Health · Verona

Verona, MO health

Verona differs from Missouri on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (17.3% vs 8.7%) and more adults facing food insecurity (20.6% vs 13.7%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 477 people are less certain, so we show Verona's figures without a grade.

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How Verona 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 Verona adults…

38 of every 100 Verona adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.3–41.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Verona, betterVerona, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.5% Verona
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Verona
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Verona
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Verona
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Verona 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Verona 17.3% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Verona adults are doing

1 in 3Verona adults feel lonely

32.6% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Verona adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Verona adults lack social or emotional support

21.8% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Verona adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

Verona adults worry about having enough food

20.6% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 6

Verona adults worry about keeping their housing

16.8% · MO 12.1% · worse

1 in 9

Verona adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.4% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 9

Verona adults lack reliable transportation

11.1% · MO 8.4% · worse

15.5% of Verona adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.7%

Thinking or memory20.5%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Verona

Verona and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital AuroraAurora · 4.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cox Monett HospitalMonett · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville · 20.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital CarthageCarthage · 31.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Access Family Care- Aurora ClinicAurora · 3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Jordan Valley Community Health Center - RepublicRepublic · 20.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthVerona's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 8 (Nevada Catchment Area) · 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 Verona. 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 Verona

Measure	Verona	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.6%	33.3–41.9%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.9%	34.3–43.5%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.5%	32.2–49%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	26.3–33%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	24%	20.4–27.8%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.8%	16.2–23.7%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–12%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.3–9.1%	8.6%	about the same
Diabetes	14.3%	12.3–16.4%	12.1%	worse
COPD	9.7%	8.1–11.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	7.9%	6.9–9%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.6–4.7%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.7%	15.3–22%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	15.1%	12.3–18.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	37.5%	31.6–43.2%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.1%	31.9–46.4%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.3%	73.5–80.9%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.8%	50.9–58.6%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.3%	79.8–84.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	59%	53.6–63.9%	64%	worse
Mammogram	74.8%	66.6–81.8%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.3%	74.4–80.1%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	17.3%	14–21.3%	8.7%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.5–38.2%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	21.8%	18.2–25.8%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	15.8–20.6%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.2%	23.2–31.5%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	15–19.8%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.6%	16.7–24.9%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.8%	14–19.9%	12.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.4%	9.6–13.3%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.1%	9.4–13%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.5%	12.3–19.1%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.7%	36.1–46.9%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.7%	16.7–22.8%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	20.5%	17.6–23.5%	17.2%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.8%	8.3%
Vision	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.5–6.1%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.6–13%	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 Verona door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Verona 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.