Health · Marion

Marion, AR health

Marion differs from Arkansas on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (12.9% vs 18.6%) and fewer adults with heart disease (5.6% vs 7.7%).

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

Report card

How Marion 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 Marion adults…

39 of every 100 Marion adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.9–43.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Marion, betterMarion, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.3% Marion
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.5% Marion
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.3% Marion
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.2% Marion
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Marion 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

Marion 8.9% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Marion adults are doing

1 in 3Marion adults feel lonely

37.5% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Marion adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Marion adults lack social or emotional support

29.3% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Marion adults are in frequent mental distress

18.8% · 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 6

Marion adults worry about having enough food

18% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 6

Marion adults worry about keeping their housing

15.9% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Marion adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.3% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Marion adults lack reliable transportation

9.5% · AR 9.7% · about the same

10.8% of Marion adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

34.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.2%

Thinking or memory17.2%

Hearing6%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision5%

Dressing or bathing3.8%

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

Around Marion

Marion and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

40%49.6%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Clarkedale40%

Marion41.3%

West Memphis49.6%

Care nearby

Baptist Memorial Hospital-CrittendenWest Memphis · 3.1 mi · ER

St. Jude Childrens Research HospitalMemphis · 10 mi · children's

Regional One HealthMemphis · 10.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Memphis VA Medical CenterMemphis · 10.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA

East Arkansas Family Health CenterWest Memphis · 3.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

East Arkansas Family Health Center SouthWest Memphis · 4.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careMarion's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Crittenden County · need score 18 of 25

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

! Mental healthMarion's county is a federal shortage area.Helena MHCA · need score 16 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 Marion. 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 Marion

Measure	Marion	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.2%	34.9–43.5%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.5%	32.3–40.8%	38%	about the same
Obesity	41.3%	33.7–49%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	25%	22–28.1%	28.5%	better
Depression	24.5%	20.8–28.3%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.4–15.6%	18.6%	better
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6.6%	5.9–7.2%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	11.5%	9.9–13.1%	13.3%	better
COPD	6.3%	5.5–7.1%	8.6%	better
Heart disease	5.6%	5–6.2%	7.7%	better
Stroke	3.2%	3–3.5%	4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.2%	12.2–16.4%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	15.3%	12.3–18.4%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.3%	24.9–34%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.5%	32.3–44.9%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.8%	76.1–83%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	53.8–61.5%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.3–87.9%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	63.7%	58.6–68.4%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	76%	68.5–82.4%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.2%	70.8–77.1%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	8.9%	7.5–10.5%	11.3%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	37.5%	32.3–42.9%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.3%	25.2–33.5%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.6–21%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.3%	18.7–24.1%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	12–15.3%	15.6%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18%	15.4–20.7%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.9%	13.7–18.2%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.3%	9.8–12.9%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.5%	8.4–10.8%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.8%	9.1–12.7%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	34.4%	30.1–38.8%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.2%	12.3–16.1%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	17.2%	15.2–19.2%	18.2%
Hearing	6%	5.3–6.7%	8.6%
Vision	5%	4.5–5.5%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	4.6%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	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 Marion door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Marion 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.