Health · Checotah

Checotah, OK health

Checotah differs from Oklahoma on 21 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.8% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (28.2% vs 16.4%).

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

Report card

How Checotah 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 Checotah adults…

48 of every 100 Checotah adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 43.4–52%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Checotah, betterChecotah, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 41.7% Checotah
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.4% Checotah
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Checotah
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.9% Checotah
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Checotah 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Checotah 12.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Checotah adults are doing

1 in 3Checotah adults feel lonely

35.4% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Checotah adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Checotah adults lack social or emotional support

27.1% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Checotah adults are in frequent mental distress

20.6% · Oklahoma 18% · worse

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 4

Checotah adults worry about having enough food

26.1% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Checotah adults worry about keeping their housing

17.7% · OK 14.1% · worse

1 in 7

Checotah adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 7

Checotah adults lack reliable transportation

13.4% · OK 9.6% · worse

24.5% of Checotah adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

50.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs25.8%

Thinking or memory21.9%

Hearing12.9%

Errands alone14.1%

Vision9.3%

Dressing or bathing6.7%

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

Around Checotah

Checotah and the towns around it

Care nearby

Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee · 19.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Muskogee VA Medical CenterMuskogee · 20.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee · 25.8 mi · ER

Haskell Regional HospitalStigler · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access

Hwc - Checotah PharmacyChecotah · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Hwc-Checotah ClinicChecotah · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careChecotah's county is a federal shortage area.McIntosh County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careChecotah's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, McIntosh County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthChecotah's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 16 · need score 21 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 Checotah. 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 Checotah

Measure	Checotah	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.7%	43.4–52%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	42.3%	37.9–46.7%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	45.4%	37.2–53.5%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	36.2%	32.6–39.7%	27.8%	worse
Depression	27.5%	23.6–31.5%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	28.2%	23.8–33.3%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	13.1%	11.6–14.7%	11.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	17.4%	15.2–19.7%	12.8%	worse
COPD	12.7%	10.9–14.6%	8%	worse
Heart disease	10.6%	9.5–12%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.7%	5.1–6.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.9%	19.7–26.3%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	12.1%	9.8–14.7%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	41.7%	35.9–47.4%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	37.4%	30.8–45.2%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	76.3–83.1%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	47.3%	43.5–51.3%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.3%	81–85.3%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	58.4%	52.9–64.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	61.5%	52.3–71%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	77.2–82%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	12.4%	10.4–14.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.4%	29.9–41.1%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.1%	23–31.3%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.6%	18.3–23%	18%	worse
Fair or poor health	29.6%	25.8–33.6%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.3%	16.9–21.7%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26.1%	22.5–30%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	17.7%	15.2–20.3%	14.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14%	12.3–15.9%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.4%	11.8–15.1%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	24.5%	21–28.3%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	50.2%	45.1–55.2%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	25.8%	22.6–29.1%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	21.9%	19.4–24.7%	17.3%
Hearing	12.9%	11.5–14.5%	9.1%
Vision	9.3%	8.2–10.5%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.7%	5.9–7.5%	4.3%
Errands alone	14.1%	12.4–15.9%	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 Checotah door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Checotah 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.