Health · Keys

Keys, OK health

Keys differs from Oklahoma on 16 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (13.1% vs 9.6%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.2% vs 16.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 982 people are less certain, so we show Keys's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Keys 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 Keys adults…

44 of every 100 Keys adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 40–48.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Keys, betterKeys, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.2% Keys
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.9% Keys
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.8% Keys
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.7% Keys
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Keys 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

Keys 11% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Keys adults are doing

1 in 3Keys adults feel lonely

33.8% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Keys adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Keys adults lack social or emotional support

26.3% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Keys adults are in frequent mental distress

20% · 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

Keys adults worry about having enough food

24.2% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Keys adults worry about keeping their housing

17.2% · OK 14.1% · worse

1 in 7

Keys adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.5% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 8

Keys adults lack reliable transportation

13.1% · OK 9.6% · worse

21.2% of Keys adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.7%

Thinking or memory20.3%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone12.3%

Vision8.2%

Dressing or bathing5.7%

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

Around Keys

Keys 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 Keys.

41.9%47.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Keys44.9%

Park Hill44.9%

Pettit45.1%

Care nearby

Cherokee Nation W W Hastings Indian HospitalTahlequah · 7.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Northeastern Health SystemTahlequah · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Memorial HospitalStilwell · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sequoyah County-City of Sallisaw Hospital AuthoritSallisaw · 24.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Neohealth Tahlequah PharmacyTahlequah · 6.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careKeys's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cherokee County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careKeys's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cherokee County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthKeys'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 Keys. 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 Keys

Measure	Keys	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44%	40–48.3%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	35.3–43.7%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	38.1–52.9%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	29.3–36%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.6–30.1%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.2%	18.5–26.2%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	13.4%	12–15.1%	11.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.4%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	16.1%	14.2–18.2%	12.8%	worse
COPD	10.6%	9.3–12%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.7%	18.9–24.9%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	12.8%	10.6–15.6%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.2%	29.6–39.6%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.9%	35.1–48.6%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.4–82.9%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	51.2%	47.3–54.9%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	83.9%	81.9–85.9%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	54.7%	49.1–60.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	62.5%	53–70.8%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	76.2–81.2%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	11%	9.2–12.9%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	28.8–39.3%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.3%	22.6–30.5%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20%	17.9–22.5%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.8%	23.7–30.2%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.9%	15.9–20.2%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.2%	20.8–28%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	17.2%	14.8–19.9%	14.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	13.5%	11.8–15.6%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.1%	11.5–14.9%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	21.2%	18–24.6%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	44.9%	40.2–49.7%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.7%	19.2–24.3%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	20.3%	18.2–22.7%	17.3%
Hearing	11.4%	10.3–12.7%	9.1%
Vision	8.2%	7.4–9.1%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.7%	5.1–6.3%	4.3%
Errands alone	12.3%	11–13.8%	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 Keys door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Keys 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.