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Health in Stateline Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Stateline Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 67741, 67735. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Stateline Township

Stateline Township is short on primary care and mental health care

Stateline Township’s county is a federal shortage area for primary care and mental health care, meaning too few providers for the people who live there. Getting care ↓

Heart disease and stroke run high in Stateline Township

1 in 13 adults have heart disease (7.7%), vs 6.4% across Kansas. 1 in 27 adults have had a stroke (3.7%), vs 3.2% across Kansas. Age is part of it: 36% of residents are 65 or older (Kansas 17%), and heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Kansas figure falls outside Stateline Township’s likely range; Stateline Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 67741, 67735, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Stateline Township

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

HNearest ERKit Carson County Memorial HospitalBurlington · 14.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyGoodland Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 15.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSheridan County HospitalOakley · 62.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
14.3 mi
Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital
Burlington · not rated
ERRural critical access
15.7 mi
Goodland Regional Medical Center
Goodland · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
33.1 mi
Cheyenne County Hospital
St. Francis · not rated
ERRural critical access
38.9 mi
Keefe Memorial Hospital
Cheyenne Wells · not rated
ERRural critical access
62.5 mi
Sheridan County Hospital
4 sites · nearest in Oakley
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
71.5 mi
Valley-Wide Counseling & Support Center - Eads
Eads · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Stateline Township itself
✓ Dental careStateline Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Stateline 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 Stateline 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).

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Stateline Township adults…

Stateline Township runs above KS on 3 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Stateline Township adults have heart disease
Kansas: 6 in 100 · worse · likely 6.8–8.7%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Why age matters here

Stateline Township is an older town: 36% of residents are 65 or older, vs 17% across Kansas. Heart disease, stroke and cancer rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Stateline Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Stateline Township36%
Kansas17%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 30.4%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.7%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 15.8%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.2%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Stateline Township, betterStateline Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Stateline Township gets moving

4.5 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupKS 77%
66%Dentist visitKS 65%
85%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
65%Colon screeningKS 64%
70%MammogramKS 75%
80%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Stateline Township 10.9% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Stateline Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Stateline Township adults feel lonely
29.2% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Stateline Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.9% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Stateline Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
19.2% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 7Stateline Township adults are in frequent mental distress
15.3% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Stateline 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.

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 8
Stateline Township adults worry about having enough food
12.5% · KS 13%
About the same as KS
1 in 9
Stateline Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · KS 11.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 13
Stateline Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.8% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 14
Stateline Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.9% · KS 7.1%
About the same as KS

7.1% of Stateline Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Stateline Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

McPherson Township: 38.8%Grant Township: 38.8%Sharon Springs Township: 36.8%Weskan Township: 37.1%Voltaire Township: 38.8%Benkelman Township: 37.8%Stateline Township: 38.7%Stateline TownshipMcPherson TownshipGrant TownshipGoodland Regional Medical Center · Goodland · 15.7 mi · 2★ MedicareH
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#4 of 7 towns on this map, healthiest first
Stateline Township38.7%
McPherson Township38.8%
Grant Township38.8%
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
McPherson Township————
Grant Township————

McPherson Township and Grant 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.

33.1%

of Stateline Township adults live with a disability (Kansas 30.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing8.8%
Errands alone8%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Kansas

Questions about health in Stateline Township

Why doesn’t Stateline 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 Stateline Township.

What hospital is closest to Stateline Township?

Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital in Burlington, 14.3 miles in a straight line from Stateline Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Stateline 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.