Health · Bearden

Bearden, AR health

Bearden differs from Arkansas on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (11.3% vs 14.6%) and more adults treating high blood pressure (80.5% vs 76.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (35.5% vs 18.6%).

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

Report card

How Bearden 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 Bearden adults…

52 of every 100 Bearden adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 48–56.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bearden, betterBearden, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 44.1% Bearden
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 44.2% Bearden
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.3% Bearden
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.2% Bearden
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bearden 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bearden 14.4% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Bearden adults are doing

1 in 3Bearden adults feel lonely

36.7% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Bearden adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Bearden adults lack social or emotional support

31.8% · Arkansas 27% · worse

1 in 5Bearden adults are in frequent mental distress

21% · Arkansas 18.5% · worse

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 3

Bearden adults worry about having enough food

32.1% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 4

Bearden adults worry about keeping their housing

23% · AR 14.4% · worse

1 in 5

Bearden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

18.7% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 6

Bearden adults lack reliable transportation

15.5% · AR 9.7% · worse

25.5% of Bearden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

48%

of Bearden adults live with a disability (Arkansas 38.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs26.8%

Thinking or memory22.5%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone14.6%

Vision10.3%

Dressing or bathing8%

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

Around Bearden

Bearden and the towns around it

Care nearby

Dallas County Medical CenterFordyce · 12.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden · 16.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bradley County Medical CenterWarren · 33.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

South Arkansas Regional HospitalEl Dorado · 35.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Bearden Health CenterBearden · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Cabun Rural Health ServicesHampton · 16.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careBearden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Ouachita County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthBearden's county is a federal shortage area.El Dorado Catchment Area · 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 Bearden. 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 Bearden

Measure	Bearden	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	52.3%	48–56.6%	41.4%	worse
High cholesterol	41.7%	37.3–46.2%	38%	about the same
Obesity	47%	39.2–54.9%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	34.1%	30.5–37.7%	28.5%	worse
Depression	24.4%	20.8–28.3%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	35.5%	30.5–40.8%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	11.5%	10.2–13.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.2–9%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	20.2%	17.8–22.7%	13.3%	worse
COPD	13.1%	11.4–14.9%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.9%	9.8–12.2%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	6.3%	5.7–7%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.2%	19.6–26.8%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	11.3%	9.1–13.8%	14.6%	better
Get no exercise	44.1%	38.2–49.8%	32.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	44.2%	37.4–51.1%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.4%	78.2–84.5%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	41.3%	37.5–45.3%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.4%	82.2–86.5%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	59.9%	54.2–65.3%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	71%	62.6–78.5%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.5%	78–83%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	14.4%	11.8–17.2%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.7%	31.2–42.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	31.8%	27.4–36.5%	27%	worse
Frequent mental distress	21%	18.6–23.6%	18.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	35.6%	31.4–39.7%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.4%	17.9–22.8%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	32.1%	27.5–36.7%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	23%	19.8–26.2%	14.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	18.7%	16.3–21.2%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	25.5%	21.5–29.4%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	48%	42.7–53%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	26.8%	23.5–29.9%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	22.5%	19.8–25.3%	18.2%
Hearing	10.4%	9.3–11.6%	8.6%
Vision	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	8%	7–9%	4.6%
Errands alone	14.6%	12.8–16.4%	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 Bearden door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bearden 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.