Health · Slater

Slater, MO health

Slater differs from Missouri on 15 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11.8% vs 8%) and more adults who have had a stroke (5% vs 3.6%).

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

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Slater’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Slater is healthier than 7% of U.S. towns, and than 38% of towns with similar incomes.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressC-Mental distressC-ObesityDDiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 7%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 18%

Towns with similar incomes, $30K–$49K (2,141)Healthier than 38%

Better than its income would suggest. Slater is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

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

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 Slater 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. Slater 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 Slater 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 Slater adults…

42 of every 100 Slater adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 37.3–46.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Slater, betterSlater, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.7% Slater
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.5% Slater
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.4% Slater
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.4% Slater
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Slater 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

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

Mind & connection

How Slater adults are doing

1 in 3Slater adults feel lonely

33.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Slater adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Slater adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Slater adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · 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

Slater adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 7

Slater adults worry about keeping their housing

14.6% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Slater adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.3% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 9

Slater adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · MO 8.4% · worse

16.6% of Slater adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22%

Thinking or memory20.9%

Hearing11%

Errands alone12.4%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Slater

Slater and the towns around it

Care nearby

Fitzgibbon HospitalMarshall · 11.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Carroll County Memorial HospitalCarrollton · 25.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia · 37.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly · 37.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marshall High SchoolMarshall · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass HealthSalisbury · 19.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthSlater's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 12 Columbia · need score 17 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 Slater. 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 Slater

Measure	Slater	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.7%	37.3–46.3%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.9%	36.3–45.5%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	41.2%	33.3–49.6%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.4%	30.6–38.2%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26%	22.2–30.2%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.4%	17.6–25.8%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	9.9–13%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.6–10.7%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	15.5%	13.3–17.9%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.8%	9.9–14%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.4–5.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.4%	17.4–25.6%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.4%	11.8–17.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	37.7%	31.9–44%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.5%	33.3–47.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.5–82.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	51.2%	47.3–55.2%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.4%	80.9–85.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	54.8–66.5%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	62.4–78.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.1–82.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	8.4–13.6%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	28.4–39.1%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.5–24.6%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.6–21.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.4%	23.2–31.9%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18%	15.5–20.7%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	15.4–23%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	14.6%	12.1–17.3%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.3%	9.5–13.2%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.7%	9.1–12.6%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.6%	13.4–20.3%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	44.8%	39.5–50.7%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22%	18.9–25.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.9%	18–24.1%	17.2%
Hearing	11%	9.7–12.5%	8.3%
Vision	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	4.9–6.7%	3.9%
Errands alone	12.4%	10.5–14.4%	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 Slater door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Slater 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.