Health · Lone Oak

Lone Oak, MO health

Lone Oak differs from Missouri on 19 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (26.8% vs 15.8%) and more adults with COPD (12.6% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64730, 64779
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How Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak adults…

43 of every 100 Lone Oak adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 38.3–46.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lone Oak, betterLone Oak, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.2% Lone Oak
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.4% Lone Oak
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Lone Oak
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.7% Lone Oak
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
49%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
82%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
60%
Colon screening
MO 64%
67%
Mammogram
MO 75%
79%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Lone Oak 11.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Lone Oak adults are doing

1 in 3Lone Oak adults feel lonely
31.2% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Lone Oak adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Lone Oak adults lack social or emotional support
20.4% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Lone Oak adults are in frequent mental distress
19.7% · 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 5
Lone Oak adults worry about having enough food
19.2% · MO 13.7% · worse
1 in 7
Lone Oak adults worry about keeping their housing
14.4% · MO 12.1% · worse
1 in 9
Lone Oak adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
11.5% · MO 9% · worse
1 in 9
Lone Oak adults lack reliable transportation
10.9% · MO 8.4% · worse

18% of Lone Oak adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.3%
Thinking or memory21.4%
Hearing11.6%
Errands alone12.9%
Vision7.5%
Dressing or bathing5.9%

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

Around Lone Oak

Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak.

Osage: 41.1% Pleasant Gap: 42.3% New Home: 41.7% Metz: 40.4% Prairie: 40.6% Osage: 40.5% Howard: 40.4% Hudson: 37.6% Walnut: 40.5% Charlotte: 42.7% Lone Oak: 42.5% Lone Oak Osage Pleasant Gap New Home Bates County Memorial Hospital · Butler · 5.1 mi · 3★ MedicareH Compass Health Bates County Dental Clinic · Butler · 5.5 mi+
37.6%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#10 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Osage41.1%
New Home41.7%
Pleasant Gap42.3%
Lone Oak42.5%
6 places to get careNearest ER 5.1 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 Lone Oak

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

HNearest ERBates County Memorial HospitalButler · 5.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCompass HealthButler · 5.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.1 mi
Bates County Memorial Hospital
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
5.5 mi
Compass Health
5 sites · nearest in Butler
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.1 mi
Ellett Memorial Hospital
Appleton City · not rated
ERRural critical access
20.9 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
3 sites · nearest in Pleasanton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.1 mi
Nevada Regional Medical Center
Nevada · not rated
ER
27.4 mi
Cedar County Memorial Hospital
El Dorado Springs · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careLone Oak's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bates County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careLone Oak's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bates County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthLone Oak's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 (Nevada Catchment Area) · 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 Lone Oak. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Lone Oak
MeasureLone OakMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure42.5%38.3–46.8%36.5%worse
High cholesterol41%36.6–45.5%37.5%about the same
Obesity42.5%34.2–50.8%36.6%about the same
Arthritis34.3%30.9–38%28.8%worse
Depression26.8%23.1–30.8%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)26.8%22.8–31.1%15.8%worse
Asthma11.3%10–12.7%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)9.8%8.9–10.9%8.6%worse
Diabetes15.4%13.4–17.4%12.1%worse
COPD12.6%11–14.2%8%worse
Heart disease9.6%8.6–10.7%6.8%worse
Stroke5%4.5–5.6%3.6%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes22.7%19.6–26%16%worse
Binge drink14.5%11.8–17.4%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise37.2%32–42.5%28.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours40.4%33.7–47.2%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.5%74.8–81.8%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit49.4%45.4–53.1%60.4%worse
Cholesterol check82.1%79.8–84.2%84.5%worse
Colon screening59.5%54.1–64.6%64%about the same
Mammogram67.1%58.3–75.1%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds79.1%76.4–81.5%77.2%about the same
No health insurance11.2%9.2–13.5%8.7%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.2%26.4–36.6%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support20.4%17.2–23.9%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress19.7%17.5–22%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health28.1%24.7–31.5%20.5%worse
Frequent physical distress18.4%16.3–20.7%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity19.2%16.2–22.5%13.7%worse
Housing insecurity14.4%12.3–16.8%12.1%worse
Utility shut-off threat11.5%9.9–13.2%9%worse
No reliable transportation10.9%9.5–12.4%8.4%worse
Receive SNAP18%15.4–21%10.8%
Disability
Any disability44.7%39.9–49.6%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs22.3%19.7–25%15.8%
Thinking or memory21.4%19–23.9%17.2%
Hearing11.6%10.4–12.9%8.3%
Vision7.5%6.7–8.5%5.1%
Dressing or bathing5.9%5.2–6.6%3.9%
Errands alone12.9%11.5–14.5%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 Lone Oak door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Lone Oak better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Lone Oak by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Lone Oak 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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