Health · Dierks

Dierks, AR health

Dierks differs from Arkansas on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.3% vs 76.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 8.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 728 people are less certain, so we show Dierks's figures without a grade.

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How Dierks 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 Dierks adults…

45 of every 100 Dierks adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.7–49.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dierks, betterDierks, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.5% Dierks
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.4% Dierks
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Dierks
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.8% Dierks
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dierks 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

Dierks 11.8% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Dierks adults are doing

1 in 3Dierks adults feel lonely

34.6% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Dierks adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Dierks adults lack social or emotional support

26.1% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Dierks adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · 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

Dierks adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Dierks adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Dierks adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Dierks adults lack reliable transportation

9.8% · AR 9.7% · about the same

12.6% of Dierks adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.3%

Thinking or memory19.8%

Hearing11.6%

Errands alone11.9%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Dierks

Dierks and the towns around it

Care nearby

Howard Memorial HospitalNashville · 14 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Sevier County Medical CenterDe Queen · 19.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Little River Memorial HospitalAshdown · 31.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mena Regional Health SystemMena · 34.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Healthy Connections-Dequeen ClinicDe Queen · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Amity Community Health CenterAmity · 33.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDierks's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Howard County · need score 12 of 25

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

✓ Mental healthDierks is not a shortage area

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 Dierks. 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 Dierks

Measure	Dierks	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.3%	40.7–49.8%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.7%	36.9–46.3%	38%	about the same
Obesity	38%	29.8–46.5%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	34.5%	30.8–38.2%	28.5%	worse
Depression	26.3%	22.3–30.3%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.4%	16.8–24.3%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.8%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.2–11.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	15.4%	13.1–17.8%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	11.6%	9.6–13.7%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.2%	8.8–11.7%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.3–5.8%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.8%	15.3–22.4%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.2–16.6%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.5%	30.6–42.8%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.4%	32.3–46.8%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.4%	75.7–82.7%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	49.9%	45.6–54%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	84.8%	82.3–87.3%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	61.7%	56.1–66.9%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	66.6%	57.3–75.1%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.3%	77.6–82.8%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	11.8%	9.1–14.9%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.6%	29–40.5%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.1%	21.9–30.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	16.7–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.2%	23.8–32.9%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	18.5%	15.8–21.2%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	15.1–23.2%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.3%	10.8–16.2%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10%	8.3–12%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.8%	8.2–11.6%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	9.8–15.8%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	44.3%	38.8–49.9%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.3%	18.9–25.8%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	19.8%	16.9–23%	18.2%
Hearing	11.6%	10.1–13.1%	8.6%
Vision	7.4%	6.3–8.6%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.7–6.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.9%	9.9–13.9%	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 Dierks door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dierks 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.