Health · Clinton

Clinton, AR health

Clinton differs from Arkansas on 18 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (81% vs 76.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (13.7% vs 8.6%).

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

D-Health Grade

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Clinton’s Health Grade: D−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Clinton is healthier than 4% of U.S. towns.

D-Self-rated healthD-Physical distressDMental distressC-ObesityDDiabetesDSmokingD-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 4%

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 17%

Towns with similar incomes, $32K–$54K (3,092)Healthier than 18%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Clinton could be anywhere from D− to C−.

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 Clinton 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. Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton adults…

47 of every 100 Clinton adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 42.9–51.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Clinton, betterClinton, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 40% Clinton
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.8% Clinton
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.5% Clinton
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21% Clinton
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Clinton 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

Clinton 13.8% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Clinton adults are doing

1 in 3Clinton adults feel lonely

33.7% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Clinton adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Clinton adults lack social or emotional support

25.5% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Clinton adults are in frequent mental distress

19.6% · 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 4

Clinton adults worry about having enough food

22.9% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Clinton adults worry about keeping their housing

15.4% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Clinton adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.1% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 9

Clinton adults lack reliable transportation

11.7% · AR 9.7% · worse

16.7% of Clinton adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

46.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs24.7%

Thinking or memory21.6%

Hearing12.6%

Errands alone13.7%

Vision9%

Dressing or bathing6.8%

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

Around Clinton

Clinton and the towns around it

Care nearby

Ozark HealthClinton · 1.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Stone County Medical CenterMountain View · 28.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Vincent MorriltonMorrilton · 32 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bmrhc - Clinton ClinicClinton · 1.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 85Heber Springs · 24.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthClinton's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA- Batesville · 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 Clinton. 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 Clinton

Measure	Clinton	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.3%	42.9–51.6%	41.4%	worse
High cholesterol	42.3%	37.8–46.7%	38%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	33.5–49%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	35.5%	31.9–39.1%	28.5%	worse
Depression	25.6%	21.8–29.6%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	26.5%	22.2–30.9%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.3%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.3–11.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	16.7%	14.5–19%	13.3%	worse
COPD	13.7%	12–15.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	11.4%	10.2–12.6%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	5.8%	5.2–6.4%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21%	18–24.1%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	12.5%	10.1–15.1%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	40%	34.4–45.6%	32.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.8%	33.6–47.8%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76–82.8%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	46.7%	42.6–50.6%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.1%	82–86.1%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	60.1%	54.3–65.3%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	66%	56.6–74%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.3–83.3%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	13.8%	11.8–16.2%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.8–39%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.5%	22–29.4%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.6%	17.3–21.9%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	31.5%	27.6–35.2%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.9%	17.6–22.4%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.9%	19.7–26.6%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	15.4%	13.3–17.8%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12.1%	10.6–13.9%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.7%	10.3–13.3%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.7%	14.1–19.5%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	46.8%	41.7–51.7%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	24.7%	21.8–27.7%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	21.6%	19.1–24.2%	18.2%
Hearing	12.6%	11.3–14.1%	8.6%
Vision	9%	8–10.1%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.8%	6–7.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	13.7%	12.1–15.4%	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 Clinton door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Clinton 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.