County health data
Jefferson County, MO
CDC PLACES estimates diabetes at 11.2% of adults in Jefferson County (Missouri: 12.3%). This county has 4 HRSA shortage designations, 2 hospitals, and 18 health center sites.
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For help with food, housing, utilities, or rides in Jefferson County, call 211 or visit 211.org.
Health measures compared with the state
40 measures for adults in Jefferson County (about 179,619 adults). 24 have a Missouri figure from the same survey.
Largest differences from the Missouri figure: obesity 40.3% vs 35.3% (+5.0 points), coronary heart disease 6.6% vs 4.6% (+2.0 points), and mobility disability 14.6% vs 16.6% (-2.0 points).
Health Outcomes
| Measure | Jefferson County | Missouri | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthritis | 29.3% | 29.1% | 26.3% | 2023 |
| High blood pressure | 35.5% | 36.2% | 34.0% | 2023 |
| Cancer, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer | 9.0% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Current asthma | 10.5% | 9.9% | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Coronary heart disease | 6.6% | 4.6% | 4.0% | 2023 |
| COPD | 7.9% | 8.5% | 6.3% | 2023 |
| Depression | 23.9% | 23.1% | 21.8% | 2023 |
| Diagnosed diabetes | 11.2% | 12.3% | 11.8% | 2023 |
| High cholesterol, adults ever screened | 36.7% | 38.5% | 37.2% | 2023 |
| Obesity | 40.3% | 35.3% | 34.4% | 2023 |
| Stroke | 3.3% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 2023 |
| All teeth lost, ages 65 and older | 13.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Prevention
| Measure | Jefferson County | Missouri | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, ages 18 to 64 | 7.9% | 8.6% | 9.3% | 2023 |
| Taking blood pressure medicine, adults with high blood pressure | 77.4% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Routine checkup in the past year | 78.7% | 79.1% | 78.4% | 2023 |
| Cholesterol screening | 84.9% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Colorectal cancer screening, ages 45 to 75 | 65.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Dental visit in the past year | 59.8% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
| Mammogram, women ages 50 to 74 | 74.1% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Risk Behaviors
| Measure | Jefferson County | Missouri | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drinking | 16.2% | 16.3% | 15.1% | 2023 |
| Current smoking | 16.5% | 15.3% | 12.1% | 2023 |
| No leisure-time physical activity | 27.7% | 28.1% | 24.5% | 2023 |
| Short sleep | 36.7% | n/a | n/a | 2022 |
Health Status
| Measure | Jefferson County | Missouri | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health | 19.6% | 19.9% | 18.5% | 2023 |
| Frequent mental distress | 17.4% | 16.7% | 15.4% | 2023 |
| Frequent physical distress | 14.0% | 14.0% | 12.6% | 2023 |
Disability
| Measure | Jefferson County | Missouri | US | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive disability | 16.6% | 16.8% | 13.7% | 2023 |
| Any disability | 34.7% | n/a | n/a | 2023 |
| Hearing disability | 8.2% | 9.7% | 7.4% | 2023 |
| Independent living disability | 8.5% | 9.5% | 7.8% | 2023 |
| Mobility disability | 14.6% | 16.6% | 13.4% | 2023 |
| Self-care disability | 3.5% | 4.7% | 3.7% | 2023 |
| Vision disability | 4.4% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 2023 |
Health-Related Social Needs
| Measure | Jefferson County | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lack of social and emotional support | 19.0% | 2023 |
| Food insecurity in the past year | 11.2% | 2023 |
| Received food stamps in the past year | 8.4% | 2023 |
| Housing insecurity in the past year | 10.2% | 2023 |
| Lack of reliable transportation in the past year | 7.1% | 2023 |
| Loneliness | 29.3% | 2023 |
| Utility shut-off threat in the past year | 7.4% | 2023 |
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Health professional shortage areas
HRSA lists 4 designated shortage rows in Jefferson County: primary care 2 (highest score 16), mental health 1 (highest score 16), and dental 1 (highest score 15). 1 covers a geographic area or population group; the other 3 are facility designations.
| Discipline | Area or population | Facility | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| primary care | 1 | 1 | 16 |
| mental health | 0 | 1 | 16 |
| dental | 0 | 1 | 15 |
Area and population designations
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | primary care | Geographic HPSA | 10 |
Facility designations (3)
| Designation | Discipline | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIDWEST MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS LLC | primary care | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| MIDWEST MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS LLC | mental health | Rural Health Clinic | 16 |
| MIDWEST MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS LLC | dental | Rural Health Clinic | 15 |
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Hospitals and readmission rates
CMS Care Compare lists 2 acute care or critical access hospitals in Jefferson County. None has a readmission rate CMS rates worse than the national rate.
| Hospital | City | Stars | Heart failure | Pneumonia | COPD | Heart attack | Hip or knee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERCY HOSPITAL JEFFERSON | CRYSTAL CITY | 4 | 22.7% | 18.6% | 20.0% | 15.5% | 6.5% |
| SSM ST CLARE HEALTH CENTER | FENTON | 4 | 22.5% | 17.4% | 20.8% | 15.2% | 6.4% |
Each rate is the share of patients readmitted within 30 days of discharge, July 2023 to June 2025. "n/a" means CMS did not publish a rate for that hospital.
Source: CMS Care Compare hospital general information, as of August 13, 2026. Publisher page
Source: CMS Care Compare unplanned hospital visits, as of September 30, 2026. Publisher page
Health centers
18 active health center sites in Jefferson County, run by 1 organization.
| Site ↑ | Health center | Address | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Health - Arnold | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 21 Municipal Dr | Arnold 63010 |
| Compass Health - Arnold | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 849 Jeffco Blvd | Arnold 63010 |
| Compass Health - Festus | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 110 N Mill St | Festus 63028 |
| Compass Health - Festus | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 501 Westwind Dr | Festus 63028 |
| Compass Health - Herculaneum | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 200 Senn-Thomas Dr | Herculaneum 63048 |
| Compass Health - High Ridge | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 1817 Gravois Rd | High Ridge 63049 |
| Compass Health - High Ridge | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 324 Emerson Rd | High Ridge 63049 |
| Compass Health - Hillsboro | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 4 Hickory Ridge Rd | Hillsboro 63050 |
| Compass Health - House Springs | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 4300 Gravois Rd | House Springs 63051 |
| Compass Health - Mobile 1 | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 849 Jeffco Blvd | Arnold 63010 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 1275 N Truman Blvd | Festus 63028 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 148 Richardson Xing | Arnold 63010 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 1811 Gravois Rd | High Ridge 63049 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 1845 Jeffco Blvd | Arnold 63010 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 222 N Mill St | Festus 63028 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 351 Main St | Hillsboro 63050 |
| Compass Health, Inc. | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 5684 State Road Pp | High Ridge 63049 |
| Compass Health, Inc. Jeffco Mobile Van | COMPASS HEALTH, INC | 4 Hickory Ridge Rd | Hillsboro 63050 |
Source: HRSA health center service delivery and look-alike sites, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page
Missouri rural health plan
Missouri Transformation of Rural Community Health Care (ToRCH Care) Project
Initiatives, as the state's abstract names them (page 39):
- Regional Coordinating Networks and Hub Activation
- Alternative Payment Models
- Digital backbone
- Rural Health Workforce Programs
- Provider Transformation
CMS says the abstract budgets are illustrative and are not award amounts, so none are shown.
Source: CMS Rural Health Transformation Program state project abstracts, as of December 2025. Publisher page
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About this data
County rates are CDC PLACES model-based estimates of adults, built from the CDC BRFSS survey and Census population data. State and US figures are BRFSS survey results for the same year. They are not averages of counties, and small differences may not be meaningful.
Shortage rows are HRSA designations with status Designated. Scores run from 0 to 25 (0 to 26 for dental); a higher score means greater need. Hospitals are acute care and critical access hospitals CMS lists in the county, with 30-day rates of unplanned readmission. Health centers are active HRSA-funded and look-alike sites.
Rural health plan initiatives are copied as the state wrote them. Nothing here is medical advice.
Source: CDC PLACES county data, as of December 4, 2025. Publisher page
Source: CDC BRFSS prevalence data, as of September 15, 2026. Publisher page
Source: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas, as of October 14, 2026. Publisher page