Health · Malakoff

Malakoff, TX health

Malakoff differs from Texas on 14 of 33 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.7% vs 74.1%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.5% vs 12.5%).

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

Report card

How Malakoff compares with Texas

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 Malakoff adults…

41 of every 100 Malakoff adults have high blood pressure

Texas: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 36–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Malakoff, betterMalakoff, worseToo close to callTexas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Malakoff
TX 27.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.6% Malakoff
TX 38.2%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Malakoff
TX 17%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.3% Malakoff
TX 12.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

TX 74%

Dentist visit

TX 55%

Cholesterol check

TX 85%

Colon screening

TX 58%

Mammogram

TX 74%

Taking BP meds

TX 74%

1 in 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Malakoff 16.8% · Texas 1 in 5 (19.1%)

Mind & connection

How Malakoff adults are doing

1 in 4Malakoff adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Texas 21.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Malakoff adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · Texas 16.9% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

37.4%

of Malakoff adults live with a disability (Texas 30.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone10.7%

Vision7.1%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Malakoff

Malakoff and the towns around it

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

34.5%37.1%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#3 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Caney City34.5%

Malakoff36.9%

Trinidad37.1%

Care nearby

Ut Health East Texas Athens HospitalAthens · 10.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Navarro Regional HospitalCorsicana · 30.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital KaufmanKaufman · 30.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Freestone Medical CenterFairfield · 32.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

East Texas Community ClinicAthens · 10.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthMalakoff's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Henderson County · need score 16 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 Malakoff. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 33 measures for Malakoff

Measure	Malakoff	Margin	Texas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	36–44.8%	33.1%	worse
High cholesterol	37.7%	33.2–42.2%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	36.9%	28.5–45.7%	35.6%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.1–31.9%	21.6%	worse
Depression	23.4%	19.7–27.1%	21.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.5%	21.3–30.1%	12.5%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.7–12.3%	9.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	6.1%	worse
Diabetes	15.1%	13.1–17.3%	12.7%	worse
COPD	8.7%	7.4–10.1%	5.7%	worse
Heart disease	7.6%	6.8–8.6%	5.6%	worse
Stroke	4.5%	4–5%	3.2%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.3%	13.6–18.9%	12.5%	worse
Binge drink	15%	12.2–18.2%	17%	about the same
Get no exercise	32%	26.6–37.2%	27.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.6%	32.5–47.1%	38.2%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.4%	72.5–80%	73.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	48.3%	44.5–52.1%	54.6%	worse
Cholesterol check	85%	82.9–86.9%	84.6%	about the same
Colon screening	58.7%	52.9–64.2%	57.9%	about the same
Mammogram	69.6%	60.9–77.6%	74.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.7%	76–81.2%	74.1%	better
No health insurance	16.8%	14.1–19.7%	19.1%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.4–21%	16.9%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26%	22.5–29.6%	21.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	16%	13.9–18.1%	13.2%	worse
Disability
Any disability	37.4%	32.4–42.2%	30.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16.3–21.6%	14%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	15–19.6%	15.1%
Hearing	8.1%	7.1–9.1%	6.3%
Vision	7.1%	6.2–8%	6.1%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	4%
Errands alone	10.7%	9.3–12.3%	8.2%

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 Malakoff door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Malakoff directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Texas 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.