Health Departments in Missouri

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There are 168 Health Departments in Missouri, serving a population of 6,075,300 people in an area of 68,729 square miles. There is 1 Health Department per 36,162 people, and 1 Health Department per 409 square miles.

The state of Missouri is ranked 20th in Health Departments per capita, and 26th in Health Departments per square mile.

Missouri Health Statistics

Find Missouri Population of People With Disabilities, Population by Disability Type, Public Health Insurance Coverage, and Private Health Insurance Coverage. Data Source: U.S. Census Bureau; American Community Survey, 2018 ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Missouri Population of People With Disabilities

	Missouri	United States
People With Disabilities	870,922 (14.6%)	40,071,666 (12.6%)
Females With Disabilities	442,909 (14.5%)	20,697,026 (12.7%)
Males With Disabilities	428,013 (14.7%)	19,374,640 (12.5%)

Missouri Population by Disability Type

	Missouri	United States
Hearing Difficulty	248,766 (4.2%)	11,353,583 (3.6%)
Vision Difficulty	153,338 (2.6%)	7,448,320 (2.3%)
Cognitive Difficulty	332,115 (5.9%)	15,101,598 (5.1%)
Ambulatory Difficulty	457,882 (8.2%)	20,770,244 (7.0%)
Self-Care Difficulty	157,264 (2.8%)	7,928,915 (2.7%)
Independent Living Difficulty	298,903 (6.5%)	14,142,412 (5.8%)

Missouri Public Health Insurance Coverage

	Missouri	United States
Public Health Insurance	1,883,050 (31.5%)	110,186,951 (34.7%)
Medicare Coverage	1,113,805 (18.6%)	53,882,811 (16.9%)
Medicaid Coverage	877,844 (14.7%)	63,906,660 (20.1%)
VA Health Care Coverage	165,233 (2.8%)	7,213,163 (2.3%)

Missouri Private Health Insurance Coverage

	Missouri	United States
Private Health Insurance	4,226,236 (70.7%)	215,327,263 (67.7%)
Employer Based Coverage	3,403,493 (56.9%)	174,943,848 (55.0%)
Direct-Purchase Coverage	872,603 (14.6%)	43,148,566 (13.6%)
Tricare & Military Coverage	155,291 (2.6%)	8,572,800 (2.7%)