Health · Temple

Temple, OK health

Temple differs from Oklahoma on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81.2% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.9% vs 16.4%).

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

Report card

How Temple 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 Temple adults…

47 of every 100 Temple adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 41.8–51%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Temple, betterTemple, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.2% Temple
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.1% Temple
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.3% Temple
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Temple
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Temple 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

Temple 12% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Temple adults are doing

1 in 3Temple adults feel lonely

32.6% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Temple adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.2% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Temple adults lack social or emotional support

25% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Temple adults are in frequent mental distress

17.2% · 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 5

Temple adults worry about having enough food

19.6% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Temple adults worry about keeping their housing

13.7% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Temple adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.2% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Temple adults lack reliable transportation

9.6% · OK 9.6% · about the same

16.8% of Temple adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.1%

Thinking or memory17.7%

Hearing11.9%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

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

Around Temple

Temple and the towns around it

Care nearby

Jefferson County HospitalWaurika · 18.4 mi · ER · rural critical access

Southwestern Medical CenterLawton · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Lawton Indian HospitalLawton · 25.5 mi

Memorial HealthLawton · 25.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Comanche Community Health CenterComanche · 16.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Lchc EastsideLawton · 23.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careTemple's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cotton County · need score 13 of 25

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

! Mental healthTemple'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 Temple. 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 Temple

Measure	Temple	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46.5%	41.8–51%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	43.2%	38.3–48.1%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	43.1%	34.4–51.9%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	34.4%	30.5–38.2%	27.8%	worse
Depression	24.2%	20.5–28.2%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.9%	21.7–30.6%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.9%	8.9–11%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	16.5%	14.1–19%	12.8%	worse
COPD	10.7%	8.9–12.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.6–11.2%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.4–5.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.7%	15.6–21.8%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.3%	9.9–15%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.2%	30.2–42%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.1%	30.8–45.3%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.4%	76.9–83.7%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.3%	50.2–58.2%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.2–88.3%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	60.9%	55–66.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.8%	57.2–74.8%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.2%	78.6–83.6%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	12%	9.6–14.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.6%	27.2–38.5%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25%	21.2–29.7%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	15–19.4%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.9%	21–28.7%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.5–19.1%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.6%	16.4–23.3%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.7%	11.7–16.3%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.2%	8.7–12%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.6%	8.3–11.2%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.8%	13.9–20.3%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	43.4%	37.9–48.9%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.1%	18.7–25.3%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.7%	15.4–20.2%	17.3%
Hearing	11.9%	10.4–13.3%	9.1%
Vision	7.3%	6.4–8.4%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.7–6.3%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.3–12.5%	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 Temple door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Temple 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.