Health · Norwood

Norwood, MO health

Norwood differs from Missouri on 17 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (27.9% vs 15.8%) and more adults with COPD (12.6% vs 8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 681 people are less certain, so we show Norwood's figures without a grade.

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How Norwood 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 Norwood adults…

40 of every 100 Norwood adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.3–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Norwood, betterNorwood, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.5% Norwood
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.5% Norwood
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Norwood
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.7% Norwood
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Norwood 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

Norwood 11.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Norwood adults are doing

1 in 3Norwood adults feel lonely

32.3% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Norwood adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.3% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Norwood adults lack social or emotional support

21.1% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Norwood adults are in frequent mental distress

21.4% · 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 5

Norwood adults worry about having enough food

21.3% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 6

Norwood adults worry about keeping their housing

16.1% · MO 12.1% · worse

1 in 8

Norwood adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.8% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 8

Norwood adults lack reliable transportation

12.3% · MO 8.4% · worse

20.1% of Norwood adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.8%

Thinking or memory23.3%

Hearing11%

Errands alone13.8%

Vision7.8%

Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Around Norwood

Norwood and the towns around it

Care nearby

Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston · 29.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains · 39.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy St. Francis HospitalMountain View · 40.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon · 41.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Missouri Ozarks Community HealthMansfield · 8.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Missouri Ozarks Community HealthMountain Grove · 9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careNorwood's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Wright County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthNorwood'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 Norwood. 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 Norwood

Measure	Norwood	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	35.3–43.8%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	34.3–43.1%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	42.6%	34–51.4%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29–36.1%	28.8%	worse
Depression	28.3%	24.3–32.6%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	27.9%	23.4–32.7%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.7%	7.8–9.8%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14.9%	12.9–17.1%	12.1%	worse
COPD	12.6%	10.8–14.6%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9%	8–10.2%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.7%	19.7–27.9%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.8%	12–18%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	38.5%	32.5–44.8%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.5%	34.4–48.5%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	73.9–81.4%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	47.9%	43.8–51.9%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.2%	77.3–83%	84.5%	worse
Colon screening	59.5%	53.7–64.8%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	67.6%	57.6–75.8%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.5–80%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	11.5%	8.6–14.5%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.3%	27.1–37.7%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.1%	17.8–24.8%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	21.4%	18.9–24.2%	17.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	28.7%	24.6–33.3%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.9%	16.4–21.5%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.3%	17.2–26%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.1%	13.3–19.3%	12.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.8%	10.9–15%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.3%	10.4–14.5%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	20.1%	16.3–24.5%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	45.3%	39.8–51.1%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.8%	18.8–25.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	23.3%	20.2–26.6%	17.2%
Hearing	11%	9.7–12.4%	8.3%
Vision	7.8%	6.8–9%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	6.1%	5.3–7.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	13.8%	11.9–15.9%	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 Norwood door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Norwood 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.