Health · Morris

Morris, MO health

Morris differs from Missouri on 15 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.9% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (12.2% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 65689, 65711, 65484, 65660

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 647 people are less certain, so we show Morris's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Morris 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 Morris adults…

44 of every 100 Morris adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.9–48.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Morris, betterMorris, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.4% Morris
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Morris
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Morris
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.5% Morris
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Morris 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

Morris 9.8% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Morris adults are doing

1 in 3Morris adults feel lonely

29.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Morris adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Morris adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Morris adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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

Morris adults worry about having enough food

16.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Morris adults worry about keeping their housing

12.3% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Morris adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Morris adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · MO 8.4% · about the same

14.3% of Morris adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22%

Thinking or memory19.7%

Hearing11.6%

Errands alone11.7%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Morris

Morris 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 Morris.

37.9%43.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 13towns on this map, healthiest first

Burdine40.3%

Morris40.6%

Cass40.7%

Clinton41%

Piney41.1%

Upton41.8%

Care nearby

Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston · 11.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

General Leonard Wood Ach (Ft Leonard Wood)Fort Leonard Wood · 29.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy St. Francis HospitalMountain View · 31.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon · 38.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Missouri Ozarks Community HealthCabool · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Four Rivers Community Health Center St. RobertSaint Robert · 37.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careMorris's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Texas County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthMorris's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 18 MHCA · need score 18 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 Morris. 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 Morris

Measure	Morris	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.9%	39.9–48.1%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	42.3%	38.2–46.6%	37.5%	worse
Obesity	40.6%	33.5–48.1%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	36.2%	32.7–39.7%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25.5%	22.2–29.2%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.5%	18.9–26.2%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.8–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.7%	9.8–11.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.7%	13.7–17.9%	12.1%	worse
COPD	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.7–10.9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.5–5.5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.5%	17.7–23.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	13.9%	11.6–16.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.4%	30.5–40.4%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	32.1–44.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.2%	77–83.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.9%	52.2–59.3%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.9–86.6%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62%	56.9–66.7%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	70.1%	62.2–76.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.9%	78.4–83.2%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9.8%	8.1–11.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.4–34.4%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.6–22.6%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.3–20.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.5%	23.2–30%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	16–20.3%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.1%	13.5–18.9%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.3%	10.5–14.2%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.3%	8.1–10.6%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.3%	12–16.7%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	43.7%	39.1–48.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22%	19.2–24.9%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.7%	17.5–22.1%	17.2%
Hearing	11.6%	10.4–12.9%	8.3%
Vision	6.8%	6–7.7%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.8–6.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.7%	10.3–13.3%	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 Morris door to door.

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

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