Health · White Cloud

White Cloud, MO health

On most measures White Cloud looks like Missouri as a whole. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (7.7% vs 9%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64423, 64468
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 503 people are less certain, so we show White Cloud's figures without a grade.

Report card

How White Cloud 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 White Cloud adults…

36 of every 100 White Cloud adults have high blood pressure
Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.1–40%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

White Cloud, betterWhite Cloud, worseToo close to callMissouri
Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.5% White Cloud
MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.9% White Cloud
MO 36.5%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% White Cloud
MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% White Cloud
MO 16%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of White Cloud adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.

78%
Yearly checkup
MO 78%
58%
Dentist visit
MO 60%
83%
Cholesterol check
MO 85%
64%
Colon screening
MO 64%
75%
Mammogram
MO 75%
77%
Taking BP meds
MO 77%
1 in 12
working-age adults has no health insurance
White Cloud 8.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How White Cloud adults are doing

1 in 3White Cloud adults feel lonely
31.4% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call
1 in 4White Cloud adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.3% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call
1 in 5White Cloud adults lack social or emotional support
19.7% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call
1 in 6White Cloud adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · 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
White Cloud adults worry about having enough food
12.5% · MO 13.7% · about the same
1 in 9
White Cloud adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · MO 12.1% · about the same
1 in 13
White Cloud adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · MO 9% · better
1 in 13
White Cloud adults lack reliable transportation
7.9% · MO 8.4% · about the same

9.5% of White Cloud adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

37%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory18%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around White Cloud

White Cloud 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 White Cloud.

Hughes: 38.4% Grant: 37.9% Polk: 35.9% Monroe: 38.5% Washington: 38.4% Jefferson: 38.4% Union: 37.6% Nodaway: 38.6% Green: 38.4% Jackson: 38.1% White Cloud: 37.5% White Cloud Hughes Grant Polk Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville · Maryville · 8.5 miH
35.9%38.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 11towns on this map, healthiest first
Polk35.9%
White Cloud37.5%
Grant37.9%
Hughes38.4%
6 places to get careNearest ER 8.5 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near White Cloud

No hospital or community health center in White Cloud itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERMosaic Medical Center - MaryvilleMaryville · 8.5 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMosaic Life Care at St. Joseph★★★★★ · 30.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Health ServicesSavannah · 17.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.5 mi
Mosaic Medical Center - Maryville
Maryville · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.9 mi
Northwest Health Services
7 sites · nearest in Savannah
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29.3 mi
Mosaic Medical Center Albany
Albany · not rated
ERRural critical access
29.3 mi
Community Hospital Association
Fairfax · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
30.1 mi
Swope Health Kidscare - St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
30.5 mi
Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careWhite Cloud's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Nodaway County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careWhite Cloud's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Gentry and Nodaway Counties · need score 18 of 25
! Mental healthWhite Cloud's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, St. Joseph MHCA #1 · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of White Cloud. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for White Cloud
MeasureWhite CloudMarginMissouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure35.9%32.1–40%36.5%about the same
High cholesterol37.4%33.4–41.7%37.5%about the same
Obesity37.5%30.5–45%36.6%about the same
Arthritis28.6%25.5–31.9%28.8%about the same
Depression25.3%21.9–29.2%24.3%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)15.6%12.7–18.8%15.8%about the same
Asthma10.5%9.3–11.9%10.6%about the same
Cancer (not skin)8.9%8.1–9.9%8.6%about the same
Diabetes11.6%10–13.3%12.1%about the same
COPD8.4%7.3–9.6%8%about the same
Heart disease7.4%6.6–8.2%6.8%about the same
Stroke3.6%3.2–4%3.6%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.4%13.9–19.1%16%about the same
Binge drink17.2%14.3–20.4%16.3%about the same
Get no exercise28.5%24–33.3%28.8%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours41.9%35.5–48.6%36.5%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.2%74.7–81.5%78.4%about the same
Dentist visit58.4%54.6–62%60.4%about the same
Cholesterol check82.7%80.5–84.8%84.5%about the same
Colon screening64.3%59.2–69.2%64%about the same
Mammogram74.8%67.1–81.5%74.7%about the same
Taking BP meds76.9%74–79.5%77.2%about the same
No health insurance8.2%6.6–10%8.7%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.4%26.7–36.4%31.7%about the same
Lack emotional support19.7%16.7–23%20.1%about the same
Frequent mental distress18%15.9–20.2%17.5%about the same
Fair or poor health20.6%17.7–23.6%20.5%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.6%12.8–16.5%14.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity12.5%10.4–14.8%13.7%about the same
Housing insecurity10.6%9–12.3%12.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat7.7%6.6–8.9%9%better
No reliable transportation7.9%6.8–9%8.4%about the same
Receive SNAP9.5%7.9–11.3%10.8%
Disability
Any disability37%32.4–41.7%36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs15.3%13.1–17.4%15.8%
Thinking or memory18%15.8–20.3%17.2%
Hearing9.2%8.2–10.3%8.3%
Vision4.9%4.4–5.5%5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.8%3.3–4.2%3.9%
Errands alone9.3%8.1–10.5%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 White Cloud door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Missouri figure falls inside it, we don't call White Cloud better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like White Cloud by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover White Cloud 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.

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