Health · Walker

Walker, MO health

Walker differs from Missouri on 7 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.3% vs 8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.4% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64770, 64788, 64735

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 262 people are less certain, so we show Walker's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Walker 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 Walker adults…

41 of every 100 Walker adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.5–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walker, betterWalker, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.8% Walker
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.6% Walker
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Walker
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Walker
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walker 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

Walker 9.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Walker adults are doing

1 in 3Walker adults feel lonely

30% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Walker adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Walker adults lack social or emotional support

19.9% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Walker adults are in frequent mental distress

17.6% · 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 7

Walker adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

Walker adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

Walker adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 12

Walker adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · MO 8.4% · about the same

11.1% of Walker adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

39%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%

Thinking or memory18.1%

Hearing10.1%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Walker

Walker 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 Walker.

37.6%41.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 12towns on this map, healthiest first

White Oak37.6%

Walker38.3%

Davis38.6%

Deepwater38.7%

Spruce41.1%

Care nearby

Golden Valley Memorial HospitalClinton · 13.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 13.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 18.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville · 29.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Compass Health (Clinton, Missouri)Clinton · 13.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthWalker'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 Walker. 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 Walker

Measure	Walker	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	36.5–44.4%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.5%	36.3–44.6%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	31.2–45.7%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	33.3%	30.1–36.7%	28.8%	worse
Depression	24.5%	21.4–28%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.4%	12.9–18.5%	15.8%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–11.9%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9.1–11%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	13.6%	11.9–15.5%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	10.3%	9–11.6%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.4%	7.5–9.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.3%	3.9–4.7%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.5%	16.7–22.2%	16%	worse
Binge drink	15.1%	12.6–17.9%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.8%	27.2–36.5%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.6%	31.6–44.4%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.9%	75.7–81.9%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	59%	55.4–62.6%	60.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.2–86.9%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	59.7–69%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	74.5%	67.2–80.8%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.3–81.6%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	7.5–10.8%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30%	25.8–34.7%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.9%	17–23%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.6%	15.6–19.5%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.2%	20.3–26.3%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14.5–18.3%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	11.3–16.1%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.7–13.2%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.4–9.8%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7–9.2%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.1%	9.2–13.2%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	39%	34.7–43.4%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.5%	16.2–20.9%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.1%	16.1–20.3%	17.2%
Hearing	10.1%	9–11.2%	8.3%
Vision	5.6%	5–6.3%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	4.1–5.1%	3.9%
Errands alone	10%	8.9–11.2%	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 Walker door to door.

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

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