Health · White Oak

White Oak, MO health

White Oak differs from Missouri on 11 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 (11.1% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 64471, 64424

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 302 people are less certain, so we show White Oak's figures without a grade.

Report card

How White Oak 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 Oak adults…

41 of every 100 White Oak adults have high blood pressure

Missouri: 37 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.5–45%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

White Oak, betterWhite Oak, worseToo close to callMissouri

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.6% White Oak
MO 28.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.3% White Oak
MO 36.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% White Oak
MO 16.3%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.9% White Oak
MO 16%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of White Oak 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

White Oak 9.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)

Mind & connection

How White Oak adults are doing

1 in 3White Oak adults feel lonely

29.9% · Missouri 31.7% · too close to call

1 in 4White Oak adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Missouri 24.3% · too close to call

1 in 5White Oak adults lack social or emotional support

19.1% · Missouri 20.1% · too close to call

1 in 5White Oak adults are in frequent mental distress

18.2% · 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

White Oak adults worry about having enough food

14.8% · MO 13.7% · about the same

1 in 9

White Oak adults worry about keeping their housing

11.7% · MO 12.1% · about the same

1 in 11

White Oak adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.8% · MO 9% · about the same

1 in 11

White Oak adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · MO 8.4% · about the same

12.5% of White Oak adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.1%

Thinking or memory18.9%

Hearing11%

Errands alone11%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around White Oak

White Oak 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 Oak.

37.8%40.9%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Dallas38.1%

Bethany38.2%

White Oak39%

Butler40%

Athens40.6%

Care nearby

Harrison County Community HospitalBethany · 6.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mosaic Medical Center AlbanyAlbany · 9.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ringgold County HospitalMount Ayr · 29.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Wright Memorial HospitalTrenton · 32.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cainsville Medical ClinicCainsville · 23.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Infinity Health - Lamoni OfficeLamoni · 28.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWhite Oak's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Harrison County · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthWhite Oak's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 13 - Chillicothe Service Area · need score 19 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 White Oak. 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 White Oak

Measure	White Oak	Margin	Missouri
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.7%	36.5–45%	36.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.6%	37.1–46%	37.5%	about the same
Obesity	39%	31.3–46.8%	36.6%	about the same
Arthritis	34.5%	31–38.2%	28.8%	worse
Depression	25.2%	21.6–29.1%	24.3%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.7%	16.5–23.3%	15.8%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.3%	10.6%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.5%	9.5–11.5%	8.6%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.5–16.5%	12.1%	worse
COPD	11.1%	9.6–12.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	6.8%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.1%	3.6%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.9%	15.9–21.9%	16%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.4%	16.3%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.6%	28.4–39%	28.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.3%	33.6–47%	36.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.3–82.8%	78.4%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.5%	52.8–60%	60.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.6–86.7%	84.5%	about the same
Colon screening	66.8%	61.8–71.5%	64%	about the same
Mammogram	73.2%	65.6–79.9%	74.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.6–82.6%	77.2%	better
No health insurance	9.5%	7.7–11.7%	8.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	25.4–34.8%	31.7%	about the same
Lack emotional support	19.1%	16.1–22.4%	20.1%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.2%	16–20.4%	17.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.3%	21–27.8%	20.5%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	15–19.3%	14.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.8%	12.2–17.6%	13.7%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.7%	9.9–13.7%	12.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.8%	7.6–10.2%	9%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.6–10.1%	8.4%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.5%	10.3–14.9%	10.8%
Disability
Any disability	41.2%	36.2–46.1%	36.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.1%	17.4–22.9%	15.8%
Thinking or memory	18.9%	16.6–21.3%	17.2%
Hearing	11%	9.8–12.4%	8.3%
Vision	6.2%	5.4–7%	5.1%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	3.9%
Errands alone	11%	9.7–12.5%	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 Oak 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 Oak better or worse.

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