Health · Paris

Paris, MO health

Paris differs from Missouri on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (9.6% vs 12.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (11.6% vs 8.6%).

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

Report card

How Paris 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 Paris adults…

40 of every 100 Paris adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.4–44.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Paris, betterParis, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.2% Paris
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% Paris
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Paris
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.4% Paris
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Paris 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Paris 8.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Paris adults are doing

1 in 3Paris adults feel lonely

30.4% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Paris adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.7% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Paris adults lack social or emotional support

19.7% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Paris adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 9

Paris adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 10

Paris adults worry about keeping their housing

9.6% · MO 12.1% · better

1 in 15

Paris adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · MO 9% · better

1 in 14

Paris adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · MO 8.4% · better

8.5% of Paris adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.8%

Thinking or memory16.7%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4%

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

Around Paris

Paris and the towns around it

Care nearby

Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly · 21.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Macon County Samaritan Memorial HospitalMacon · 30.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hannibal Regional HospitalHannibal · 33.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Boone Hospital CenterColumbia · 39.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Clarity HealthcareMonroe City · 19.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass HealthMoberly · 21.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careParis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ralls and Monroe Counties · need score 18 of 25

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

! Mental healthParis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 15 · need score 16 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 Paris. 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 Paris

Measure	Paris	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	35.4–44.5%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.3%	35.7–44.8%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	34.1%	26.4–42.2%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.3%	30.3–37.9%	28.8%	worse
Depression	23.7%	20–27.3%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.2%	14–20.8%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9–11.7%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.4–12.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13%	11–15.1%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	7.9–11.4%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8.6%	7.4–9.9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	3.8–5.2%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.4%	12.7–18.4%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.4–16.6%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.2%	25.5–36.5%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.4%	28.9–42.5%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81%	77.8–84%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	60.2–67.6%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.6%	84.6–88.6%	84.5%	better
Colon screening	65.4%	60.1–70.7%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	75.8%	67.8–82.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.7%	79.2–83.9%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	8.6%	6.5–11%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.4%	25.4–35.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.7%	16.4–23.4%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.2–18.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.4%	17.7–25.1%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.4%	13.1–17.6%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9–14%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	9.6%	7.8–11.5%	12.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.6–7.9%	9%	better
No reliable transportation	6.9%	5.8–8.2%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	8.5%	6.6–10.5%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.4%	33.7–44.5%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.8%	15.6–22%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	16.7%	14.3–19.2%	17.2%
Hearing	10.9%	9.4–12.3%	8.3%
Vision	5.3%	4.5–6.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4%	3.4–4.7%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.1–11.4%	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 Paris door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Paris 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.