Health · Dover

Dover, AR health

On most measures Dover looks like Arkansas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (27% vs 18.6%) and more adults with COPD (10.5% vs 8.6%).

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

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Dover’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Dover is healthier than 9% of U.S. towns, and than 64% of towns with similar incomes.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressD-ObesityCDiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 9%

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 35%

Towns with similar incomes, $24K–$40K (813)Healthier than 64%

Better than its income would suggest. Dover is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Dover 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 Dover 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. Dover 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 Dover 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 Dover adults…

40 of every 100 Dover adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.1–44.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dover, betterDover, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.3% Dover
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Dover
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Dover
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.5% Dover
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dover 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Dover 11.5% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Dover adults are doing

1 in 3Dover adults feel lonely

33.2% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Dover adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Dover adults lack social or emotional support

26.4% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Dover adults are in frequent mental distress

20.5% · 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

Dover adults worry about having enough food

19.1% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Dover adults worry about keeping their housing

13.9% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Dover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.3% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Dover adults lack reliable transportation

10.1% · AR 9.7% · about the same

12.3% of Dover adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%

Thinking or memory20.8%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone11.6%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Dover

Dover and the towns around it

Care nearby

St. Marys Regional Medical CenterRussellville · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dardanelle Regional Medical CenterDardanelle · 12 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville · 19.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chi St. Vincent MorriltonMorrilton · 27 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Healthy Connections - RussellvilleRussellville · 7.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 092Russellville · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDover's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pope County · need score 11 of 25

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

✓ Mental healthDover 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 Dover. 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 Dover

Measure	Dover	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	36.1–44.1%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	39%	34.7–43%	38%	about the same
Obesity	45.3%	38.3–52.3%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	32.2%	28.8–35.5%	28.5%	worse
Depression	26.1%	22.3–29.9%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	27%	22.5–31.8%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	11.3%	10–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8–9.8%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	13.2%	11.4–15.2%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	10.5%	9–12.3%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.3%	3.8–4.9%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.5%	15.4–21.8%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.3–18%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.3%	30.1–40.4%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38%	31.7–44.2%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	72.7–80.1%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.1%	46.1–53.8%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.7%	80–85.4%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	58.4%	52.6–63.8%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	71.1%	62.2–78.6%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.6–79.3%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	11.5%	9–14.7%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28.2–38.2%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.4%	22.4–30.4%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.5%	18–23%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.9%	23.1–30.9%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.2%	15–19.5%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.1%	15.2–23.2%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.9%	11.5–16.5%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.3%	8.7–12.1%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.1%	8.6–12%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.3%	9.7–15.3%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	42.2%	37.1–47.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.8%	17.1–22.8%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	20.8%	17.9–23.8%	18.2%
Hearing	9.8%	8.6–11.1%	8.6%
Vision	6.8%	5.9–7.8%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.5–6%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.6%	10–13.4%	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 Dover door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dover 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.