Health · Dyess

Dyess, AR health

Dyess differs from Arkansas on 16 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (29.4% vs 18.6%) and more adults facing food insecurity (26.5% vs 18.5%).

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

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How Dyess 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 Dyess adults…

44 of every 100 Dyess adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.1–48.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Dyess, betterDyess, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 39% Dyess
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 43.2% Dyess
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Dyess
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.6% Dyess
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Dyess 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

Dyess 14.6% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Dyess adults are doing

1 in 3Dyess adults feel lonely

35% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 3Dyess adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.2% · Arkansas 24.6% · worse

1 in 4Dyess adults lack social or emotional support

27.9% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 4Dyess adults are in frequent mental distress

22.3% · Arkansas 18.5% · worse

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

Dyess adults worry about having enough food

26.5% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Dyess adults worry about keeping their housing

17.9% · AR 14.4% · worse

1 in 7

Dyess adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.9% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 8

Dyess adults lack reliable transportation

13.2% · AR 9.7% · worse

19.3% of Dyess adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

45.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.9%

Thinking or memory23.7%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone13.5%

Vision8.6%

Dressing or bathing6.4%

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

Around Dyess

Dyess and the towns around it

Care nearby

South Mississippi County Regional Medical CenterOsceola · 15.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital-CrittendenWest Memphis · 29.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Great River Medical CenterBlytheville · 29.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington · 30.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

East Arkansas Family Health CenterLepanto · 6.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 65Lake City · 20.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDyess's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mississippi County · need score 19 of 25

! Dental careDyess's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Mississippi County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthDyess's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Jonesboro Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 17 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 Dyess. 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 Dyess

Measure	Dyess	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.3%	40.1–48.7%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.3%	35–43.7%	38%	about the same
Obesity	46.6%	39–54.4%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	30.8%	27.4–34.3%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	29.2%	25.3–33.6%	24.6%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	29.4%	24.9–34.3%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.6–12.5%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.6%	6.8–8.4%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	15.2%	13.1–17.4%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	12.2%	10.3–14.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8–10.4%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.2%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.6%	18.7–26.3%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	14.5%	11.8–17.5%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	39%	33.1–44.9%	32.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	43.2%	36.5–50.5%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.2%	73.3–80.8%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	43.1%	39.2–47.1%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	80%	77–82.8%	84.8%	worse
Colon screening	58.5%	52.9–64.1%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	65.1%	55.9–73.6%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.1%	73.2–78.8%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	14.6%	11.8–17.8%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35%	30–40.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.9%	23.8–32.5%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22.3%	19.6–25.1%	18.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	31.8%	27.4–36.2%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.4%	16.9–22%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	26.5%	22–31.4%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	17.9%	15–21%	14.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	13.9%	11.9–16.1%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.2%	11.3–15.3%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	19.3%	15.6–23.3%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	45.8%	40.3–51.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.9%	18.9–25.4%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	23.7%	20.5–26.8%	18.2%
Hearing	9.9%	8.7–11.2%	8.6%
Vision	8.6%	7.4–9.8%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.4%	5.4–7.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	13.5%	11.5–15.6%	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 Dyess door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Dyess 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.