Health · Northfork

Northfork, MO health

Northfork differs from Missouri on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.3% vs 8%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.1% vs 15.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64755, 64759

Report card

How Northfork 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 Northfork adults…

41 of every 100 Northfork adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 36.6–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Northfork, betterNorthfork, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.1% Northfork
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39% Northfork
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Northfork
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.8% Northfork
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Northfork 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

Northfork 10% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Northfork adults are doing

1 in 3Northfork adults feel lonely

31.3% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Northfork adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Northfork adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Northfork adults are in frequent mental distress

19.2% · 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

Northfork adults worry about having enough food

16.6% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 8

Northfork adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Northfork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.1% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 10

Northfork adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · MO 8.4% · worse

14.8% of Northfork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.1%

Thinking or memory20.2%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone11.6%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Northfork

Northfork and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38.6%41.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Nashville39.5%

Northfork40.3%

Richland40.3%

Central40.8%

Lamar41.5%

Care nearby

Cox Barton County HospitalLamar · 7.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage · 15.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital PittsburgPittsburg · 20.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast KansasGalena · 25.8 mi Directions Medicare profile

Access Family Care - LamarLamar · 7.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Family Care Lamar DentalLamar · 7.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNorthfork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon/Barton Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careNorthfork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Barton County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthNorthfork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Joplin MHCA #9 · 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 Northfork. 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 Northfork

Measure	Northfork	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.6%	36.6–44.7%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.7%	35.6–44%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.3%	32.8–48.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	29.9–36.7%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22.4–29.8%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.1%	18.6–25.9%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.4%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14.3%	12.5–16.3%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.3%	10.1–12.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.9–9.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.8%	18–23.7%	16%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	12.7–18.4%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.1%	29.3–39%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39%	32.7–45.5%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	74.6–81.5%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.1%	49.5–56.7%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.8%	80.7–84.9%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62%	57–66.8%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	69.8%	61.6–77%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.8–80.9%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10%	8.4–12%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.3%	26.7–36.2%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.1–23.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.2%	17.1–21.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.5%	22.5–28.7%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.5%	15.6–19.5%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.6%	14.1–19.2%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.1%	11.2–15.1%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.1%	8.9–11.6%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	14.8%	12.5–17.2%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.9%	37.5–46.6%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.1%	17.8–22.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.2%	18–22.5%	17.2%
Hearing	10.5%	9.5–11.7%	8.3%
Vision	6.6%	5.9–7.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.7–5.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.6%	10.4–13%	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 Northfork door to door.

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

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