Health · Virgil

Virgil, MO health

Virgil differs from Missouri on 19 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.3% vs 77.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (13% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64744, 64767

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 631 people are less certain, so we show Virgil's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Virgil 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 Virgil adults…

43 of every 100 Virgil adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 39–47%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Virgil, betterVirgil, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.7% Virgil
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39% Virgil
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.1% Virgil
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.1% Virgil
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Virgil 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

Virgil 10.7% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Virgil adults are doing

1 in 3Virgil adults feel lonely

31.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Virgil adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Virgil adults lack social or emotional support

20% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Virgil adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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

Virgil adults worry about having enough food

18.2% · MO 13.7% · worse

1 in 7

Virgil adults worry about keeping their housing

13.7% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Virgil adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.8% · MO 9% · worse

1 in 10

Virgil adults lack reliable transportation

10.4% · MO 8.4% · worse

16.6% of Virgil adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.8%

Thinking or memory21.1%

Hearing12.2%

Errands alone12.8%

Vision7.5%

Dressing or bathing5.9%

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

Around Virgil

Virgil 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 Virgil.

37.3%41.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first

Badger37.5%

Dover37.5%

Montevallo37.8%

Virgil39.9%

Clear Creek41.4%

Care nearby

Cedar County Memorial HospitalEl Dorado Springs · 7.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 13.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cox Barton County HospitalLamar · 22.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 25.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Compass Health Cedar County ClinicEl Dorado Springs · 8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ochc - Stockton Dental ClinicStockton · 18.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVirgil's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon/Barton Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careVirgil's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Vernon/Cedar Counties · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthVirgil'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 Virgil. 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 Virgil

Measure	Virgil	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43%	39–47%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.8%	37.6–46.1%	37.5%	worse
Obesity	39.9%	32.2–48.1%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.7%	32.3–39.2%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.5%	23–30.4%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.4%	18.3–25%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	10.1–12.7%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.4%	9.4–11.4%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	15.8%	14–17.9%	12.1%	worse
COPD	13%	11.4–14.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	10.3%	9.3–11.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.8–5.8%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.1%	19.3–25.1%	16%	worse
Binge drink	14.1%	11.7–16.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.7%	31.9–41.8%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39%	32.7–45.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	75.8–82.3%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.4%	46.9–54.1%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.1%	81.1–85.1%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	55.7–65.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	69.7%	61.8–77%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.8–82.6%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	10.7%	9–12.6%	8.7%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.8%	27.1–36.5%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20%	17–23.2%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.2–21.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.1%	24.9–31.4%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.8%	16.8–21%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.2%	15.5–21.1%	13.7%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.7%	11.7–15.6%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.8%	9.4–12.3%	9%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.4%	9.2–11.8%	8.4%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.6%	14.2–19.3%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	44.9%	40.4–49.6%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.8%	20.3–25.5%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	21.1%	18.9–23.5%	17.2%
Hearing	12.2%	11–13.5%	8.3%
Vision	7.5%	6.7–8.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.9%	5.3–6.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	12.8%	11.4–14.3%	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 Virgil door to door.

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

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