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Cities in Missouri by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Jennings, MO had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 81 cities in 2023, at 21.9%. Chesterfield, MO had the lowest, at 12%. The median was 18.7%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Highest21.9Jennings, MO
Lowest12Chesterfield, MO
Median18.781 cities

Top 40 cities, 2023

Jennings, MO: 21.9 %Jennings, MO21.9Warrensburg, MO: 21.9 %Warrensburg, MO21.9Poplar Bluff, MO: 21.7 %Poplar Bluff, MO21.7Rolla, MO: 21.3 %Rolla, MO21.3Kirksville, MO: 21.2 %Kirksville, MO21.2Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO: 20.7 %Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO20.7Ferguson, MO: 20.7 %Ferguson, MO20.7Grandview, MO: 20.6 %Grandview, MO20.6Maryville, MO: 20.6 %Maryville, MO20.6West Plains, MO: 20.4 %West Plains, MO20.4Lebanon, MO: 20.3 %Lebanon, MO20.3Bolivar, MO: 20.1 %Bolivar, MO20.1Joplin, MO: 20.1 %Joplin, MO20.1Monett, MO: 20.1 %Monett, MO20.1Carthage, MO: 20 %Carthage, MO20Kennett, MO: 20 %Kennett, MO20Springfield, MO: 20 %Springfield, MO20Grain Valley, MO: 19.9 %Grain Valley, MO19.9Independence, MO: 19.9 %Independence, MO19.9Fulton, MO: 19.8 %Fulton, MO19.8Moberly, MO: 19.8 %Moberly, MO19.8Neosho, MO: 19.7 %Neosho, MO19.7St. Ann, MO: 19.7 %St. Ann, MO19.7Cape Girardeau, MO: 19.6 %Cape Girardeau, MO19.6Farmington, MO: 19.4 %Farmington, MO19.4Hannibal, MO: 19.4 %Hannibal, MO19.4Sedalia, MO: 19.4 %Sedalia, MO19.4Webb City, MO: 19.3 %Webb City, MO19.3Mexico, MO: 19.2 %Mexico, MO19.2Raytown, MO: 19.2 %Raytown, MO19.2Republic, MO: 19.2 %Republic, MO19.2Columbia, MO: 19.1 %Columbia, MO19.1Hazelwood, MO: 19 %Hazelwood, MO19Overland, MO: 19 %Overland, MO19St. Joseph, MO: 19 %St. Joseph, MO19Troy, MO: 19 %Troy, MO19Kansas City, MO: 18.8 %Kansas City, MO18.8St. Louis, MO: 18.8 %St. Louis, MO18.8Blue Springs, MO: 18.7 %Blue Springs, MO18.7Marshall, MO: 18.7 %Marshall, MO18.7
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Jennings, MO21.9+1.2 pts
1Warrensburg, MO21.9-1.1 pts
3Poplar Bluff, MO21.7-0.9 pts
4Rolla, MO21.3-0.4 pts
5Kirksville, MO21.2-1.4 pts
6Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO20.7+1.1 pts
6Ferguson, MO20.7+0.6 pts
8Grandview, MO20.6+0.3 pts
8Maryville, MO20.6-1.9 pts
10West Plains, MO20.4-0.3 pts
11Lebanon, MO20.3-1 pts
12Bolivar, MO20.1-0.5 pts
12Joplin, MO20.1-0.3 pts
12Monett, MO20.1-0.3 pts
15Carthage, MO20-0.6 pts
15Kennett, MO20-0.4 pts
15Springfield, MO20-1.5 pts
18Grain Valley, MO19.9+0.7 pts
18Independence, MO19.9+0.6 pts
20Fulton, MO19.8-0.4 pts
20Moberly, MO19.8-1.2 pts
22Neosho, MO19.7-0.5 pts
22St. Ann, MO19.7+0.5 pts
24Cape Girardeau, MO19.6-0.9 pts
25Farmington, MO19.4+0.1 pts
25Hannibal, MO19.4-1.2 pts
25Sedalia, MO19.4-0.8 pts
28Webb City, MO19.3-0.4 pts
29Mexico, MO19.2-0.2 pts
29Raytown, MO19.2+0.7 pts
29Republic, MO19.2-1.1 pts
32Columbia, MO19.1-1.7 pts
33Hazelwood, MO19+1.3 pts
33Overland, MO19+0.6 pts
33St. Joseph, MO19-0.2 pts
33Troy, MO19-0.2 pts
37Kansas City, MO18.8+0.1 pts
37St. Louis, MO18.8-0.2 pts
39Blue Springs, MO18.7+0.8 pts
39Marshall, MO18.7-1 pts
39Sikeston, MO18.7-1.3 pts
42Festus, MO18.6-0.3 pts
42Florissant, MO18.6+0.7 pts
42Harrisonville, MO18.6-0.1 pts
45Union, MO18.5-1.1 pts
46Excelsior Springs, MO18.3-0.4 pts
47Belton, MO18.2+0.1 pts
48Ozark, MO18.1-0.1 pts
49Branson, MO17.2-1 pts
50Arnold, MO17.1-0.3 pts
51Gladstone, MO17-0.1 pts
52Jackson, MO16.9+0.1 pts
52Nixa, MO16.9+0.1 pts
54Jefferson City, MO16.8-0.2 pts
54Smithville, MO16.8-0.1 pts
56Lee's Summit, MO16.7+0.8 pts
56Wentzville, MO16.7-0.7 pts
58Washington, MO16.60 pts
59Bridgeton, MO16.5+0.8 pts
60Kearney, MO16.4-0.6 pts
61Liberty, MO16.2-0.7 pts
62St. Charles, MO16-0.7 pts
63Eureka, MO15.9+0.9 pts
63Maryland Heights, MO15.9+0.9 pts
63O'Fallon, MO15.9-0.6 pts
63Raymore, MO15.9-0.1 pts
67Clayton, MO15.8+0.4 pts
68University City, MO15.6+0.7 pts
69St. Peters, MO15.5-0.8 pts
70Crestwood, MO14.7+0.7 pts
71Dardenne Prairie, MO14.4-1 pts
71Manchester, MO14.4+0.5 pts
73Lake St. Louis, MO14.1-0.8 pts
74Kirkwood, MO13.9+1.2 pts
74Webster Groves, MO13.9+0.7 pts
76Ballwin, MO13.8+1.1 pts
77Creve Coeur, MO13.6+0.3 pts
77Wildwood, MO13.6+0.8 pts
79Ellisville, MO13.4+0.6 pts
80Town and Country, MO12.2+0.4 pts
81Chesterfield, MO12+0.6 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Missouri by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Missouri by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/missouri-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Missouri by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/missouri-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Missouri by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/missouri-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Jennings, MO, with 21.9% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Chesterfield, MO, with 12% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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