Health · Comanche

Comanche, OK health

On most measures Comanche looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had cancer (9.4% vs 7.8%) and more adults with heart disease (8.5% vs 7.3%).

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

Report card

How Comanche 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 Comanche adults…

43 of every 100 Comanche adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 38.8–47.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Comanche, betterComanche, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.9% Comanche
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.9% Comanche
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Comanche
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Comanche
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Comanche 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Comanche 10.2% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Comanche adults are doing

1 in 3Comanche adults feel lonely

32.1% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Comanche adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Comanche adults lack social or emotional support

24% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Comanche adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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

Comanche adults worry about having enough food

16.8% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Comanche adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Comanche adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.9% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 12

Comanche adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · OK 9.6% · about the same

13.7% of Comanche adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Comanche

Comanche 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.

38.3%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 5towns on this map, healthiest first

Comanche38.3%

Sunray38.9%

Empire City39.3%

Care nearby

Duncan Regional HospitalDuncan · 11.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Jefferson County HospitalWaurika · 13.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Lawton Indian HospitalLawton · 29.2 mi

Mercy Hospital HealdtonHealdton · 29.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Comanche Community Health CenterComanche · 1.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Marlow Community Health CenterMarlow · 18.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careComanche's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Stephens County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careComanche's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Stephens County · need score 14 of 25

! Mental healthComanche'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 Comanche. 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 Comanche

Measure	Comanche	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.1%	38.8–47.2%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.4%	36–44.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	31.5–45.4%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.7–35.7%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.7%	21.9–29.5%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.4%	15–22.2%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	11.8%	10.3–13.3%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	13.7%	11.7–15.8%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9.4%	7.9–11%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8.5%	7.4–9.6%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	14.8–21.4%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.2–16.6%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.9%	27.5–38.5%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.9%	29–41.2%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.1–82.7%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	55%	51–58.9%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.3%	83–87.3%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	62.6%	57.4–67.7%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	67.9%	59.4–75.8%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.5–80.9%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	10.2%	8.1–12.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.1%	27.2–37.4%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24%	20.4–28.1%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.7–20.4%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.5%	19–26.2%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.5–18%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.8%	13.9–19.8%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12%	10–14.1%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	8.9%	7.5–10.3%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.6%	7.4–9.9%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.7%	11.2–16.6%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	41.1%	35.9–46.3%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	16.4–22.2%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	14.9–19.9%	17.3%
Hearing	10.7%	9.4–12.1%	9.1%
Vision	6.1%	5.3–6.9%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.8–5.1%	4.3%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.5–11.4%	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 Comanche door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Comanche 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.