Health · Magness

Magness, AR health

Magness differs from Arkansas on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6.7% vs 8.2%) and fewer adults with high blood pressure (37.2% vs 41.4%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (19.7% vs 15.8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 238 people are less certain, so we show Magness's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Magness 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 Magness adults…

37 of every 100 Magness adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · better · margin 33–41.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Magness, betterMagness, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.1% Magness
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.8% Magness
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 16.6% Magness
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.7% Magness
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Magness 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

Magness 13.2% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Magness adults are doing

1 in 3Magness adults feel lonely

36.8% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Magness adults have been diagnosed with depression

28.3% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Magness adults lack social or emotional support

29% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 4Magness 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

Magness adults worry about having enough food

22.4% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 6

Magness adults worry about keeping their housing

16.3% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Magness adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Magness adults lack reliable transportation

11.8% · AR 9.7% · worse

14.6% of Magness adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17%

Thinking or memory22.6%

Hearing8.8%

Errands alone11.7%

Vision6.8%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Magness

Magness and the towns around it

Care nearby

White River Medical CenterBatesville · 9.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unity Health - NewportNewport · 13.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs · 33.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

White County Medical CenterSearcy · 33.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arcare - 48Batesville · 7.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMagness's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Independence County · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthMagness'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 Magness. 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 Magness

Measure	Magness	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	33–41.2%	41.4%	better
High cholesterol	36.3%	32.1–40.4%	38%	about the same
Obesity	42.6%	34.7–50.5%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	25.8%	22.8–28.8%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	28.3%	24.3–32.5%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19%	15.8–22.6%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.7%	6–7.5%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	12%	10.3–13.6%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	8–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.5–8.2%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.4–4.1%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.7%	16.6–23%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	16.6%	13.5–20%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.1%	30.9–41.6%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	41.8%	35.6–48.4%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	75.2%	71–79.1%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	45.9%	42–49.6%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	78.8%	75.6–81.7%	84.8%	worse
Colon screening	52.7%	47.9–57.7%	61.6%	worse
Mammogram	66.7%	58.3–74.7%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	71.8%	68.7–74.6%	76.9%	worse
No health insurance	13.2%	10.3–16.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.8%	31.8–42.9%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29%	24.9–33.8%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22.3%	19.8–24.9%	18.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	26.6%	23–30.6%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.7–18.9%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.4%	18.7–27.1%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	16.3%	13.8–19.4%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12%	10.3–14%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.8%	10.2–13.9%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	14.6%	11.9–18.1%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.4%	36.3–46.7%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	17%	14.7–19.3%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	22.6%	19.8–25.8%	18.2%
Hearing	8.8%	7.8–9.8%	8.6%
Vision	6.8%	6–7.7%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.3–5.5%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.7%	10.2–13.4%	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 Magness door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Magness 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.