Health · Sherman

Sherman, MO health

Sherman differs from Missouri on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.7% vs 9%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.5% vs 13.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.3% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64422, 64430, 64494, 64490

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 444 people are less certain, so we show Sherman's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sherman 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 Sherman adults…

40 of every 100 Sherman adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.4–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sherman, betterSherman, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.8% Sherman
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.6% Sherman
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.1% Sherman
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.7% Sherman
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sherman 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sherman 7.6% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Sherman adults are doing

1 in 3Sherman adults feel lonely

29.3% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Sherman adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.8% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sherman adults lack social or emotional support

18.7% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Sherman adults are in frequent mental distress

16.1% · 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 10

Sherman adults worry about having enough food

10.5% · MO 13.7% · better

1 in 11

Sherman adults worry about keeping their housing

9.3% · MO 12.1% · better

1 in 15

Sherman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.7% · MO 9% · better

1 in 15

Sherman adults lack reliable transportation

6.6% · MO 8.4% · better

7.7% of Sherman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.2%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing9.6%

Errands alone8.2%

Vision4.7%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Sherman

Sherman 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 Sherman.

37.4%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Sherman38%

Washington38.6%

Camden38.8%

Polk38.9%

Care nearby

Mosaic Life Care at St. JosephSaint Joseph · 15.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 27.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville · 35.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

King City ClinicKing City · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Swope Health Kidscare - St. JosephSaint Joseph · 17 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSherman's county is a federal shortage area.DeKalb/Andrew Counties · need score 13 of 25

! Dental careSherman's county is a federal shortage area.Andrew and DeKalb Counties · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthSherman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph MHCA #1 · 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 Sherman. 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 Sherman

Measure	Sherman	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.5%	35.4–43.8%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.2%	36.1–44.6%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38%	30.8–45.9%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	28.9–35.8%	28.8%	worse
Depression	22.8%	19.7–26.3%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.1%	11.6–17%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.4%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.6%	11–14.6%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	8.5%	7.2–9.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.9%	7–8.9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.3%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.7%	13–18.5%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16.1%	13.5–19.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.8%	23.3–33%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.6%	28.6–41.2%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.4–82.7%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.8%	59.2–66.4%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.6–88.2%	84.5%	better
Colon screening	65.7%	60.6–70.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	66.9–81.4%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.2–82.5%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	7.6%	6.1–9.4%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	24.8–34%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	18.7%	15.8–21.9%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.1%	14.2–18.2%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	16.9–22.8%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	12.7–16.6%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	10.5%	8.5–12.6%	13.7%	better
Housing insecurity	9.3%	7.8–11%	12.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.7%	5.8–7.8%	9%	better
No reliable transportation	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	8.4%	better
Receive SNAP	7.7%	6.2–9.4%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	36.1%	31.6–41%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.2%	13.9–18.8%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.8–18.1%	17.2%
Hearing	9.6%	8.5–10.8%	8.3%
Vision	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.2–4.2%	3.9%
Errands alone	8.2%	7.2–9.5%	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 Sherman door to door.

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

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