Health · Choctaw

Choctaw, OK health

Choctaw differs from Oklahoma on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.6% vs 16.4%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (12.2% vs 18.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.9% vs 7.8%).

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

BHealth Grade

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Choctaw’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Choctaw is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns and 93% of Oklahoma towns.

B+Self-rated healthB+Physical distressBMental distressBObesityBDiabetesBSmokingB-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 62%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 93%

Towns with similar incomes, $75K–$126K (7,934)Healthier than 43%

Wealth explains part of the grade. Choctaw is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns overall, but against towns with similar incomes its edge is smaller.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Choctaw could be anywhere from C+ to A−.

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 Choctaw 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. Choctaw 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 Choctaw 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 Choctaw adults…

38 of every 100 Choctaw adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.2–40.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Choctaw, betterChoctaw, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.4% Choctaw
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.6% Choctaw
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Choctaw
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.9% Choctaw
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Choctaw 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 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Choctaw 8.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Choctaw adults are doing

1 in 3Choctaw adults feel lonely

30.1% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Choctaw adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Choctaw adults lack social or emotional support

23.5% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Choctaw adults are in frequent mental distress

16.5% · 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 8

Choctaw adults worry about having enough food

12.2% · OK 18.5% · better

1 in 9

Choctaw adults worry about keeping their housing

10.6% · OK 14.1% · better

1 in 14

Choctaw adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.4% · OK 10.3% · better

1 in 14

Choctaw adults lack reliable transportation

6.9% · OK 9.6% · better

9.2% of Choctaw adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%

Thinking or memory15.1%

Hearing8.3%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.6%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Choctaw

Choctaw 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 Choctaw.

32.5%43.3%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 15towns on this map, healthiest first

Choctaw35.2%

Harrah37.1%

Oklahoma City38.3%

Jones38.7%

Midwest City39.2%

Nicoma Park39.8%

Care nearby

Ssm Health St. Anthony Hospital - MidwestMidwest City · 7.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Oklahoma Heart Hospital SouthOklahoma City · 10.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Oklahoma City VA Medical CenterOklahoma City · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

O U Medical CenterOklahoma City · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mary Mahoney Memorial Health CenterSpencer · 2.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Variety Care Mid-Del Family Health CenterOklahoma City · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careChoctaw is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careChoctaw is not a shortage area

! Mental healthChoctaw's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MCHA - Oklahoma County · need score 14 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 Choctaw. 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 Choctaw

Measure	Choctaw	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38%	35.2–40.7%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.2%	36.2–42.2%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	35.2%	31.6–39%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	27.9–32.8%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.8%	23.2–28.6%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.2–13.2%	16.4%	better
Asthma	11.6%	10.4–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8.2–9.8%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	11.8%	10.4–13.1%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3.1–3.7%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.9%	12.1–15.8%	16.3%	better
Binge drink	15.2%	13.1–17.4%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.4%	22.6–28.3%	31.1%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	33.6%	29.1–38%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	76.7–81.8%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	66%	62.6–69.3%	57.1%	better
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.9–89.1%	84.3%	better
Colon screening	66.8%	62–71.3%	59.7%	better
Mammogram	75.4%	68.2–81.6%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	76–81%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	8.4%	7.1–9.8%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.1%	26.2–33.8%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	20.4–26.7%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.5%	14.9–18.2%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.2%	15.4–19.2%	21.2%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.1%	11.7–14.5%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	12.2%	10.3–14.1%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	10.6%	9–12.2%	14.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	10.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.9%	6–7.8%	9.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9.2%	7.7–10.8%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	35.8%	32.8–38.9%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.9%	14.2–17.7%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	15.1%	13.6–16.8%	17.3%
Hearing	8.3%	7.4–9.2%	9.1%
Vision	4.6%	4.2–5%	6%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.8%	4.3%
Errands alone	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	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 Choctaw door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Choctaw 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.