Health · Garner

Garner, AR health

Garner differs from Arkansas on 14 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.7% vs 8.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (29.6% vs 18.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 175 people are less certain, so we show Garner's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Garner 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 Garner adults…

38 of every 100 Garner adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.6–41.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Garner, betterGarner, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.6% Garner
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.2% Garner
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.2% Garner
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20% Garner
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Garner 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Garner 15.9% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Garner adults are doing

1 in 3Garner adults feel lonely

35.5% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Garner adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.1% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Garner adults lack social or emotional support

29.2% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Garner adults are in frequent mental distress

21.9% · 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

Garner adults worry about having enough food

24.6% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Garner adults worry about keeping their housing

17.4% · AR 14.4% · worse

1 in 8

Garner adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.2% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 8

Garner adults lack reliable transportation

12.3% · AR 9.7% · worse

14.5% of Garner adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.1%

Thinking or memory22.9%

Hearing8.9%

Errands alone11.8%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Garner

Garner and the towns around it

Care nearby

White County Medical CenterSearcy · 8.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs · 24.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Unity Health - JacksonvilleJacksonville · 27 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Vincent Medical Center/NorthSherwood · 33.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arcare-64Searcy · 7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthGarner'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 Garner. 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 Garner

Measure	Garner	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.7%	33.6–41.6%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.7%	32.6–40.7%	38%	about the same
Obesity	41.3%	34.2–47.9%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	24–29.9%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	27.1%	23.2–31%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	29.6%	24.9–34.5%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	11%	9.6–12.4%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.7%	6.1–7.4%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	12.2%	10.6–13.9%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8.3–10.8%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.4%	6.7–8.3%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	3.9%	3.5–4.3%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20%	16.8–23.1%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	15.2%	12.4–18.1%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	35.6%	30.3–40.9%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	40.2%	34.2–46.4%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.3%	70.1–77.8%	79%	worse
Dentist visit	46.9%	43.1–50.8%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	79.6%	76.8–82%	84.8%	worse
Colon screening	54.8%	49.3–60%	61.6%	worse
Mammogram	66.6%	57.8–74.6%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.9%	69.7–75.7%	76.9%	worse
No health insurance	15.9%	13.1–19.3%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.5%	30.6–40.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.2%	25.3–33.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	21.9%	19.2–24.5%	18.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	27.8%	24–31.5%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	15.1–19.5%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.6%	21–28.8%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	17.4%	14.9–20.2%	14.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	12.2%	10.5–14.1%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.3%	10.7–14.2%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	14.5%	11.9–17.4%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	43.1%	37.9–48.1%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.1%	15.7–20.5%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	22.9%	20–25.8%	18.2%
Hearing	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	8.6%
Vision	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.6–5.9%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.8%	10.3–13.4%	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 Garner door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Garner 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.