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Dow Chemical St. Charles plant at Taft LA on the Mississippi RiverPhoto: Roy Luck · CC BY 2.0
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Health in Taft · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Taft residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 70057. How CDC estimates town health

Fair or poor health
25.9%
About the same as LA (24.4%)
Obesity
42.8%
About the same as LA (40%)
No exercise
33.3%
About the same as LA (30.3%)
Uninsured
9.7%
About the same as LA (8.9%)
Feel lonely
36.4%
About the same as LA (36.6%)
Nearest ER
6.4 mi
St. Charles Parish Hospital
Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Taft adults…

Taft runs below LA on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

6 of every 100 Taft adults have had cancer
Louisiana: 8 in 100 · better · likely 5.7–7%
Better than LAWorseAbout the sameLouisiana
Getting care

Care in and near Taft

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

HNearest ERSt. Charles Parish HospitalLuling · 6.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyOchsner Medical Center-Kenner★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Health LouisianaNorco · 2.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.2 mi
Access Health Louisiana
4 sites · nearest in Norco
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
6.4 mi
St. Charles Parish Hospital
Luling · not rated
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
8.2 mi
Teche Health @ Reserve
Reserve · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
10.8 mi
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
Kenner · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.7 mi
St. James Parish Hospital
Lutcher · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
16.3 mi
East Jefferson General Hospital
Metairie · ★★★★★
ER
DirectionsMedicare profile
✓ Primary careTaft is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careTaft is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthTaft 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 Taft; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Louisiana

Share of adults, with the Louisiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 33.3%LA 30.3%
Sleep under 7 hours 45.4%LA 40.1%
Binge drink 16.5%LA 16.9%
Smoke cigarettes 18.6%LA 17.3%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Taft, betterTaft, worseAbout the sameLouisiana
Where Taft gets moving

7.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupLA 82%
54%Dentist visitLA 57%
87%Cholesterol checkLA 86%
64%Colon screeningLA 66%
80%MammogramLA 79%
78%Taking BP medsLA 79%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Taft 9.7% · Louisiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Taft adults are doing

About the same as Louisiana on each measure.

4 in 10Taft adults feel lonely
36.4% · LA 36.6% · About the same as LA
1 in 3Taft adults lack social or emotional support
32.2% · LA 28.6% · About the same as LA
1 in 4Taft adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · LA 26.6% · About the same as LA
1 in 5Taft adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · LA 19.3% · About the same as LA
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Taft 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 4
Taft adults worry about having enough food
25.6% · LA 22.5%
About the same as LA
1 in 5
Taft adults worry about keeping their housing
20.2% · LA 16.8%
Worse than LA
1 in 7
Taft adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
14.4% · LA 12.4%
Worse than LA
1 in 8
Taft adults lack reliable transportation
12.6% · LA 11.3%
About the same as LA

21.3% of Taft adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 19% across Louisiana.

Around town

Taft and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Hahnville: 41.9%Killona: 47.6%Montz: 36.1%Luling: 36.2%Norco: 36.4%New Sarpy: 40.6%Destrehan: 36.7%Laplace: 41.4%Taft: 42.8%TaftHahnvilleKillonaMontzSt. Charles Parish Hospital · Luling · 6.4 miHSt. Charles Community Health Center - Norco · Norco · 2.2 mi+
Healthier than LANear LALess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Montz36.1%
Hahnville41.9%
Taft42.8%
Killona47.6%
LA40%

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
HahnvilleD41.9%17.1%18.5%CDC place
Killona————
MontzB−36.1%10.7%15.5%CDC place

Killona: 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.

38.6%

of Taft adults live with a disability (Louisiana 38%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.3%
Thinking or memory18.6%
Hearing6.9%
Errands alone10.4%
Vision7%
Dressing or bathing5.4%
Louisiana

Questions about health in Taft

Why doesn’t Taft have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Taft?

St. Charles Parish Hospital in Luling, 6.4 miles in a straight line from Taft’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 Taft?

3 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is St. Charles Community Health Center - Norco in Norco, 2.2 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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