Huggins

Huggins, MO health

Huggins differs from Missouri on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.4% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.6% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64489, 64402
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 53 people are less certain, so we show Huggins's figures without a grade.

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How Huggins 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 Huggins adults…

40 of every 100 Huggins adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.3–43.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Huggins, betterHuggins, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.4% Huggins
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Huggins
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Huggins
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Huggins
MO 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
57%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
83%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
63%
Colon screening
MO 64%
73%
Mammogram
MO 75%
79%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Huggins 9.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Huggins adults are doing

1 in 3Huggins adults feel lonely
31.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Huggins adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Huggins adults lack social or emotional support
19.6% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 6Huggins 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
Huggins adults worry about having enough food
14.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same
1 in 9
Huggins adults worry about keeping their housing
11.3% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 12
Huggins adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.4% · MO 9% · about the same
1 in 12
Huggins adults lack reliable transportation
8.4% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.7% of Huggins adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.3%
Thinking or memory19%
Hearing10.7%
Errands alone10.8%
Vision5.9%
Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Huggins

Huggins 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 Huggins.

Cooper: 40.2% Athens: 40.6% Bogle: 40.9% Wilson: 39.7% Jackson: 40.4% Miller: 40.5% Washington: 38.4% Jefferson: 38.4% Howard: 40.9% White Oak: 39% Butler: 40% Jackson: 38.1% Huggins: 40% Huggins Cooper Athens Bogle Wilson Mosaic Medical Center Albany · Albany · 6 miH King City Clinic · King City · 15.3 mi+
38.1%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first
Wilson39.7%
Huggins40%
Cooper40.2%
Athens40.6%
Bogle40.9%
6 places to get careNearest ER 6 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Huggins

No hospital or community health center in Huggins itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 6 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHarrison County Community Hospital★★★★★ · 21.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Health ServicesKing City · 15.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6 mi
Mosaic Medical Center Albany
Albany · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.3 mi
Northwest Health Services
4 sites · nearest in King City
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21.7 mi
Harrison County Community Hospital
Bethany · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.4 mi
Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville
Maryville · not rated
ERRural critical access
31 mi
Ringgold County Hospital
Mount Ayr · not rated
ERRural critical access
31.4 mi
Infinity Health
4 sites · nearest in Bedford
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
! Primary careHuggins's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gentry County · need score 12 of 25
! Dental careHuggins's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gentry and Nodaway Counties · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthHuggins's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph MHCA #1 · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Huggins. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Huggins
MeasureHugginsMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure39.5%35.3–43.7%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol39.4%35–43.8%37.5%about the same
Obesity40%31.9–48.6%36.6%about the same
Arthritis32.4%28.9–36%28.8%worse
Depression24.8%21.1–28.6%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19.1%16–22.7%15.8%worse
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.2%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.1–11.2%8.6%worse
Diabetes13.2%11.4–15.3%12.1%about the same
COPD10.4%9–12.1%8%worse
Heart disease8.6%7.6–9.8%6.8%worse
Stroke4.4%3.9–5%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.4%15.5–21.7%16%about the same
Binge drink15.3%12.5–18.3%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise33.4%28.2–39.3%28.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours37%30.7–43.4%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.1%74.4–81.6%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit56.5%52.9–60.2%60.4%worse
Cholesterol check83.4%81.1–85.6%84.5%about the same
Colon screening62.9%57.9–67.7%64%about the same
Mammogram73.4%65.8–80.2%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds79.4%76.7–81.9%77.2%about the same
No health insurance9.5%7.6–11.9%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.5%26.5–36.8%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support19.6%16.4–23.1%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.1%15.9–20.5%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health23.5%20.3–27.4%20.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.3%14.3–18.7%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.1%11.4–17%13.7%about the same
Housing insecurity11.3%9.4–13.3%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat8.4%7.1–9.8%9%about the same
No reliable transportation8.4%7.2–9.7%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP11.7%9.4–14.1%10.8%
Disability
Any disability41.2%36.4–46.5%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs19.3%16.7–22.4%15.8%
Thinking or memory19%16.6–21.7%17.2%
Hearing10.7%9.5–12.1%8.3%
Vision5.9%5.2–6.8%5.1%
Dressing or bathing4.5%4–5.3%3.9%
Errands alone10.8%9.3–12.4%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 Huggins door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Huggins better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Huggins by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Huggins 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.

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