Health · Lincoln

Lincoln, AR health

On most measures Lincoln looks like Arkansas as a whole. Where it trails the state most: fewer women getting mammograms (63.3% vs 71.4%) and fewer adults treating high blood pressure (73.7% vs 76.9%).

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

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Lincoln’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Lincoln is healthier than 20% of U.S. towns and 66% of Arkansas towns.

C-Self-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressC+ObesityB-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 20%

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 66%

Towns with similar incomes, $51K–$85K (9,500)Healthier than 19%

About what its income would suggest. Lincoln does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Lincoln could be anywhere from D to B−.

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 Lincoln 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. Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln adults…

41 of every 100 Lincoln adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.8–43.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Lincoln, betterLincoln, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.9% Lincoln
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.7% Lincoln
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15% Lincoln
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.6% Lincoln
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Lincoln 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

Lincoln 12.6% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Lincoln adults are doing

1 in 3Lincoln adults feel lonely

34% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Lincoln adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Lincoln adults lack social or emotional support

26.8% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Lincoln adults are in frequent mental distress

19.9% · 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

Lincoln adults worry about having enough food

18.6% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Lincoln adults worry about keeping their housing

14.4% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Lincoln adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.2% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Lincoln adults lack reliable transportation

10.1% · AR 9.7% · about the same

11.3% of Lincoln adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

40%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.8%

Thinking or memory20.1%

Hearing9%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Lincoln

Lincoln and the towns around it

Care nearby

Memorial HospitalStilwell · 15.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs · 17.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arkansas Children's NorthwestSpringdale · 19.4 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Arcare-124Farmington · 9.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Westville Family MedicineWestville · 9.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careLincoln's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careLincoln's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Mental healthLincoln 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 Lincoln. 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 Lincoln

Measure	Lincoln	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.5%	36.8–43.9%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.1%	33.6–40.5%	38%	about the same
Obesity	37.2%	31.9–42.2%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	27.9%	25.1–30.6%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	26.1%	22.7–29.5%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20.5%	17.2–24.3%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.6%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.1%	7.3–8.9%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	12.3%	10.7–13.9%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.5%	8.3–10.7%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.9–8.6%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.6%	15.1–20.2%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	15%	12.5–17.6%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.9%	27.7–36.3%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.7%	32.4–41.5%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.5%	73–79.6%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.8%	49.5–56.3%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.4%	81.1–85.5%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	58.2%	53.8–62.8%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	63.3%	55.9–70.7%	71.4%	worse
Taking BP meds	73.7%	70.8–76.4%	76.9%	worse
No health insurance	12.6%	10.5–14.7%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	30.1–38%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.8%	23.5–30.3%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.9%	17.7–22.3%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25%	21.9–28.2%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17%	15–19.1%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.6%	15.8–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.4%	12.4–16.7%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.2%	8.8–11.7%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.1%	8.8–11.6%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	11.3%	9.3–13.5%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	40%	35.8–44.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.8%	16.5–21.2%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	20.1%	17.9–22.6%	18.2%
Hearing	9%	8–10%	8.6%
Vision	6.5%	5.8–7.3%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.8–12.6%	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 Lincoln door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Lincoln 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.