Health · Cole

Cole, OK health

Cole differs from Oklahoma on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.9% vs 18.5%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10.8% vs 16.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.3% vs 7.8%).

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

Report card

How Cole 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 Cole adults…

40 of every 100 Cole adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.4–44.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cole, betterCole, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.1% Cole
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.6% Cole
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Cole
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15% Cole
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cole 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cole 7.8% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Cole adults are doing

1 in 3Cole adults feel lonely

32.2% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Cole adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.2% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Cole adults lack social or emotional support

23.6% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Cole adults are in frequent mental distress

16.4% · 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

Cole adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · OK 18.5% · better

1 in 10

Cole adults worry about keeping their housing

9.7% · OK 14.1% · better

1 in 15

Cole adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · OK 10.3% · better

1 in 16

Cole adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · OK 9.6% · better

9% of Cole adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

35%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.2%

Thinking or memory14.6%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Cole

Cole and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.8%39%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Blanchard37.5%

Newcastle37.7%

Cole37.9%

Dibble39%

Care nearby

Norman RegionalNorman · 8.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Purcell Municipal HospitalPurcell · 12.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

J D Mccarty Center for ChildrenNorman · 12.6 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Lindsay Municipal HospitalLindsay · 18.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Variety Care NormanNorman · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Variety Care Women and Children NormanNorman · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCole is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCole is not a shortage area

! Mental healthCole's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 15 / Central Oklahoma · need score 16 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 Cole. 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 Cole

Measure	Cole	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.4%	36.4–44.6%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.6%	36.3–44.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	31.5–44.7%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	26.6–33.4%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	25.2%	21.7–28.8%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.8%	8.6–13.3%	16.4%	better
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.3–10.3%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	11.5%	9.8–13.3%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.2–8.8%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7%	6.1–8%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.4%	3–3.9%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15%	12.3–18.3%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.3%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.1%	22.6–32.2%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.6%	30.5–43.3%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79%	75.4–82.1%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	62.4%	58.7–66.2%	57.1%	better
Cholesterol check	87.6%	85.6–89.5%	84.3%	better
Colon screening	67.1%	62.1–71.8%	59.7%	better
Mammogram	71.5%	63.1–79.1%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.1%	73.9–79.9%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	7.8%	6–9.9%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.2%	27.3–37.5%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.6%	19.9–27.9%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.4%	14.4–18.6%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	17.5%	14.8–20.8%	21.2%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.7–15.6%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	9.5–14.7%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	9.7%	7.9–11.6%	14.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.7–8.1%	10.3%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.4–7.6%	9.6%	better
Receive SNAP	9%	7–11.4%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	35%	30.5–40.1%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.2%	12.9–17.8%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	14.6%	12.6–17.2%	17.3%
Hearing	8.7%	7.7–9.9%	9.1%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.1%	6%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3–4%	4.3%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.6–9.1%	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 Cole door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cole 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.