Health · Kingston

Kingston, MO health

Kingston differs from Missouri on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.9% vs 8.6%) and fewer adults with arthritis (25% vs 28.8%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20.6% vs 15.8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 271 people are less certain, so we show Kingston's figures without a grade.

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How Kingston 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 Kingston adults…

36 of every 100 Kingston adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.5–40.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Kingston, betterKingston, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.7% Kingston
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.4% Kingston
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.8% Kingston
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.4% Kingston
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Kingston 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Kingston 10.7% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Kingston adults are doing

1 in 3Kingston adults feel lonely

32.9% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Kingston adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Kingston adults lack social or emotional support

23% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Kingston adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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

Kingston adults worry about having enough food

16.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 7

Kingston adults worry about keeping their housing

14.8% · MO 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Kingston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.9% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 10

Kingston adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · MO 8.4% · about the same

12.5% of Kingston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%

Thinking or memory18.5%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone9%

Vision5.1%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Kingston

Kingston and the towns around it

Care nearby

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Excelsior Springs HospitalExcelsior Springs · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ray County Memorial HospitalRichmond · 26.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hedrick Medical CenterChillicothe · 28.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hamilton Medical ClinicHamilton · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hcc Network - LexingtonLexington · 33.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthKingston'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 Kingston. 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 Kingston

Measure	Kingston	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	35.6%	31.5–40.2%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.1%	31–39.6%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	41.3%	33.2–50.3%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	22–28.3%	28.8%	better
Depression	23%	19.6–26.8%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.6%	16.7–24.6%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10%	8.8–11.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.9%	6.2–7.7%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	11.1%	9.5–12.9%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	7.6%	6.4–8.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	6.2%	5.5–7.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	2.9–3.7%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.4%	15.8–23.1%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	18.8%	15.5–22.5%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.7%	25.5–36.4%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.4%	33.8–48.9%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.1%	70.8–79%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.1%	49–56.9%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.2%	78.2–83.9%	84.5%	worse
Colon screening	56.7%	51.1–61.9%	64%	worse
Mammogram	72.1%	63.6–79.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.6%	68.2–75%	77.2%	worse
No health insurance	10.7%	8.2–13.9%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	27.8–38.4%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23%	19.3–27.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.2–20.9%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.5%	18.3–25.2%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.2%	12.4–16.3%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.1%	12.9–19.8%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.8%	12.3–17.7%	12.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	10.9%	9.2–12.8%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	9.6%	8.1–11.3%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.5%	9.9–15.7%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	36.4%	31.6–41.8%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.3%	12.1–16.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.5%	16–21.4%	17.2%
Hearing	7.8%	6.8–8.8%	8.3%
Vision	5.1%	4.4–5.8%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.9%
Errands alone	9%	7.8–10.4%	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 Kingston door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Kingston 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.