Health · Upton

Upton, MO health

Upton differs from Missouri on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (12% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (9.3% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 65552, 65444, 65484, 65570

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 530 people are less certain, so we show Upton's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Upton 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 Upton adults…

44 of every 100 Upton adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39.2–47.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Upton, betterUpton, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.3% Upton
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.3% Upton
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Upton
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.5% Upton
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Upton 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Upton 10.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Upton adults are doing

1 in 3Upton adults feel lonely

29.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Upton adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Upton adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Upton 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 6

Upton adults worry about having enough food

17.1% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 8

Upton adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Upton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.3% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 10

Upton adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · MO 8.4% · about the same

15.4% of Upton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.4%

Thinking or memory20.2%

Hearing10.9%

Errands alone11.7%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Upton

Upton and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

40.3%44.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

Morris40.6%

Piney41.1%

Upton41.8%

Roubidoux42.3%

Lynch43.6%

Care nearby

Texas County Memorial HospitalHouston · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

General Leonard Wood Ach (Ft Leonard Wood)Fort Leonard Wood · 20.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital LebanonLebanon · 31.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy St. Francis HospitalMountain View · 38 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Missouri Ozarks Community Health-HoustonHouston · 13.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Missouri Ozarks Community HealthMountain Grove · 19.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careUpton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Texas County · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthUpton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Region 18 MHCA · 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 Upton. 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 Upton

Measure	Upton	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.5%	39.2–47.7%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.5%	37.3–45.9%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	41.8%	34.4–49.5%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.9%	31.4–38.5%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.5–30%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.4%	17.8–25.2%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.1%	9.8–12.5%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.8–10.8%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.7%	13.6–17.9%	12.1%	worse
COPD	12%	10.2–14%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.3%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.5%	18.1–25.1%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.3%	11.9–17.3%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.3%	30–40.5%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.3%	32.7–46%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	76.2–82.6%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.4%	51.7–59%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.7–86.2%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.6%	55.3–65.4%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	70.5%	62.2–77.5%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.7%	77–82.3%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	10.1%	8.1–12.6%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.8%	25.3–34.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.5–22.9%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.7–21.1%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.8%	23.1–30.8%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.1%	15.8–20.4%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.1%	14–20.4%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.1%	11–15.4%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.3%	8.8–11.9%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.4–11.4%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.6–18.5%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	43.3%	38.2–48.2%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.4%	18.3–24.4%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.2%	17.6–22.8%	17.2%
Hearing	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	8.3%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.8–6.4%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.7%	10.1–13.4%	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 Upton door to door.

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

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