Health · Asher

Asher, OK health

Asher differs from Oklahoma on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (21.3% vs 16.4%) and more adults with COPD (10.3% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Asher

TownTapestry Health GradeNew

Not graded

Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 438 people are less certain, so we show Asher's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Asher compares with Oklahoma

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 Asher adults…

42 of every 100 Asher adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.5–46.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Asher, betterAsher, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.3% Asher
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Asher
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% Asher
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.2% Asher
OK 16.3%

0%10%20%30%40%

Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Asher adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oklahoma.

Yearly checkup

OK 78%

Dentist visit

OK 57%

Cholesterol check

OK 84%

Colon screening

OK 60%

Mammogram

OK 70%

Taking BP meds

OK 76%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Asher 10.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Asher adults are doing

1 in 3Asher adults feel lonely

34.1% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Asher adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Asher adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Asher adults are in frequent mental distress

19.8% · Oklahoma 18% · 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 5

Asher adults worry about having enough food

20.3% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Asher adults worry about keeping their housing

14.2% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Asher adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Asher adults lack reliable transportation

10.5% · OK 9.6% · about the same

18.1% of Asher adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.5%

of Asher adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.7%

Thinking or memory19.3%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone11.3%

Vision7%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Asher

Asher and the towns around it

Care nearby

Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda · 18.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital AdaAda · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Valley Community HospitalPauls Valley · 24.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Purcell Municipal HospitalPurcell · 25.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - MainKonawa · 9.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - StratfordStratford · 13.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careAsher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pottawatomie County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthAsher's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Red Rock East · need score 20 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 Asher. 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 Asher

Measure	Asher	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.3%	38.5–46.3%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.8%	37–44.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	42.2%	35.9–48.8%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	33.3%	30.1–36.6%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.8%	23.2–30.7%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.3%	17.7–25.2%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	12.8%	11.3–14.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.7–9.5%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	14.2%	12.3–16.2%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	10.3%	8.6–12%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.2%	16–22.6%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.9%	10.6–15.6%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.3%	29.4–39.6%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	31.3–43.1%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	76.6–83%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.7%	48.9–56.4%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.6–86.3%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	62.1%	56.7–67.2%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.4%	57.6–74.4%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.1%	74.2–79.7%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	8.3–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.1%	29.3–39.3%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	21–28.6%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.8%	17.6–22.2%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.4%	20.9–28%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.5%	14.5–18.9%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.3%	17–24.3%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.2%	12–16.7%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11%	9.3–12.8%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.5%	9–12.2%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.1%	14.8–21.8%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	42.5%	37.8–47.6%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.7%	17.8–23.7%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	19.3%	16.9–22.1%	17.3%
Hearing	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	9.1%
Vision	7%	6.1–8%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.4–5.9%	4.3%
Errands alone	11.3%	9.8–12.9%	9.6%

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 Asher door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Asher directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Oklahoma 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.