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Health in Mulberry Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Mulberry Township residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Mulberry Township, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 67425. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Mulberry Township

★ What stands out · 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 10
Mulberry Township adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · KS 13%
Better than KS
1 in 11
Mulberry Township adults worry about keeping their housing
8.7% · KS 11.2%
Better than KS
1 in 15
Mulberry Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.7% · KS 8.2%
Better than KS
1 in 17
Mulberry Township adults lack reliable transportation
5.8% · KS 7.1%
Better than KS

5.5% of Mulberry Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Mulberry Township adults…

Mulberry Township runs above KS on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Mulberry Township adults have had cancer
Kansas: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.3–9.8%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Getting care

Care in and near Mulberry Township

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

HNearest EREllsworth County Medical CenterEllsworth · 13.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEllsworth County Medical Center★★★★★ · 13.9 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSalina Health Education FoundationSalina · 20.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13.9 mi
Ellsworth County Medical Center
Ellsworth · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.2 mi
Lincoln County Hospital
Lincoln · not rated
Rural critical access
20.2 mi
Salina Surgical Hospital
Salina · not rated
20.2 mi
Salina Regional Health Center
Salina · ★★★★★
ER
20.2 mi
Salina Health Education Foundation
2 sites · nearest in Salina
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
51.5 mi
Prairiestar Health Center
Hutchinson · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careMulberry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMulberry Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Mulberry Township itself

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 Mulberry Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 24.8%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 17.6%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 14%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Mulberry Township, betterMulberry Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Mulberry Township gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mulberry Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Kansas.

76%Yearly checkupKS 77%
65%Dentist visitKS 65%
85%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
65%Colon screeningKS 64%
73%MammogramKS 75%
78%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mulberry Township 7.3% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Mulberry Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Mulberry Township adults feel lonely
30% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Mulberry Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.2% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Mulberry Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Mulberry Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Mulberry Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Around town

Mulberry Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Madison Township: 41.1%Spring Creek Township: 39.1%Carneiro Township: 39.1%Garfield Township: 40.3%Franklin Township: 40.4%Colorado Township: 40.8%Glendale Township: 39.2%Falun Township: 41.3%Ohio Township: 41%Washington Township: 39.9%Empire Township: 39.6%Clear Creek Township: 39.7%Sherman Township: 40.5%Mulberry Township: 39.1%Mulberry TownshipMadison TownshipSpring Creek TownshipCarneiro TownshipGarfield TownshipEllsworth County Medical Center · Ellsworth · 13.9 mi · 2★ MedicareHLincoln County Hospital · Lincoln · 17.2 miH
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#1 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mulberry Township39.1%
Spring Creek Township39.1%
Carneiro Township39.1%
Garfield Township40.3%
Madison Township41.1%
KS36.5%

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

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Madison Township————
Spring Creek Township————
Carneiro Township————
Garfield Township————

Madison Township, Spring Creek Township, Carneiro Township and Garfield Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

29%

of Mulberry Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory13.6%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone7.2%
Vision3.9%
Dressing or bathing3.2%
Kansas

Questions about health in Mulberry Township

Why doesn’t Mulberry Township have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Mulberry Township.

What hospital is closest to Mulberry Township?

Ellsworth County Medical Center in Ellsworth, 13.9 miles in a straight line from Mulberry Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Mulberry Township.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Kansas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.