Health · Ozark

Ozark, MO health

Ozark differs from Missouri on 9 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.6% vs 8%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (20% vs 15.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64762, 64769

Report card

How Ozark 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 Ozark adults…

40 of every 100 Ozark adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.6–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ozark, betterOzark, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.5% Ozark
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.8% Ozark
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Ozark
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.2% Ozark
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ozark 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

Ozark 9.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Ozark adults are doing

1 in 3Ozark adults feel lonely

30.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Ozark adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.7% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Ozark adults lack social or emotional support

20.4% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Ozark 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 7

Ozark adults worry about having enough food

15.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Ozark adults worry about keeping their housing

12.2% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Ozark adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.2% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Ozark adults lack reliable transportation

9% · MO 8.4% · about the same

12.5% of Ozark adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.3%

Thinking or memory19.3%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone10.8%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Ozark

Ozark 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.

34.3%41.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#12 of 21towns on this map, healthiest first

Washington37.8%

South West38.6%

Lincoln38.6%

Ozark39.1%

Leroy39.1%

Mindenmines39.4%

Central40.8%

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital PittsburgPittsburg · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cox Barton County HospitalLamar · 14.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Girard Medical CenterGirard · 16.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 23.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/ArmaArma · 7.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Health Center of Southeast KsPittsburg · 9.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthOzark'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 Ozark. 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 Ozark

Measure	Ozark	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.1%	35.6–44.8%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.9%	35.3–45%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	30.7–48.6%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.9%	29.2–36.9%	28.8%	worse
Depression	24.7%	21–28.9%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20%	16.6–23.9%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.7–12.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.6–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	13.8%	11.8–16%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	10.6%	9.1–12.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.2%	17–23.5%	16%	worse
Binge drink	15.6%	12.7–19.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.5%	27.2–38.2%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.8%	30.7–45.2%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.7–82.1%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.8%	50.8–58.7%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.9%	81.6–86.1%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.5%	55–65.7%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	62.2–79%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	75.7–81.7%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.7–11.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.5%	25.4–35.9%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.4%	17.1–23.9%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.1–20.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.4%	20.9–28.1%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	14.8–19.4%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.1%	12.4–18%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.2%	10.2–14.4%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.2%	7.8–10.6%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9%	7.8–10.4%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.2–15%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.7%	35.6–46.1%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.3%	16.6–22.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.3%	16.8–22%	17.2%
Hearing	10.3%	9.1–11.6%	8.3%
Vision	6%	5.3–6.9%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.8%	9.3–12.3%	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 Ozark door to door.

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

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