Health · Tipton

Tipton, MO health

Tipton differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.9% vs 15.8%) and more smokers (20.9% vs 16%).

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

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Tipton’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Tipton is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns, and than 45% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressDObesityB-DiabetesDSmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 18%

Less healthyHealthier

Missouri towns we grade (428)Healthier than 41%

Towns with similar incomes, $37K–$62K (5,107)Healthier than 45%

Better than its income would suggest. Tipton is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

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

38 of every 100 Tipton adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.3–42.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tipton, betterTipton, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.2% Tipton
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.9% Tipton
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Tipton
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.9% Tipton
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tipton 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

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

Mind & connection

How Tipton adults are doing

1 in 3Tipton adults feel lonely

32.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Tipton adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 4Tipton adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Tipton 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 6

Tipton adults worry about having enough food

16.2% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 7

Tipton adults worry about keeping their housing

14% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Tipton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.5% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 10

Tipton adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · MO 8.4% · about the same

13% of Tipton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.6%

Thinking or memory19.6%

Hearing9%

Errands alone10.1%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Tipton

Tipton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Bothwell Regional Health CenterSedalia · 24 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Columbia Mo VA Medical CenterColumbia · 31.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

University of Missouri Health CareColumbia · 31.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Boone Hospital CenterColumbia · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chccmo - California ClinicCalifornia · 12.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Regional Healthcare Clinic, Inc Dba Katy Trail Community Health Prairie HillsVersailles · 16.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTipton's county is a federal shortage area.Cooper / Moniteau Counties · need score 7 of 25

! Dental careTipton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cooper / Moniteau / Howard Counties · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthTipton'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 Tipton. 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 Tipton

Measure	Tipton	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.5%	33.3–42.1%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.7%	32.3–41.2%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	41.6%	33.1–50.8%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	28%	24.8–31.6%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	24%	20.4–28%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.9%	20–28.2%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.1%	8.9–11.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	12.3%	10.5–14.2%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	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	20.9%	17.5–24.7%	16%	worse
Binge drink	17.8%	14.6–21.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.2%	26.8–38%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.9%	32.8–47.3%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.4%	71.4–79.2%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.5%	49.6–57.3%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.7%	77.8–83.3%	84.5%	worse
Colon screening	58.5%	52.9–63.8%	64%	worse
Mammogram	71%	62.3–78.5%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.2%	71.1–77.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.9%	8.5–13.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.3–38.1%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	18.7–26.1%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.5–21.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.5%	20.1–27.4%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.5%	13.5–17.8%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.2%	13.3–19.6%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14%	11.7–16.5%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.6%	8.3–11.2%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13%	10.6–15.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39.1%	33.9–44.7%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.6%	14.1–19.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.6%	16.9–22.5%	17.2%
Hearing	9%	7.9–10.2%	8.3%
Vision	5.6%	4.9–6.4%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.4%	3.8–5%	3.9%
Errands alone	10.1%	8.7–11.7%	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 Tipton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tipton 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.