Health · Leon

Leon, OK health

Leon differs from Oklahoma on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.2% vs 14%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (83.2% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (14% vs 7.3%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 66 people are less certain, so we show Leon's figures without a grade.

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How Leon 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 Leon adults…

52 of every 100 Leon adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 47.1–56.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Leon, betterLeon, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.7% Leon
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.5% Leon
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.2% Leon
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.1% Leon
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Leon 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

Leon 10.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Leon adults are doing

1 in 3Leon adults feel lonely

30.2% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Leon adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.6% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Leon adults lack social or emotional support

23.9% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Leon adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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

Leon adults worry about having enough food

17.3% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Leon adults worry about keeping their housing

11.8% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 11

Leon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Leon adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · OK 9.6% · about the same

15.7% of Leon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs25.1%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing16.1%

Errands alone11.5%

Vision8.2%

Dressing or bathing6.5%

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

Around Leon

Leon and the towns around it

Care nearby

Muenster Memorial HospitalMuenster · 15.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital MariettaMarietta · 17.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Nocona General HospitalNocona · 18.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

North Texas Medical CenterGainesville · 20.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Good Shepherd Community Clinic, Inc. - Walnut Dr.Ardmore · 26.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Good Shepherd Community Clinic, Inc. - 1116 WalnutArdmore · 26.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLeon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Love County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careLeon's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Love County · need score 16 of 25

! Mental healthLeon's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 18/Southern Oklahoma · need score 18 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 Leon. 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 Leon

Measure	Leon	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	52%	47.1–56.5%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	46%	40.8–50.6%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	39.1%	30.6–47.6%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	39.8%	35.4–43.9%	27.8%	worse
Depression	23.6%	19.8–27.4%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.9%	20–28.9%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10–12.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	12.1%	10.8–13.5%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	18.8%	16.1–21.6%	12.8%	worse
COPD	13.4%	11–15.8%	8%	worse
Heart disease	14%	12.3–15.6%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	6.7%	5.8–7.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.1%	15.9–24.2%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	11.2%	9–13.6%	14%	better
Get no exercise	36.7%	30.1–42.9%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.5%	29.9–44%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	82.3%	79–85.2%	77.9%	better
Dentist visit	55%	51.2–59.3%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.7%	86.8–90.6%	84.3%	better
Colon screening	63.4%	58–69.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.2%	56.8–75.2%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	83.2%	80.4–85.5%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	10.4%	7.6–13.9%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.2%	25.1–35.8%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.9%	19.9–28.3%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14–18.6%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.9%	22.4–31.6%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.4%	15.7–21.1%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.3%	13.7–21.7%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.8%	9.5–14.2%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	7.8–11.3%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.1%	7.6–10.8%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.7%	12.1–19.9%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	45.7%	39.6–51.3%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	25.1%	21.3–28.9%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	14.7–20.4%	17.3%
Hearing	16.1%	14.3–17.9%	9.1%
Vision	8.2%	6.9–9.6%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.5%	5.4–7.7%	4.3%
Errands alone	11.5%	9.5–13.4%	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 Leon door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Leon 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.