Health · Taft

Taft, OK health

Taft differs from Oklahoma on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (8.4% vs 14%) and fewer adults with depression (18% vs 25.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had a stroke (7.2% vs 3.7%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 92 people are less certain, so we show Taft's figures without a grade.

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How Taft 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 Taft adults…

58 of every 100 Taft adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 53.5–62.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Taft, betterTaft, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 41.1% Taft
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 46.1% Taft
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 8.4% Taft
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Taft
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Taft 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

Taft 10.6% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Taft adults are doing

1 in 3Taft adults feel lonely

36.2% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 6Taft adults have been diagnosed with depression

18% · Oklahoma 25.5% · better

1 in 3Taft adults lack social or emotional support

32.4% · Oklahoma 25.2% · worse

1 in 6Taft adults are in frequent mental distress

16.2% · 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

Taft adults worry about having enough food

26.8% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 5

Taft adults worry about keeping their housing

19.7% · OK 14.1% · worse

1 in 6

Taft adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15.6% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 8

Taft adults lack reliable transportation

12.8% · OK 9.6% · worse

24.9% of Taft adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

47.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs28.8%

Thinking or memory16.8%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone12.5%

Vision9.6%

Dressing or bathing7.4%

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

Around Taft

Taft and the towns around it

Care nearby

Muskogee VA Medical CenterMuskogee · 7.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Saint Francis Hospital MuskogeeMuskogee · 7.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Wagoner Community HospitalWagoner · 16.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee · 25.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arkansas Verdigris Valley Health CentersPorter · 7.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Neohealth Muskogee Medical ClinicMuskogee · 11.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careTaft's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Muskogee County · need score 11 of 25

! Mental healthTaft's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, MHCA 16 · need score 21 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 Taft. 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 Taft

Measure	Taft	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	57.9%	53.5–62.1%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	42%	37.4–46.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	46.1%	38.4–53.8%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	37.5%	33.5–41.4%	27.8%	worse
Depression	18%	15.1–21.1%	25.5%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.3%	14.2–20.8%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	12.9%	11.4–14.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.8–8.5%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	23%	20–26.2%	12.8%	worse
COPD	9.9%	8.2–11.9%	8%	worse
Heart disease	10.1%	8.8–11.5%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	7.2%	6.3–8.3%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.4–19.7%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	8.4%	6.7–10.4%	14%	better
Get no exercise	41.1%	34.9–47.6%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	46.1%	39.9–52.5%	36.8%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	86.5%	83.7–88.9%	77.9%	better
Dentist visit	50.7%	46.7–54.4%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	90.1%	88.1–91.7%	84.3%	better
Colon screening	68.3%	63.4–72.9%	59.7%	better
Mammogram	76.9%	70–83.2%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	85.5%	83.2–87.6%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	10.6%	7.8–13.8%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.2%	30.9–41.6%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	32.4%	27.8–37.3%	25.2%	worse
Frequent mental distress	16.2%	14.1–18.4%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	29.8%	25.1–34.7%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.3–19.4%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26.8%	21.7–32.3%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.7%	16.2–23.3%	14.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15.6%	13.1–18.2%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.8%	10.7–15.1%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	24.9%	19.8–30.4%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	47.9%	42.3–53.5%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	28.8%	24.8–32.9%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	16.8%	14.3–19.5%	17.3%
Hearing	9.2%	8–10.5%	9.1%
Vision	9.6%	8.1–11.3%	6%
Dressing or bathing	7.4%	6.2–8.7%	4.3%
Errands alone	12.5%	10.5–14.6%	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 Taft door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Taft 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.