Health · Emmet

Emmet, AR health

Emmet 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 older adults who have lost all their teeth (30.4% vs 18.6%).

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

Report card

How Emmet 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 Emmet adults…

50 of every 100 Emmet adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 45.6–54.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Emmet, betterEmmet, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 39.8% Emmet
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.9% Emmet
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.4% Emmet
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Emmet
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Emmet 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

Emmet 12% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Emmet adults are doing

1 in 3Emmet adults feel lonely

34.8% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Emmet adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Emmet adults lack social or emotional support

29.4% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Emmet adults are in frequent mental distress

19.4% · 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

Emmet adults worry about having enough food

23.1% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Emmet adults worry about keeping their housing

16.9% · AR 14.4% · worse

1 in 8

Emmet adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.7% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 9

Emmet adults lack reliable transportation

11.2% · AR 9.7% · worse

15.9% of Emmet adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.6%

Thinking or memory19.9%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone12.3%

Vision8.2%

Dressing or bathing6.4%

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

Around Emmet

Emmet and the towns around it

Care nearby

Southwest Regional Medical CenterHope · 8.6 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southwest Regional Medical CenterHope · 8.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard Memorial HospitalNashville · 28.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center-ArkadelphiaArkadelphia · 35.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Hope Family Practice CenterHope · 8.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Lewisville Family Practice Ctr.Lewisville · 25.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthEmmet's county is a federal shortage area.El Dorado Catchment Area · 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 Emmet. 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 Emmet

Measure	Emmet	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	49.9%	45.6–54.1%	41.4%	worse
High cholesterol	43.3%	39–47.5%	38%	worse
Obesity	42.8%	34.9–50.5%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	35.5%	31.8–39.1%	28.5%	worse
Depression	24.4%	21.1–28%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	30.4%	25.9–35.3%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	17.4%	15.3–19.6%	13.3%	worse
COPD	11.7%	10.1–13.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	5.6%	5–6.1%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.4%	17.6–23.5%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	12.4%	10.1–15.1%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	39.8%	34.5–45.4%	32.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.9%	35–49.1%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.8%	77.5–84%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	49.5%	45.7–53.4%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	86%	83.9–87.8%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	60.7%	55.5–65.8%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	71.3%	63.2–78.5%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81%	78.4–83.4%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	12%	9.9–14.2%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.8%	29.7–39.9%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.4%	25.6–33.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.4%	17.3–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.3%	26.7–34.3%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.1%	16.9–21.4%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	23.1%	19.8–26.9%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.9%	14.7–19.5%	14.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.7%	11.2–14.5%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	11.2%	9.9–12.8%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.9%	13.5–18.8%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	44.8%	40–49.7%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.6%	20.8–26.6%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	19.9%	17.7–22.6%	18.2%
Hearing	10.7%	9.5–11.9%	8.6%
Vision	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.4%	5.7–7.3%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.3%	10.9–14%	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 Emmet door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Emmet 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.