Health · Purdy

Purdy, MO health

Purdy differs from Missouri on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.5% vs 8.6%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (15.7% vs 8.7%).

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

Report card

How Purdy 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 Purdy adults…

35 of every 100 Purdy adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.8–39%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Purdy, betterPurdy, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.4% Purdy
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Purdy
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Purdy
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Purdy
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Purdy 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Purdy 15.7% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Purdy adults are doing

1 in 3Purdy adults feel lonely

34.7% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Purdy adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Purdy adults lack social or emotional support

21.4% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Purdy adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · 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

Purdy adults worry about having enough food

19.9% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 6

Purdy adults worry about keeping their housing

16.5% · MO 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Purdy adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.1% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 9

Purdy adults lack reliable transportation

11.2% · MO 8.4% · worse

14.7% of Purdy adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory20.7%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Purdy

Purdy and the towns around it

Care nearby

Cox Monett HospitalMonett · 6.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville · 10.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora · 15.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Freeman Neosho HospitalNeosho · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Family Care MonettMonett · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Access Family Care-- CassvilleCassville · 9.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPurdy'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 Purdy. 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 Purdy

Measure	Purdy	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.9%	30.8–39%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.4%	32.3–40.7%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	30–46.1%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	28.1%	25–31.3%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	24.5%	20.9–28.2%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.2%	17.6–25.4%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.4–12%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.5%	6.7–8.3%	8.6%	better
Diabetes	12.9%	11.1–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.9%	7.6–10.4%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.3–8.1%	6.8%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.3–4.3%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.3–21.7%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16.6%	13.6–20%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.4%	29.8–41.1%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	31.1–45.2%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.6%	71.7–79.5%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.3%	48.5–56.2%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	81%	78.2–83.6%	84.5%	worse
Colon screening	56.7%	51.1–62.1%	64%	worse
Mammogram	70.3%	61.4–78.1%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.4%	72.4–78.2%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	15.7%	12.7–19%	8.7%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	29.3–40.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.4%	17.7–25.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.6–21.3%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.5%	21.9–29.4%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14.3–18.7%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.9%	16.4–23.9%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.5%	13.9–19.4%	12.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.1%	9.5–12.9%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.2%	9.5–13%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	14.7%	11.9–17.8%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.7%	35.6–46%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	15.2–20.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.7%	18–23.6%	17.2%
Hearing	9.1%	8–10.3%	8.3%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.7%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.2–5.5%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.4–12.6%	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 Purdy door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Purdy 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.