Health · Osage

Osage, MO health

Osage differs from Missouri on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.8% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (9.4% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 64779 (all of Osage)

Report card

How Osage 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 Osage adults…

42 of every 100 Osage adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.7–45.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Osage, betterOsage, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.2% Osage
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.3% Osage
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Osage
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.6% Osage
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Osage 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

Osage 10.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Osage adults are doing

1 in 3Osage adults feel lonely

31% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Osage adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Osage adults lack social or emotional support

20.2% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Osage 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

Osage adults worry about having enough food

17.3% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 8

Osage adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Osage adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.2% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 10

Osage adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · MO 8.4% · worse

15.4% of Osage adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

43%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%

Thinking or memory20.5%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone11.9%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Osage

Osage 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.

37.9%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Metz40.4%

Howard40.4%

Osage40.5%

Prairie40.6%

Osage41.1%

New Home41.7%

Lone Oak42.5%

Care nearby

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 10.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 18.1 mi · ER

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 19.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs · 24.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Compass Health Bates County Dental ClinicButler · 11.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Compass Health Bates County ClinicButler · 12 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

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

! Mental healthOsage's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 (Nevada Catchment Area) · 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 Osage. 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 Osage

Measure	Osage	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.5%	37.7–45.5%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.1%	37–45.3%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	33.6–48.7%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.6%	30.4–37%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.6%	23.1–30.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.8%	18.6–25.3%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.9–12.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.9–10.7%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.8%	13.1–16.7%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.8%	10.3–13.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.4–10.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.3–5.2%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.6%	18.7–24.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.8%	12.3–17.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.2%	30.6–39.9%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.3%	33.2–45.5%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.5%	75.1–81.6%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	54%	50.3–57.6%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.8%	80.7–84.8%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	62.8%	57.9–67.4%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	68.9%	60.9–76.1%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.6–81.6%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.6%	8.6–12.9%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	26.6–36%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.2%	17.2–23.5%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.2%	17.3–21.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.5%	23.4–29.7%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.7%	15.7–19.7%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.3%	14.5–20.3%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.3%	11.3–15.4%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.2%	8.9–11.7%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.6–11.3%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.8–18%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	43%	38.6–47.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.9%	18.4–23.4%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.5%	18.4–22.9%	17.2%
Hearing	11.1%	10–12.3%	8.3%
Vision	6.8%	6–7.5%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.8–6%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.9%	10.6–13.3%	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 Osage door to door.

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

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