Health · Sullivan

Sullivan, MO health

On most measures Sullivan looks like Missouri as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (7.6% vs 6.8%).

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

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Sullivan’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Sullivan is healthier than 20% of U.S. towns.

CSelf-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressC-ObesityB-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 20%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 46%

Towns with similar incomes, $48K–$79K (8,791)Healthier than 25%

About what its income would suggest. Sullivan does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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. Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan adults…

37 of every 100 Sullivan adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.8–40.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sullivan, betterSullivan, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.8% Sullivan
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.6% Sullivan
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.1% Sullivan
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Sullivan
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sullivan 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Sullivan 9.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Sullivan adults are doing

1 in 3Sullivan adults feel lonely

30.7% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Sullivan adults have been diagnosed with depression

27% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Sullivan adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Sullivan adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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

Sullivan adults worry about having enough food

14% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Sullivan adults worry about keeping their housing

11.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Sullivan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.7% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 12

Sullivan adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.6% of Sullivan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision5.5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Sullivan

Sullivan 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 Sullivan.

40.1%41.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Oak Grove Village40.1%

West Sullivan40.2%

Sullivan40.6%

Care in and near Sullivan

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

Missouri Baptist Sullivan HospitalSullivan · 1.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital WashingtonWashington · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Washington County Memorial HospitalPotosi · 29 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hermann Area District HospitalHermann · 36.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Compass HealthSullivan · 0.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bourbon Dental ClinicBourbon · 6.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careSullivan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Crawford and Phelps Counties · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthSullivan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 17A/B · 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 Sullivan. 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 Sullivan

Measure	Sullivan	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.8–40.5%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	35.1–42%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	34.8–46.9%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	31.2%	28.5–34.1%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	27%	23.8–30.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.4%	14.6–20.4%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	11%	9.9–12.2%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.5–10%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.5%	11.1–14.1%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8.4–10.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.9–8.4%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	3.9%	3.6–4.3%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.3%	15.7–20.9%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	17.1%	14.7–19.8%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.8%	27.8–36.1%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.6%	30.5–40.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	75.2–80.9%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.6%	55.3–61.7%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83%	81–84.8%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.6%	60.3–68.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	71.7%	64.9–77.8%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.8%	75.5–80%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	7.6–10.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.7%	26.8–34.9%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.9–22.3%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.9–20.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.6%	19.9–25.3%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	14.2–17.7%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14%	11.9–16.3%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.8%	10.2–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.6–9.8%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.6%	9.8–13.6%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.6%	35.6–43.7%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.4–19.6%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	17.1–21.4%	17.2%
Hearing	9.5%	8.6–10.5%	8.3%
Vision	5.5%	5–6.2%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.8–4.8%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.3–11.7%	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 Sullivan door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sullivan 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.