Health · Pierce

Pierce, MO health

Pierce differs from Missouri on 18 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (26.5% vs 15.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 65793, 65548, 65571

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 335 people are less certain, so we show Pierce's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Pierce 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 Pierce adults…

43 of every 100 Pierce adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.2–46.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pierce, betterPierce, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.9% Pierce
MO 28.8%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Pierce
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.9% Pierce
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pierce 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

Pierce 10.9% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Pierce adults are doing

1 in 3Pierce adults feel lonely

31.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Pierce adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Pierce adults lack social or emotional support

20.3% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Pierce adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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 5

Pierce adults worry about having enough food

18.4% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 7

Pierce adults worry about keeping their housing

13.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Pierce adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.6% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 10

Pierce adults lack reliable transportation

10.5% · MO 8.4% · worse

16.5% of Pierce adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23%

Thinking or memory21.3%

Hearing11.8%

Errands alone12.8%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Pierce

Pierce and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Pierce.

37.9%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Pierce37.9%

Sargent38.4%

Cass40.7%

Ozark41.4%

Date41.4%

Care nearby

Mercy St. Francis HospitalMountain View · 10 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Salem Memorial District HospitalSalem · 39.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Missouri Ozarks Community HealthCabool · 15.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Southern Missouri Community Health Center West Plains ClinicWest Plains · 24 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPierce'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 Pierce. 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 Pierce

Measure	Pierce	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.9%	39.2–46.9%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.9%	37–45%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	31–45.1%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	36.6%	33.4–40%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.6%	23.2–30.3%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	26.5%	22.8–30.4%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.2–12.8%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.4–11.2%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.9%	14.1–17.8%	12.1%	worse
COPD	13%	11.7–14.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	10%	9.2–11%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.8–5.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.9%	19.4–24.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	13.8%	11.5–16.4%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.9%	31.5–40.6%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.3%	33.8–45.2%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.2%	76.1–82.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	50%	46.5–53.4%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83%	81.1–84.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	56–65.1%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	69.8%	62.3–76.4%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.3–82.1%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	10.9%	9.2–12.7%	8.7%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.6%	27.4–36.1%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.3%	17.6–23.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.4–21.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.6%	25.6–31.7%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.8%	16.9–20.8%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.4%	16.1–21%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.8%	12–15.6%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.6%	9.4–11.9%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.5%	14.4–18.8%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	45.1%	40.9–49.5%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	23%	20.6–25.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	21.3%	19.3–23.6%	17.2%
Hearing	11.8%	10.8–13%	8.3%
Vision	7.4%	6.8–8.2%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5.4–6.5%	3.9%
Errands alone	12.8%	11.5–14.2%	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 Pierce door to door.

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

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