Health · Branch

Branch, AR health

Branch differs from Arkansas on 11 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (12.2% vs 8.6%) and more adults with heart disease (10.4% vs 7.7%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 317 people are less certain, so we show Branch's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Branch 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 Branch adults…

45 of every 100 Branch adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.8–49.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Branch, betterBranch, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 38.1% Branch
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.9% Branch
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Branch
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21% Branch
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Branch 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Branch 13.1% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Branch adults are doing

1 in 3Branch adults feel lonely

34.5% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Branch adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Branch adults lack social or emotional support

27.2% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Branch adults are in frequent mental distress

20.8% · 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 5

Branch adults worry about having enough food

22% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 6

Branch adults worry about keeping their housing

15.5% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Branch adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.9% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Branch adults lack reliable transportation

11.4% · AR 9.7% · about the same

15.6% of Branch adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.3%

Thinking or memory22%

Hearing11.8%

Errands alone13%

Vision8.2%

Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Around Branch

Branch and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 11.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital ParisParis · 13 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

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

Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith · 22.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Primary Care ServicesRatcliff · 4.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 169Ozark · 14.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthBranch's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA-Fort Smith · 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 Branch. 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 Branch

Measure	Branch	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.2%	40.8–49.4%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.3%	36.8–45.6%	38%	about the same
Obesity	40.4%	32.4–48.5%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	33.7%	30.1–37.2%	28.5%	worse
Depression	27.5%	23.5–31.4%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.7%	20.5–29.1%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.2–10.2%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	13.3%	worse
COPD	12.2%	10.5–14.1%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.4%	9.2–11.7%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.6–5.9%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21%	17.6–24.6%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	13.8%	11.2–16.5%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	38.1%	32.3–43.7%	32.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.9%	33.8–47.7%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.4–81.4%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	45%	41–48.5%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.5%	79.8–85%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	58.7%	53.1–63.7%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	66.6%	57.3–74.7%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.2%	75.5–80.6%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	13.1%	10.5–16.1%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.5%	29.3–40%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.2%	23.1–31.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.8%	18.2–23.3%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.9%	26.8–35.2%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.4%	17–22%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22%	18.3–26.2%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.5%	12.9–18.1%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.9%	10.1–13.6%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.4%	9.7–13.3%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.6%	12.6–18.9%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	44.8%	39.5–50.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.3%	19.3–25.5%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	22%	19.1–25.1%	18.2%
Hearing	11.8%	10.4–13.2%	8.6%
Vision	8.2%	7.2–9.4%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.1%	5.3–7.1%	4.6%
Errands alone	13%	11.2–15%	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 Branch door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Branch 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.