Health · Gillett

Gillett, AR health

Gillett differs from Arkansas on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (6.6% vs 10.4%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.9% vs 18.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10% vs 8.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 378 people are less certain, so we show Gillett's figures without a grade.

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How Gillett 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 Gillett adults…

41 of every 100 Gillett adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.9–45.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gillett, betterGillett, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 27.9% Gillett
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.7% Gillett
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.8% Gillett
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 12.8% Gillett
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gillett 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gillett 8.7% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Gillett adults are doing

1 in 3Gillett adults feel lonely

34.6% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Gillett adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Gillett adults lack social or emotional support

26.1% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 6Gillett adults are in frequent mental distress

16.3% · 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 8

Gillett adults worry about having enough food

11.9% · AR 18.5% · better

1 in 10

Gillett adults worry about keeping their housing

10% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 15

Gillett adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.6% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 16

Gillett adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · AR 9.7% · better

6% of Gillett adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone7.7%

Vision4.4%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Gillett

Gillett and the towns around it

Care nearby

Dewitt Hospital & Nursing HomeDe Witt · 11.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Delta Memorial HospitalDumas · 17.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center-StuttgartStuttgart · 29.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mcgehee HospitalMcgehee · 34.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mid-Delta Health Systems, Inc. - DewittDe Witt · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mchc-GouldGould · 14 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careGillett is not a shortage area

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

✓ Mental healthGillett 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 Gillett. 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 Gillett

Measure	Gillett	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.2%	36.9–45.7%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.7%	35.3–44.2%	38%	about the same
Obesity	34.1%	27.3–41.2%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	30%	26.4–33.7%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	22.5%	19.1–26.3%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14.4%	11.8–17.6%	18.6%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	9–11.1%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.2–14%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	7.2%	5.8–8.7%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.3–8.4%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.2–4.2%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	12.8%	10–15.7%	15.8%	better
Binge drink	14.8%	12.1–17.8%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	27.9%	22.8–33.4%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.7%	31.7–44.3%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	78–84.3%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.8%	55.2–62.5%	54.7%	better
Cholesterol check	89.4%	87.4–91.1%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	65.2%	60.2–70.2%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	73%	65.2–80%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.1–82.8%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	8.7%	6.6–11%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.6%	29.7–40%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.1%	22.1–30.3%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.3%	14.1–18.7%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	20%	16.8–23.9%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	14%	11.9–16.4%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.9%	9.3–14.8%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	10%	8.1–12.1%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.6%	5.4–7.8%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.3–7.6%	9.7%	better
Receive SNAP	6%	4.5–7.8%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	33.8%	28.9–39.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.3%	12.7–18.3%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.2–17.2%	18.2%
Hearing	8.2%	7–9.3%	8.6%
Vision	4.4%	3.8–5.2%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	2.9–4.1%	4.6%
Errands alone	7.7%	6.4–9.1%	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 Gillett door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gillett 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.