Health · Duncan

Duncan, OK health

Duncan differs from Oklahoma on 13 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (10.6% vs 8%) and more adults who have had a stroke (4.7% vs 3.7%).

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

Report card

How Duncan 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 Duncan adults…

45 of every 100 Duncan adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 40.3–48.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Duncan, betterDuncan, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.1% Duncan
OK 31.1%

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

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% Duncan
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.5% Duncan
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Duncan 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

Duncan 12.8% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Duncan adults are doing

1 in 3Duncan adults feel lonely

32.6% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Duncan adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.8% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Duncan adults lack social or emotional support

24.6% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Duncan adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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

Duncan adults worry about having enough food

21.2% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Duncan adults worry about keeping their housing

14.5% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Duncan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.1% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Duncan adults lack reliable transportation

10.5% · OK 9.6% · about the same

18.8% of Duncan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.6%

Thinking or memory18.8%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone11.4%

Vision7.5%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Duncan

Duncan 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

#7 of 7towns on this map, healthiest first

Marlow38.3%

Bray38.9%

Empire City39.3%

Duncan39.7%

Care nearby

Duncan Regional HospitalDuncan · 5.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Jefferson County HospitalWaurika · 21.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Lawton Indian HospitalLawton · 26 mi Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HealthLawton · 28.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Comanche Community Health CenterComanche · 7.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Marlow Community Health CenterMarlow · 10.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthDuncan'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 Duncan. 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 Duncan

Measure	Duncan	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.5%	40.3–48.6%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.8%	36.6–45.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.7%	33–46.8%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.9%	29.6–36.4%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.8%	22.2–29.6%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.8%	17.2–24.6%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	12%	10.6–13.4%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.3%	8.3–10.2%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	13–17%	12.8%	worse
COPD	10.6%	9.5–11.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.3–10.2%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.3–5.2%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.5%	17.1–22.2%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	13%	10.6–15.6%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.1%	31.4–41.2%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.9%	29–41.2%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	76–82.6%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	53%	49.2–56.9%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.1%	82.1–85.9%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	60%	54.8–65.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	68.7%	60.3–76.5%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.4%	75.7–80.8%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	12.8%	11–14.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.7–37.7%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.6%	21.1–28.4%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	16.5–20.8%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.8%	22.9–28.9%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	15.1–19%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	21.2%	18.5–24.1%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.5%	12.6–16.6%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.1%	9.7–12.6%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.5%	9.3–11.7%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	18.8%	16.5–21.4%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	43.8%	39.5–48.6%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.6%	19.3–24.1%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18.8%	16.9–20.9%	17.3%
Hearing	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	9.1%
Vision	7.5%	6.8–8.1%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	5–6%	4.3%
Errands alone	11.4%	10.3–12.7%	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 Duncan door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Duncan 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.