Health · Chickasha

Chickasha, OK health

On most measures Chickasha looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults getting cholesterol checked (82.1% vs 84.3%).

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

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Chickasha’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Chickasha is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns, and than 37% of towns with similar incomes.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressDMental distressC-ObesityC+DiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 18%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 56%

Towns with similar incomes, $41K–$68K (6,548)Healthier than 37%

Better than its income would suggest. Chickasha is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Chickasha could be anywhere from D to B−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Oklahoma ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Chickasha with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Chickasha uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Chickasha 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 Chickasha adults…

40 of every 100 Chickasha adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36–43.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Chickasha, betterChickasha, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33% Chickasha
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Chickasha
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.3% Chickasha
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Chickasha
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Chickasha 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

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

Mind & connection

How Chickasha adults are doing

1 in 3Chickasha adults feel lonely

33% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Chickasha adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.8% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Chickasha adults lack social or emotional support

25.5% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Chickasha adults are in frequent mental distress

19.5% · 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

Chickasha adults worry about having enough food

21.1% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Chickasha adults worry about keeping their housing

15.1% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Chickasha adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.5% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 9

Chickasha adults lack reliable transportation

10.9% · OK 9.6% · about the same

18.6% of Chickasha adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.8%

of Chickasha adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%

Thinking or memory19.4%

Hearing9.4%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Chickasha

Chickasha and the towns around it

Care nearby

Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha · 1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Physicians' Hospital in AnadarkoAnadarko · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lindsay Municipal HospitalLindsay · 22.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Norman RegionalNorman · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

South Central Medical Center-ChickashaChickasha · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Variety Care AnadarkoAnadarko · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careChickasha is not a shortage area

! Dental carePart of Chickasha is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grady County South · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthChickasha's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 9 Red Rock West · need score 17 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 Chickasha. 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 Chickasha

Measure	Chickasha	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.9%	36–43.8%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.6%	33.7–41.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.1%	33.6–46.9%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	28.1%	25–31.2%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	24.8%	21.3–28.5%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.3%	16–23%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.9–8.3%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	12.9%	11.3–14.6%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9%	8–10%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.2%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4%	3.7–4.3%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.5%	16.3–20.9%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.3%	11.7–17.1%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	33%	28.5–37.6%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	31.2–43.3%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.1%	73.4–80.4%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.4%	49.6–57.4%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	82.1%	79.8–84.1%	84.3%	worse
Colon screening	60.1%	54.8–65.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.7%	58.1–74.5%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.1%	73.4–78.5%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	12.4%	10.6–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33%	28.2–38.3%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.5%	21.8–29.3%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.5%	17.4–21.6%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.9%	20.3–25.6%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.2%	13.4–17%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.1%	18.3–24%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.5%	10–13%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.9%	9.6–12.2%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.6%	16.1–21.1%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	40.8%	36.4–45.3%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.8%	15.8–19.9%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	19.4%	17.4–21.5%	17.3%
Hearing	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	9.1%
Vision	6.7%	6.2–7.3%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.4–5.2%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.8–12.1%	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 Chickasha door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Chickasha 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.