Health · West Point

West Point, MO health

West Point differs from Missouri on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.7% vs 15.8%) and more adults with heart disease (7.8% vs 6.8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 64723 (all of West Point)

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 335 people are less certain, so we show West Point's figures without a grade.

Report card

How West Point 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 West Point adults…

39 of every 100 West Point adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.1–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

West Point, betterWest Point, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.3% West Point
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.8% West Point
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16% West Point
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% West Point
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of West Point 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

West Point 8.1% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How West Point adults are doing

1 in 3West Point adults feel lonely

29.5% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4West Point adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5West Point adults lack social or emotional support

19.5% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 6West Point adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · 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 8

West Point adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

West Point adults worry about keeping their housing

10.7% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 12

West Point adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 13

West Point adults lack reliable transportation

7.6% · MO 8.4% · about the same

9.7% of West Point adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.5%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing9.7%

Errands alone9.5%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around West Point

West Point and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

36.6%42.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#13 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Homer38.3%

Lincoln38.4%

West Boone39.2%

Elkhart39.3%

West Point39.7%

Care nearby

Bates County Memorial HospitalButler · 14.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Miami County Medical CenterPaola · 20.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cass Regional Medical CenterHarrisonville · 23.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Belton Regional Medical CenterBelton · 31.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La CygneLa Cygne · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Compass Health Bates County ClinicButler · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthWest Point'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 West Point. 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 West Point

Measure	West Point	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.4%	35.1–43.8%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40%	35.4–44.8%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	31.6–48%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.4–35.7%	28.8%	about the same
Depression	24.9%	21.3–28.9%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.7%	18–25.7%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–12%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.8–10.9%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.7%	10.9–14.7%	12.1%	about the same
COPD	9.2%	7.9–10.7%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.8%	6.9–8.8%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4%	3.6–4.5%	3.6%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.3–21.9%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	16%	13.1–19.2%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.3%	25.5–35.6%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.8%	33–46.8%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.7%	74.9–82.1%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	55%	51.1–58.8%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.5–87.4%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	58.5%	53.1–63.5%	64%	worse
Mammogram	71.5%	63.2–78.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.2%	75–81.1%	77.2%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.5–9.9%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.5%	24.7–34.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.5%	16.4–23%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.3–19.7%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.8%	18.8–25.3%	20.5%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.7–17.8%	14.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.1–14.7%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	10.7%	9–12.7%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	6.9–9.5%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.6%	6.6–8.7%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.7%	7.9–11.7%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	37.9%	33.2–43%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.5%	15.1–20.3%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.3–19.9%	17.2%
Hearing	9.7%	8.6–10.9%	8.3%
Vision	5.3%	4.6–6%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	3.7–4.9%	3.9%
Errands alone	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	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 West Point door to door.

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

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