Health · Gore

Gore, OK health

Gore differs from Oklahoma on 21 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.3% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (31.9% vs 16.4%).

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

D-Health Grade

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D⁻

Gore’s Health Grade: D−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Gore is healthier than 2% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthD-Physical distressDMental distressD-ObesityDDiabetesD-SmokingD-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 2%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 8%

Towns with similar incomes, $47K–$79K (8,791)Healthier than 1%

About what its income would suggest. Gore does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

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

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 Gore 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. Gore 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 Gore 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 Gore adults…

47 of every 100 Gore adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 43.1–51.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gore, betterGore, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.7% Gore
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.4% Gore
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.7% Gore
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.8% Gore
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gore 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gore 11.6% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Gore adults are doing

1 in 3Gore adults feel lonely

33.3% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Gore adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Gore adults lack social or emotional support

26.5% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Gore adults are in frequent mental distress

19.9% · 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 4

Gore adults worry about having enough food

24.6% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Gore adults worry about keeping their housing

16.4% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 8

Gore adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 8

Gore adults lack reliable transportation

12.8% · OK 9.6% · worse

23% of Gore adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

49.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs25.6%

Thinking or memory20.9%

Hearing13.8%

Errands alone13.7%

Vision9.1%

Dressing or bathing6.6%

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

Around Gore

Gore and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

40.3%47.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Webbers Falls40.3%

Gore46.7%

Notchietown47.5%

Care nearby

Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital AuthoritSallisaw · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Haskell Regional HospitalStigler · 19.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Muskogee VA Medical CenterMuskogee · 23 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Hwc - WarnerWarner · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Neohealth Muskogee Medical ClinicMuskogee · 19.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGore's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sequoyah County · need score 19 of 25

! Dental careGore's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Sequoyah County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthGore's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catchment Area 21 · 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 Gore. 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 Gore

Measure	Gore	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.4%	43.1–51.7%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	43.2%	38.8–47.6%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	46.7%	39.4–54.2%	38.9%	worse
Arthritis	36.4%	32.8–40.1%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.8%	23.1–30.7%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	31.9%	27.2–37.1%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	13.1%	11.6–14.7%	11.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.3%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	17.8%	15.5–20.3%	12.8%	worse
COPD	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	8%	worse
Heart disease	11.3%	10–12.6%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.9%	5.2–6.6%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.8%	19.4–26.4%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	11.7%	9.5–14.2%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	38.7%	33.1–44.3%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	36.4%	29.8–43.3%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.7%	77.3–83.7%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.1%	46.2–54.3%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.4%	82.3–86.5%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	59%	53.4–64.6%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	61.3%	51.7–70.3%	70.4%	worse
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.7–82.7%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	11.6%	9.2–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.3%	28.1–38.7%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.5%	22.6–30.8%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.9%	17.7–22.4%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.9%	25–32.8%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.4%	16.9–21.8%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.6%	20.7–28.6%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.4%	14–19%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	13%	11.2–14.9%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.8%	11–14.5%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	23%	19.2–26.9%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	49.3%	44–54.3%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	25.6%	22.4–29%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	20.9%	18.3–23.6%	17.3%
Hearing	13.8%	12.3–15.4%	9.1%
Vision	9.1%	8–10.3%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.6%	5.7–7.5%	4.3%
Errands alone	13.7%	11.9–15.5%	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 Gore door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gore 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.