Health · Alpena

Alpena, AR health

On most measures Alpena looks like Arkansas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer adults seeing a dentist (48.7% vs 54.7%) and fewer adults screened for colon cancer (57% vs 61.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Alpena

Report card

How Alpena compares with Arkansas

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Alpena adults…

40 of every 100 Alpena adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.3–43.4%

Bars show Alpena; the black tick is Arkansas. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Alpena, betterAlpena, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.9% Alpena
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.1% Alpena
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Alpena
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.3% Alpena
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Alpena adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Arkansas.

Yearly checkup

AR 79%

Dentist visit

AR 55%

Cholesterol check

AR 85%

Colon screening

AR 62%

Mammogram

AR 71%

Taking BP meds

AR 77%

1 in 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Alpena 10.3% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Alpena adults are doing

1 in 3Alpena adults feel lonely

35.9% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Alpena adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.8% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Alpena adults lack social or emotional support

26.1% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Alpena adults are in frequent mental distress

19.7% · Arkansas 18.5% · too close to call

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 6

Alpena adults worry about having enough food

17.1% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Alpena adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Alpena adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.4% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Alpena adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · AR 9.7% · about the same

10.5% of Alpena adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.3%

of Alpena adults live with a disability (Arkansas 38.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18%

Thinking or memory19.3%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

Black tick: Arkansas. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Alpena

Alpena and the towns around it

Care nearby

North Arkansas Regional Medical CenterHarrison · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital BerryvilleBerryville · 14.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Eureka Springs Hospital CommissionEureka Springs · 25.7 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital - CassvilleCassville · 41.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Boston Mountain Rural Health CenterGreen Forest · 8.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, HarrisonHarrison · 11.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAlpena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Carroll County · need score 17 of 25

! Dental careAlpena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low Income - Carroll County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthAlpena's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Carroll County · need score 18 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Alpena. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Alpena

Measure	Alpena	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.7%	36.3–43.4%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.5%	34.9–42.2%	38%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	34.5–47.2%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	30.6%	27.8–33.5%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	26.8%	23.6–30.1%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.9%	17–23%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.7–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	8–9.6%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	12.6%	11.2–14.2%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.4%	8.2–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.9%	7.1–8.8%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.3%	15.7–21%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.6–17.6%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.9%	27.6–36.5%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.1%	34.9–45.5%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.2%	75–81.3%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	48.7%	45.4–52.1%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.6–86.8%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	57%	52.8–61.1%	61.6%	worse
Mammogram	71%	64.1–77.2%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76%	73.4–78.8%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	10.3%	8.5–12.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.9%	31.5–40.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.1%	22.8–29.4%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.7%	17.7–21.9%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.3%	21.4–27.3%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	15.1–18.8%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.1%	14.6–19.9%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.1%	11.3–15.1%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.1%	8–10.3%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.5%	8.8–12.5%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.3%	35.2–43.5%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18%	15.9–20.2%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	19.3%	17.1–21.7%	18.2%
Hearing	9.1%	8.2–10.2%	8.6%
Vision	6.1%	5.5–6.8%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	10%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Alpena door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Arkansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Alpena better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Alpena directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Arkansas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.