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Health in Sugar Creek Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sugar Creek Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 66053, 66040. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
17.9%
About the same as KS (18%)
Obesity
36.6%
About the same as KS (36.5%)
No exercise
25.3%
About the same as KS (25.6%)
Uninsured
7.5%
Better than KS (9.9%)
Feel lonely
28.4%
About the same as KS (30.9%)
Nearest ER
13.1 mi
Miami County Medical Center
What stands out

What stands out about health in Sugar Creek Township

30%have arthritis · KS 25.5%
★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sugar Creek Township adults…

Sugar Creek Township runs above KS on 2 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

30 of every 100 Sugar Creek Township adults have arthritis
Kansas: 26 in 100 · worse · likely 26.8–33.3%
Better than KSWorseAbout the sameKansas
Getting care

Care in and near Sugar Creek Township

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

HNearest ERMiami County Medical CenterPaola · 13.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careCommunity Health Center of Southeast KansasLa Cygne · 9.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.3 mi
Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas
3 sites · nearest in La Cygne
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.1 mi
Miami County Medical Center
Paola · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.5 mi
Health Partnership Clinic
Paola · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
20.7 mi
Cass Regional Medical Center
Harrisonville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
21.8 mi
Bates County Memorial Hospital
Butler · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
26.1 mi
Adventhealth South Overland Park
Overland Park · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careSugar Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careSugar Creek Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthSugar Creek Township is not a shortage area

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 Sugar Creek Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Kansas

Share of adults, with the Kansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.3%KS 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.4%KS 34.3%
Binge drink 15.5%KS 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 15.3%KS 14%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sugar Creek Township, betterSugar Creek Township, worseAbout the sameKansas
Where Sugar Creek Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

1La Cygne Wildlife Area1,537 acres2Louisburg Middle Creek State Fishing Lake599 acres3Rutlader Wildlife Area113 acres
Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupKS 77%
66%Dentist visitKS 65%
86%Cholesterol checkKS 84%
65%Colon screeningKS 64%
75%MammogramKS 75%
80%Taking BP medsKS 78%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sugar Creek Township 7.5% · Kansas 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Sugar Creek Township adults are doing

About the same as Kansas on each measure.

3 in 10Sugar Creek Township adults feel lonely
28.4% · KS 30.9% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Sugar Creek Township adults lack social or emotional support
19.5% · KS 21.1% · About the same as KS
1 in 5Sugar Creek Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
21.2% · KS 20.8% · About the same as KS
1 in 6Sugar Creek Township adults are in frequent mental distress
16% · KS 16% · About the same as KS
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Sugar Creek 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 10
Sugar Creek Township adults worry about having enough food
10.5% · KS 13%
Better than KS
1 in 11
Sugar Creek Township adults worry about keeping their housing
9.3% · KS 11.2%
Better than KS
1 in 14
Sugar Creek Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.1% · KS 8.2%
About the same as KS
1 in 16
Sugar Creek Township adults lack reliable transportation
6.1% · KS 7.1%
Better than KS

6.2% of Sugar Creek Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 7.4% across Kansas.

Around town

Sugar Creek Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Miami Township: 36.8%West Boone Township: 39.2%Drexel: 38%Lincoln Township: 38.4%Middle Creek Township: 35.3%Osage Township: 35.2%Valley Township: 35.5%Linn Valley: 40.3%East Boone Township: 38.5%West Point Township: 39.7%Scott Township: 37.1%Valley Township: 37.7%La Cygne: 38.4%Paola Township: 35.1%Louisburg: 35.5%Wea Township: 34.4%Ten Mile Township: 33.7%Sugar Creek Township: 36.6%Sugar Creek TownshipMiami TownshipWest Boone TownshipDrexelLincoln TownshipMiddle Creek TownshipMiami County Medical Center · Paola · 13.1 miHCommunity Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La Cygne · La Cygne · 9.3 mi+Health Partnership Clinic · Paola · 14.5 mi+
Healthier than KSNear KSLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Middle Creek Township35.3%
Sugar Creek Township36.6%
Miami Township36.8%
Drexel38%
Lincoln Township38.4%
West Boone Township39.2%
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
Miami Township————
Lincoln TownshipC38.4%13.4%17.6%ZIP 66040
Middle Creek TownshipB+35.3%11%14%ZIP codes

Miami 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.

30.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.3%
Thinking or memory13.9%
Hearing8.1%
Errands alone7.6%
Vision4.3%
Dressing or bathing3.6%
Kansas

Questions about health in Sugar Creek Township

Why doesn’t Sugar Creek 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 Sugar Creek Township.

What hospital is closest to Sugar Creek Township?

Miami County Medical Center in Paola, 13.1 miles in a straight line from Sugar Creek Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Where can I get low-cost care near Sugar Creek Township?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas/La Cygne in La Cygne, 9.3 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sugar Creek 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.