Health · Walnut

Walnut, MO health

Walnut differs from Missouri on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (11% vs 8%) and more smokers (20.8% vs 16%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64779, 64752, 64730, 64745

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 294 people are less certain, so we show Walnut's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Walnut 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 Walnut adults…

41 of every 100 Walnut adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Walnut, betterWalnut, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.7% Walnut
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.6% Walnut
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Walnut
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.8% Walnut
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Walnut 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

Walnut 9.8% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How Walnut adults are doing

1 in 3Walnut adults feel lonely

30.8% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Walnut adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Walnut adults lack social or emotional support

20.1% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Walnut 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

Walnut adults worry about having enough food

16.1% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 8

Walnut adults worry about keeping their housing

12.8% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Walnut adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

Walnut adults lack reliable transportation

9.4% · MO 8.4% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

41.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%

Thinking or memory19.8%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Walnut

Walnut 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 Walnut.

37.2%42.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#11 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Potosi37.5%

Homer38.3%

Howard40.4%

Walnut40.5%

New Home41.7%

Charlotte42.7%

Care nearby

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Nevada Regional Medical CenterNevada · 25.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ellett Memorial HospitalAppleton City · 29.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Miami County Medical CenterPaola · 31.8 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/PleasantonPleasanton · 8.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass Health Bates County ClinicButler · 13.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthWalnut'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 Walnut. 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 Walnut

Measure	Walnut	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	36.7–44.3%	36.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.4%	36.4–44.4%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	40.5%	33.3–47.8%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	32.8%	29.7–36%	28.8%	worse
Depression	26.4%	23–29.9%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.5%	17.5–23.7%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.9–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.8–10.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.4–15.8%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11%	9.6–12.4%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.8%	7.9–9.7%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4.1–4.9%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.8%	18–23.8%	16%	worse
Binge drink	15.3%	12.8–18.1%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.7%	29.3–38.4%	28.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.6%	33.6–45.6%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	75.1–81.4%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.4%	50.8–57.8%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.3%	81.3–85.3%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	61.1%	56.3–65.6%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	68.2%	60.4–75.2%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.6%	76.1–81%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	9.8%	8–11.9%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26.6–35.4%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.1%	17.3–23.2%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	17.1–21%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.1%	22.2–28.2%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	15.2–19%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.1%	13.5–18.8%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.8%	10.9–14.8%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14%	11.7–16.4%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.6%	37.3–46%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.8%	17.4–22.2%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	19.8%	17.7–22.1%	17.2%
Hearing	10.6%	9.6–11.7%	8.3%
Vision	6.3%	5.6–7%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.5–5.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	11.3%	10–12.6%	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 Walnut door to door.

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

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