✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Utica itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Utica itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Utica 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 Utica; ≈ 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 Missouri
Share of adults, with the Missouri figure marked.
Get no exercise28.4%MO 28.8%
Sleep under 7 hours37.1%MO 36.5%
Binge drink16.3%MO 16.3%
Smoke cigarettes16.5%MO 16%
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Utica, betterUtica, worseAbout the sameMissouri
Where Utica gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Utica adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Missouri.
Yearly checkupMO 78%
Dentist visitMO 60%
Cholesterol checkMO 85%
Colon screeningMO 64%
MammogramMO 75%
Taking BP medsMO 77%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Utica 7.5% · Missouri 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection
How Utica adults are doing
About the same as Missouri on each measure.
1 in 3Utica adults feel lonely
31.3% · MO 31.7% · About the same as MO
1 in 5Utica adults lack social or emotional support
19.3% · MO 20.1% · About the same as MO
1 in 4Utica adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.4% · MO 24.3% · About the same as MO
1 in 6Utica adults are in frequent mental distress
18% · MO 17.5% · About the same as MO
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Utica adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Jackson Township and Green 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.
37.1%
of Utica adults live with a disability (Missouri 36.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs16.3%
Thinking or memory17.7%
Hearing8.7%
Errands alone9.1%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Missouri
Questions about health in Utica
Why doesn’t Utica have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Utica.
What hospital is closest to Utica?
Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe, 6.5 miles in a straight line from Utica’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Utica?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Northwest Health Services - Chillicothe in Chillicothe, 4.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Utica.
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.