Health · Blair

Blair, OK health

On most measures Blair looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (9.2% vs 7.8%) and more adults with arthritis (31.3% vs 27.8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 585 people are less certain, so we show Blair's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Blair 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 Blair adults…

42 of every 100 Blair adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37.4–46%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Blair, betterBlair, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.3% Blair
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Blair
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.6% Blair
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Blair
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Blair 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Blair 11.6% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Blair adults are doing

1 in 3Blair adults feel lonely

32% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Blair adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Blair adults lack social or emotional support

24% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Blair adults are in frequent mental distress

17.7% · 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 6

Blair adults worry about having enough food

17.2% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Blair adults worry about keeping their housing

12.5% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Blair adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.1% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Blair adults lack reliable transportation

8.7% · OK 9.6% · about the same

14% of Blair adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory17.6%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.3%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Blair

Blair and the towns around it

Care nearby

Jackson County Memorial Hospital AuthorityAltus · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mangum Regional Medical CenterMangum · 12.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Elkview General HospitalHobart · 22.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Harmon Memorial HospitalHollis · 33.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Shortgrass Community Health Center AltusAltus · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Variety Care HobartHobart · 21.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBlair's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Jackson County · need score 15 of 25

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

! Mental healthBlair's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA 8 SW Oklahoma Jim Taliaferro · 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 Blair. 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 Blair

Measure	Blair	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.7%	37.4–46%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.7%	36.4–45%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	32.1–47.7%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.3%	27.9–34.8%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26%	22.2–29.8%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.8%	10.9–16.8%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10.3%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	14%	12–16.1%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	7.8–10.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8.4%	7.3–9.4%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	13.7–19.8%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	13.6%	11.1–16.5%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.3%	28.6–39.8%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.4%	31.3–45.2%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.3–82.1%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.2%	57–64.8%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.5–87.1%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	64.7%	58.6–69.8%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	72.6%	63.4–79.9%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.8%	76.2–81.2%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	11.6%	9.3–14.3%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27.1–37.5%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	20.2–28.2%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.7%	15.3–20%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.2%	18.7–25.8%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.4–17.9%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.2%	14–20.7%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.5%	10.5–14.9%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.1%	7.7–10.7%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.7%	7.4–10.1%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14%	11.2–17.3%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	41.3%	35.8–46.5%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16–21.8%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.6%	15–20.2%	17.3%
Hearing	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	9.1%
Vision	6.3%	5.4–7.1%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	4–5.3%	4.3%
Errands alone	10%	8.5–11.5%	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 Blair door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Blair 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.