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Health in Adams Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Adams Township residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 64469, 64497, 64429. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Adams Township

Adams Township is short on primary care and dental care

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

COPD and heart disease run high in Adams Township

1 in 10 adults have COPD (9.7%), vs 8% across Missouri. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.1%), vs 6.8% across Missouri. Age is part of it: 40% of residents are 65 or older (Missouri 18%), and COPD and heart disease 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 Missouri figure falls outside Adams Township’s likely range; Adams Township’s figures come from ZIP codes 64469, 64497, 64429, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Getting care

Care in and near Adams Township

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

HNearest ERCameron Regional Medical CenterCameron · 10.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCameron Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 10.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careNorthwest Health ServicesHamilton · 17.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
10.4 mi
Cameron Regional Medical Center
Cameron · ★★★★★
ER
17.6 mi
Northwest Health Services
7 sites · nearest in Hamilton
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.7 mi
Mosaic Medical Center Albany
Albany · not rated
ERRural critical access
27.8 mi
Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · ★★★★★
ER
29.4 mi
Harrison County Community Hospital
Bethany · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
29.4 mi
Swope Health Kidscare - St. Joseph
Saint Joseph · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Adams Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Adams Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Adams 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 Adams 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 Adams Township adults…

Adams Township runs above MO on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

10 of every 100 Adams Township adults have COPD
Missouri: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 8.5–11%
Better than MOWorseAbout the sameMissouri
Why age matters here

Adams Township is an older town: 40% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Missouri. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Adams Township as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Adams Township40%
Missouri18%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Missouri

Share of adults, with the Missouri figure marked.

Get no exercise 31%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.1%MO 36.5%
Binge drink 16.2%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%MO 16%
0%10%20%30%40%
Adams Township, betterAdams Township, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Adams Township gets moving

1.7 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

78%Yearly checkupMO 78%
58%Dentist visitMO 60%
84%Cholesterol checkMO 85%
64%Colon screeningMO 64%
72%MammogramMO 75%
79%Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Adams Township 9.2% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How Adams Township adults are doing

About the same as Missouri on each measure.

1 in 3Adams Township adults feel lonely
31% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Adams Township adults lack social or emotional support
20.1% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Adams Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Adams Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.8% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Adams 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 7
Adams Township adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · MO 13.7%
About the same as MO
1 in 9
Adams Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.3% · MO 12.1%
About the same as MO
1 in 12
Adams Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.3% · MO 9%
About the same as MO
1 in 12
Adams Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.1% · MO 8.4%
About the same as MO

10.6% of Adams Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.8% across Missouri.

Around town

Adams Township and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Dallas Township: 38.5%Camden Township: 38.8%Grand River Township: 40.5%Jefferson Township: 39.1%Grant Township: 39.2%Miller Township: 40.5%Benton Township: 38.2%Marion Township: 38.1%Sherman Township: 38%Colfax Township: 38.5%Colfax Township: 39.4%Kidder Township: 39.8%Liberty Township: 39.1%Lake Viking: 38.5%Adams Township: 39.3%Adams TownshipDallas TownshipCamden TownshipGrand River TownshipJefferson TownshipCameron Regional Medical Center · Cameron · 10.4 mi · 1★ MedicareHHamilton Medical Clinic · Hamilton · 17.6 mi+
Healthier than MONear MOLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#11 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Dallas Township38.5%
Camden Township38.8%
Jefferson Township39.1%
Adams Township39.3%
Grand River Township40.5%
MO36.6%

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
Dallas Township————
Camden TownshipC38.8%12.6%17.4%ZIP codes
Grand River TownshipC−40.5%12.4%18.9%ZIP 64429
Jefferson Township————

Dallas Township and Jefferson 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.

39.4%

of Adams Township adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18%
Thinking or memory18.4%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.3%
Missouri

Questions about health in Adams Township

Why doesn’t Adams 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 Adams Township.

What hospital is closest to Adams Township?

Cameron Regional Medical Center in Cameron, 10.4 miles in a straight line from Adams Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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