Health · Vandiver

Vandiver, MO health

Vandiver differs from Missouri on 16 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.5% vs 16.3%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (85.7% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (14% vs 6.8%).

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

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How Vandiver 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 Vandiver adults…

50 of every 100 Vandiver adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 45.5–55.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vandiver, betterVandiver, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 40.7% Vandiver
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Vandiver
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.5% Vandiver
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19% Vandiver
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vandiver 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

Vandiver 9.4% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Vandiver adults are doing

1 in 3Vandiver adults feel lonely

29.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Vandiver adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.7% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Vandiver adults lack social or emotional support

19% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Vandiver adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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

Vandiver adults worry about having enough food

16% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Vandiver adults worry about keeping their housing

10.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Vandiver adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Vandiver adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · MO 8.4% · about the same

14% of Vandiver adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

49.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs27.9%

Thinking or memory19.3%

Hearing16.6%

Errands alone13.9%

Vision8.8%

Dressing or bathing6.9%

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

Around Vandiver

Vandiver and the towns around it

Care nearby

Boone Hospital CenterColumbia · 29.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

University of Missouri Health CareColumbia · 29.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Columbia Mo VA Medical CenterColumbia · 30.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Moberly Regional Medical CenterMoberly · 35.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arthur Center Community HealthMexico · 2.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Clarity HealthcareMontgomery City · 22.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careVandiver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Callaway and Audrain Counties · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthVandiver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 15 · need score 16 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 Vandiver. 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 Vandiver

Measure	Vandiver	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	50.4%	45.5–55.1%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	44.4%	39.4–49.3%	37.5%	worse
Obesity	38.3%	30.6–46.7%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	42.5%	38.2–46.9%	28.8%	worse
Depression	22.7%	19.2–26.6%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	26.9%	22.3–32.1%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	13.8%	12.2–15.3%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	19.3%	16.2–22.6%	12.1%	worse
COPD	15%	12–18.4%	8%	worse
Heart disease	14%	11.9–16.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	6.9%	5.7–8.3%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19%	14.8–23.3%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	11.5%	9.4–13.8%	16.3%	better
Get no exercise	40.7%	33.7–48%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.8%	29.4–42.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.5%	80.4–86.2%	78.4%	better
Dentist visit	58.3%	54.4–62.2%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.7–89%	84.5%	better
Colon screening	62.9%	57.4–68.4%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	66.4%	57.2–74.8%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	85.7%	83.2–87.9%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9.4%	6.6–12.9%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	24.3–34.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19%	15.3–22.8%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14–18.8%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.1%	24.9–35.8%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.3%	17.1–23.6%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16%	12–20.7%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.8%	8.5–13.5%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.8%	7.1–10.5%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.1%	7.4–11.1%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14%	10.4–18.1%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	49.3%	43.1–55.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	27.9%	23–32.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.3%	16.1–22.8%	17.2%
Hearing	16.6%	14.3–18.9%	8.3%
Vision	8.8%	7.1–10.9%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	6.9%	5.5–8.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	13.9%	11.2–16.8%	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 Vandiver door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Vandiver 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.