Health · St. John

St. John, WA health

St. John differs from Washington on 16 of 33 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (12.9% vs 16.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.7% vs 70.7%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (9.5% vs 5.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for St. John

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 607 people are less certain, so we show St. John's figures without a grade.

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How St. John compares with Washington

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 St. John adults…

40 of every 100 St. John adults have high blood pressure

Washington: 31 in 100 · worse · margin 36.7–43.9%

Bars show St. John; the black tick is Washington. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. John, betterSt. John, worseToo close to callWashington

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.2% St. John
WA 17.9%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.3% St. John
WA 31.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% St. John
WA 16.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% St. John
WA 10.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of St. John adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Washington.

Yearly checkup

WA 71%

Dentist visit

WA 67%

Cholesterol check

WA 84%

Colon screening

WA 66%

Mammogram

WA 74%

Taking BP meds

WA 71%

1 in 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

St. John 7.9% · Washington 1 in 12 (8.4%)

Mind & connection

How St. John adults are doing

1 in 4St. John adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Washington 25.1% · too close to call

1 in 6St. John adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · Washington 16.4% · too close to call

Disability

Living with a disability

37.8%

of St. John adults live with a disability (Washington 27.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%

Thinking or memory15.8%

Hearing11.2%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around St. John

St. John and the towns around it

Care nearby

Whitman Hospital and Medical CenterColfax · 18.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pullman Regional HospitalPullman · 32.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

East Adams Rural HospitalRitzville · 36.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gritman Medical CenterMoscow · 37.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cheney Health CenterCheney · 28.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Benewah Medical CenterPlummer · 36.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSt. John's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Whitman County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careSt. John's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Whitman County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthSt. John's county is a federal shortage area.Whitman County · need score 17 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 St. John. 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 St. John

Measure	St. John	Margin	Washington
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36.7–43.9%	30.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.3%	36.8–44.1%	34.9%	worse
Obesity	32.4%	27.8–37.2%	30.6%	about the same
Arthritis	35.6%	32.3–38.9%	24.4%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22.7–29.1%	25.1%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16.1%	13.5–19.1%	9%	worse
Asthma	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	10.7%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	12.8%	11.6–14.2%	7.9%	worse
Diabetes	13.5%	11.6–15.8%	9.5%	worse
COPD	9.5%	7.7–11.7%	5.1%	worse
Heart disease	9.6%	8.3–11.1%	5.4%	worse
Stroke	5.1%	4.4–6.1%	2.9%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.1–16%	10.1%	about the same
Binge drink	12.9%	10.9–15%	16.6%	better
Get no exercise	22.2%	18.1–27%	17.9%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	28.3%	24.7–32.4%	31.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	73.2–79%	70.7%	better
Dentist visit	65.1%	62.1–68.1%	67%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.5%	83.4–87.5%	84%	about the same
Colon screening	69.9%	66.1–73.7%	66.2%	about the same
Mammogram	73.9%	67.4–80%	74.2%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.7%	78.2–83.1%	70.7%	better
No health insurance	7.9%	5.8–10.3%	8.4%	about the same
Mind & connection
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15–19.5%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.7%	18–25.9%	16.3%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	14.6–19.8%	12.4%	worse
Disability
Any disability	37.8%	32.9–43.1%	27.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.7%	15.5–22.3%	10.9%
Thinking or memory	15.8%	13.4–18.5%	13.5%
Hearing	11.2%	9.8–12.8%	6.4%
Vision	6%	5.1–7.3%	4.1%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.1–6.1%	3.1%
Errands alone	10.4%	8.6–12.4%	6.8%

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 St. John door to door.

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

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

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