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Toppers, OK health

Toppers differs from Oklahoma on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.8% vs 76.3%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (86.5% vs 84.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.1% vs 8%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Toppers
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Toppers’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Toppers is healthier than 15% of U.S. towns, and than 32% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressC+Mental distressCObesityDDiabetesDSmokingDExercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 15%
Less healthyHealthier
Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 47%
Towns with similar incomes, $39K–$66K (6,063)Healthier than 32%

Better than its income would suggest. Toppers is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

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

46 of every 100 Toppers adults have high blood pressure
Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 41.9–50.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Toppers, betterToppers, worseToo close to callOklahoma
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.8% Toppers
OK 31.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Toppers
OK 36.8%
Binge drinkshare of adults 12.7% Toppers
OK 14%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.8% Toppers
OK 16.3%
0%10%20%30%40%
Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Toppers adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Oklahoma.

80%
Yearly checkup
OK 78%
58%
Dentist visit
OK 57%
87%
Cholesterol check
OK 84%
60%
Colon screening
OK 60%
66%
Mammogram
OK 70%
81%
Taking BP meds
OK 76%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Toppers 9.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Toppers adults are doing

1 in 3Toppers adults feel lonely
31.5% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Toppers adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Toppers adults lack social or emotional support
24.1% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call
1 in 6Toppers adults are in frequent mental distress
17.5% · 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
Toppers adults worry about having enough food
18.7% · OK 18.5% · about the same
1 in 8
Toppers adults worry about keeping their housing
13.3% · OK 14.1% · about the same
1 in 10
Toppers adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.4% · OK 10.3% · about the same
1 in 10
Toppers adults lack reliable transportation
9.8% · OK 9.6% · about the same

17% of Toppers adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.7%
Thinking or memory17.9%
Hearing11.9%
Errands alone10.9%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Toppers

Toppers and the towns around it

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

Taylor Ferry: 40.2% Whitehorn Cove: 39.5% Rocky Point: 40.4% Toppers: 39.2% Toppers Taylor Ferry Whitehorn Cove
39.2%40.4%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#1 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first
Toppers39.2%
Whitehorn Cove39.5%
Taylor Ferry40.2%
6 places to get careNearest ER 3.9 mi

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

Getting care

Care in and near Toppers

No hospital or community health center in Toppers itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERWagoner Community HospitalWagoner · 3.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMuskogee VA Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNortheastern Oklahoma Community Health CentersHulbert · 10.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.9 mi
Wagoner Community Hospital
Wagoner · ★★★★★
ER
10.5 mi
Northeastern Oklahoma Community Health Centers
4 sites · nearest in Hulbert
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.2 mi
Arkansas Verdigris Valley Heal
4 sites · nearest in Porter
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
15.2 mi
Muskogee VA Medical Center
Muskogee · ★★★★★
ERVA
15.7 mi
Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee
Muskogee · ★★★★★
ER
21.3 mi
Northeastern Health System
Tahlequah · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careToppers is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careToppers is not a shortage area
! Mental healthToppers's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catchment Area 21 · need score 17 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Toppers. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Toppers
MeasureToppersMarginOklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure46.3%41.9–50.7%38.5%worse
High cholesterol42%37.6–46.4%37.7%about the same
Obesity39.2%32.4–46.2%38.9%about the same
Arthritis35.5%31.7–39.1%27.8%worse
Depression25.7%22.2–29.4%25.5%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)21.4%17.7–25.3%16.4%worse
Asthma12.1%10.7–13.6%11.5%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.1%9.1–11.2%7.8%worse
Diabetes15.9%13.6–18.2%12.8%worse
COPD11.1%9.3–13.2%8%worse
Heart disease9.8%8.5–11.1%7.3%worse
Stroke4.9%4.3–5.5%3.7%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.8%16.3–23.6%16.3%about the same
Binge drink12.7%10.4–15.3%14%about the same
Get no exercise33.8%28.4–39.6%31.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.2%32.2–44.3%36.8%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.2%76.8–83.3%77.9%about the same
Dentist visit57.9%54.1–61.6%57.1%about the same
Cholesterol check86.5%84.4–88.5%84.3%better
Colon screening60.1%54.8–65%59.7%about the same
Mammogram66.2%57–74.3%70.4%about the same
Taking BP meds80.8%78.1–83.3%76.3%better
No health insurance9.4%7.4–11.7%11.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely31.5%26.4–36.6%33.1%about the same
Lack emotional support24.1%20.3–28.2%25.2%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.5%15.4–19.7%18%about the same
Fair or poor health24.2%20.4–28.3%21.2%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.9%14.7–19.4%14.3%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity18.7%15.3–22.5%18.5%about the same
Housing insecurity13.3%11–15.6%14.1%about the same
Utility shut-off threat10.4%8.8–12%10.3%about the same
No reliable transportation9.8%8.3–11.3%9.6%about the same
Receive SNAP17%13.7–20.7%15.1%
Disability
Any disability43.3%38–48.5%38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs21.7%18.4–25.1%17.1%
Thinking or memory17.9%15.4–20.6%17.3%
Hearing11.9%10.5–13.3%9.1%
Vision7%6–8%6%
Dressing or bathing5.3%4.6–6.2%4.3%
Errands alone10.9%9.3–12.6%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 Toppers door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Oklahoma figure falls inside it, we don't call Toppers better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Toppers 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.

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