Health · Cabot

Cabot, AR health

Cabot differs from Arkansas on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had a stroke (3.1% vs 4%) and fewer adults with diabetes (10.4% vs 13.3%).

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

C+Health Grade

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Cabot’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Cabot is healthier than 41% of U.S. towns and 82% of Arkansas towns.

C+Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC-Mental distressBObesityA-DiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 41%

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 82%

Towns with similar incomes, $56K–$94K (9,885)Healthier than 42%

About what its income would suggest. Cabot does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Cabot could be anywhere from D to B+.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Arkansas ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Cabot with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Cabot uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Cabot 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 Cabot adults…

37 of every 100 Cabot adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · better · margin 33.1–41.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Cabot, betterCabot, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.9% Cabot
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.1% Cabot
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.4% Cabot
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.6% Cabot
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Cabot 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Cabot 9.3% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Cabot adults are doing

1 in 3Cabot adults feel lonely

35.3% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Cabot adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Cabot adults lack social or emotional support

25.9% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Cabot adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · 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 7

Cabot adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · AR 18.5% · better

1 in 8

Cabot adults worry about keeping their housing

12.2% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 12

Cabot adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 12

Cabot adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · AR 9.7% · better

8.3% of Cabot adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.1%

Thinking or memory18%

Hearing7.2%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Cabot

Cabot and the towns around it

Care nearby

Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville · 8.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood · 15.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center North Little RockNorth Little Rock · 17 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arkansas Surgical HospitalNo Little Rock · 21.8 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arcare-89Cabot · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 93Cabot · 0.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careCabot is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careCabot is not a shortage area

✓ Mental healthCabot is not a shortage area

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas. Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cabot. 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 Cabot

Measure	Cabot	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37%	33.1–41.1%	41.4%	better
High cholesterol	37.9%	33.8–42.1%	38%	about the same
Obesity	35.3%	28.7–42.5%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	26.5%	23.5–29.7%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	26.6%	23–30.5%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	16%	13.2–19.1%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7.1–8.6%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	10.4%	9.1–11.9%	13.3%	better
COPD	7.2%	6.4–8%	8.6%	better
Heart disease	6.1%	5.5–6.7%	7.7%	better
Stroke	3.1%	2.9–3.4%	4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.6%	13.5–17.9%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	16.4%	13.5–19.7%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.9%	25.5–34.5%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.1%	32.2–44.3%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	74.3–81.3%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.1%	52.4–59.6%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.7%	82.6–86.6%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	61.2%	56.3–66%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	72.4%	64.6–79.4%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74%	71–76.9%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.3%	7.9–10.9%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.3%	30.5–40.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.9%	22.4–29.7%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.1–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.1%	18.7–23.9%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.9–16.3%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.7–17.2%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	12.2%	10.4–14%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.4–9.7%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7.2–9.2%	9.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.3%	6.9–9.8%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	35.7%	31.4–40%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.1%	12.4–16%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	18%	16.2–20.2%	18.2%
Hearing	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	8.6%
Vision	4.8%	4.4–5.3%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–3.9%	4.6%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.9–9.8%	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 Cabot door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Cabot 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.