Health · Mill Spring

Mill Spring, MO health

Mill Spring differs from Missouri on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (28.8% vs 15.8%) and more adults with COPD (11% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Mill Spring
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 145 people are less certain, so we show Mill Spring's figures without a grade.

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How Mill Spring 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 Mill Spring adults…

37 of every 100 Mill Spring adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.1–41.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mill Spring, betterMill Spring, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.8% Mill Spring
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.8% Mill Spring
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% Mill Spring
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.7% Mill Spring
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

76%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
51%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
80%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
57%
Colon screening
MO 64%
71%
Mammogram
MO 75%
76%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mill Spring 10.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Mill Spring adults are doing

1 in 3Mill Spring adults feel lonely
32% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4Mill Spring adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5Mill Spring adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 5Mill Spring adults are in frequent mental distress
20.7% · Missouri 17.5% · worse
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
Mill Spring adults worry about having enough food
17.5% · MO 13.7% · worse
1 in 7
Mill Spring adults worry about keeping their housing
13.9% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Mill Spring adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.5% · MO 9% · about the same
1 in 9
Mill Spring adults lack reliable transportation
10.7% · MO 8.4% · worse

15.2% of Mill Spring adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%
Thinking or memory21.6%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone11.9%
Vision6.4%
Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Mill Spring

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

HNearest ERPoplar Bluff Regional Medical CenterPoplar Bluff · 23.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBig Springs Medical AssociationPiedmont · 5.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
5.3 mi
Big Springs Medical Association
8 sites · nearest in Piedmont
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.1 mi
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Poplar Bluff · ★★★★★
ER
24.9 mi
Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center
Poplar Bluff · not rated
VA
38.6 mi
Iron County Medical Center
Pilot Knob · not rated
ERRural critical access
39.9 mi
Madison Medical Center
Fredericktown · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careMill Spring's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wayne County · need score 20 of 25
! Dental careMill Spring's county is a federal shortage area.Wayne County · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthMill Spring's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 19 · need score 19 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 Mill Spring. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Mill Spring
MeasureMill SpringMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.2%33.1–41.6%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol37.3%33.2–41.7%37.5%about the same
Obesity39.1%31.2–47.3%36.6%about the same
Arthritis30.8%27.3–34.5%28.8%about the same
Depression27.5%23.6–31.8%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)28.8%24–33.9%15.8%worse
Asthma11.9%10.5–13.5%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.3%7.5–9.2%8.6%about the same
Diabetes13.1%11.1–15.4%12.1%about the same
COPD11%9.1–13.2%8%worse
Heart disease7.6%6.5–8.9%6.8%about the same
Stroke4.2%3.6–4.8%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes21.7%17.6–26.1%16%worse
Binge drink16.2%13.2–19.5%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise32.8%27.1–39%28.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours41.8%34.8–49.1%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup76.1%72.2–79.9%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit51%47.2–54.9%60.4%worse
Cholesterol check80.4%77.1–83.2%84.5%worse
Colon screening56.5%50.9–62.1%64%worse
Mammogram70.8%61.9–78.7%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds75.8%72.8–78.7%77.2%about the same
No health insurance10.2%7.6–13.3%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely32%27.1–37.2%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support21.1%17.6–24.9%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress20.7%18–23.4%17.5%worse
Fair or poor health25.1%21–29.8%20.5%worse
Frequent physical distress17.4%14.9–20.3%14.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity17.5%13.8–21.8%13.7%worse
Housing insecurity13.9%11.3–16.7%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat10.5%8.7–12.3%9%about the same
No reliable transportation10.7%8.9–12.7%8.4%worse
Receive SNAP15.2%12–18.8%10.8%
Disability
Any disability40.5%35–46.5%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs18.7%15.7–22.2%15.8%
Thinking or memory21.6%18.5–25.1%17.2%
Hearing9.2%8–10.6%8.3%
Vision6.4%5.4–7.6%5.1%
Dressing or bathing5.1%4.2–6.1%3.9%
Errands alone11.9%10.1–14%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 Mill Spring door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call Mill Spring better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mill Spring 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.

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