Health · Jefferson

Jefferson, MO health

Jefferson differs from Missouri on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.5% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64689, 64620, 64497, 64670

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 401 people are less certain, so we show Jefferson's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Jefferson 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 Jefferson adults…

42 of every 100 Jefferson adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38–46.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Jefferson, betterJefferson, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.9% Jefferson
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Jefferson
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Jefferson
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20% Jefferson
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Jefferson 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

Jefferson 9.8% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Jefferson adults are doing

1 in 3Jefferson adults feel lonely

31.1% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Jefferson adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Jefferson adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Jefferson adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

Jefferson adults worry about having enough food

15% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Jefferson adults worry about keeping their housing

11.9% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Jefferson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Jefferson adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · MO 8.4% · about the same

12.6% of Jefferson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Jefferson

Jefferson 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 Jefferson.

38.1%40.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Marion38.1%

Dallas38.5%

Lake Viking38.5%

Jefferson39.1%

Liberty39.1%

Adams39.3%

Colfax39.4%

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 24.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 24.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wright Memorial HospitalTrenton · 31.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 15.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Kidscare - St. JosephSaint Joseph · 36.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthJefferson'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 Jefferson. 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 Jefferson

Measure	Jefferson	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.2%	38–46.4%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	42.7%	38.4–47.1%	37.5%	worse
Obesity	39.1%	31.6–47.1%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.1%	31.5–38.6%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25.3%	21.7–29%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.1%	17.7–24.6%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.6–11.6%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.7–16.7%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.5%	10–13.1%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.4–10.4%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20%	17–23%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.7%	12.2–17.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.9%	28.9–39%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.6%	31.3–44.1%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	75.9–82.3%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.3%	51.7–58.8%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.6–86.5%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	63.1%	58.1–67.8%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	72.5%	64.8–79.3%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.4–82.5%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9.8%	8–11.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.1%	26.6–36.2%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.6–22.8%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.9–20%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25%	21.7–28.4%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	15.3–19.5%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15%	12.5–17.8%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.9%	10.1–13.8%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9%	7.8–10.4%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.6–10.1%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	10.5–15.1%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	42.2%	37.3–47%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.6%	17.9–23.3%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.9–21.6%	17.2%
Hearing	11.2%	9.9–12.4%	8.3%
Vision	6.3%	5.6–7.1%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.5–5.7%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	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 Jefferson door to door.

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

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