Health · Perryville

Perryville, MO health

Perryville differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.8% vs 15.8%) and more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 8%).

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

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Perryville’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Perryville is healthier than 23% of U.S. towns, and than 50% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressCMental distressB-ObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 23%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 51%

Towns with similar incomes, $39K–$65K (5,908)Healthier than 50%

Better than its income would suggest. Perryville is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Perryville could be anywhere from D− to B.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Missouri ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Perryville with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Perryville uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Perryville 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 Perryville adults…

39 of every 100 Perryville adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.5–42.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Perryville, betterPerryville, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.7% Perryville
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.8% Perryville
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% Perryville
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Perryville
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Perryville 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

Perryville 9.9% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Perryville adults are doing

1 in 3Perryville adults feel lonely

32.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Perryville adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Perryville adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Perryville 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

Perryville adults worry about having enough food

14.8% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Perryville adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Perryville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Perryville adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.9% of Perryville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.2%

Thinking or memory19.3%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone10.6%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Perryville

Perryville and the towns around it

Care in and near Perryville

1 hospital and 1 community health center in Perryville, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Mercy Hospital PerryPerryville · 0.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HospitalChester · 13.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalSainte Genevieve · 19.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Madison Medical CenterFredericktown · 26 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cross Trails Medical CenterPerryville · 0.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Shawnee Health Care, MurphysboroMurphysboro · 30.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePerryville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Perry County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental carePerryville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Perry County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthPerryville's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bollinger/Cape Girardeau/Madison/Perry/Ste Genevieve Counties · 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 Perryville. 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 Perryville

Measure	Perryville	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.5–42.9%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.2–43.1%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	36.8%	29.2–45.2%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	31.5%	28.2–35.1%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	25.2%	21.7–29.3%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.8%	19.8–28.1%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12.2%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.5%	8.5–10.5%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.8%	11–14.7%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	8.4–11.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7–9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.6%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.5%	15.8–21.5%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15.6%	12.8–18.7%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.7%	27.8–38.4%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.8%	32.8–47.3%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	74.1–81.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.2%	51.4–59.1%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83%	80.8–85.2%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	63.6%	58.2–68.9%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	74.4%	66.4–81.4%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.2%	75.5–80.8%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.9%	8.1–12.1%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	27.2–37.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	16.6–23.4%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	16.2–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.3%	20.2–26.9%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16%	14.1–18.3%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.8%	12.1–17.6%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10–14.1%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.8%	7.5–10.2%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.4–10%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.9%	9.6–14.2%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.2%	35.5–45.5%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.2%	15.7–21%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.3%	17.1–21.8%	17.2%
Hearing	10.1%	8.9–11.3%	8.3%
Vision	5.8%	5.1–6.6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5.1%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.6%	9.3–12.1%	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 Perryville door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Perryville 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.