Health · Mount Olive

Mount Olive, AR health

Mount Olive differs from Arkansas on 12 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.6% vs 76.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (12.6% vs 8.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 72556 (all of Mount Olive)
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How Mount Olive 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 Mount Olive adults…

48 of every 100 Mount Olive adults have high blood pressure
Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 43–52.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mount Olive, betterMount Olive, worseToo close to callArkansas
Get no exerciseshare of adults 37.4% Mount Olive
AR 32.1%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.8% Mount Olive
AR 38.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Mount Olive
AR 14.6%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.6% Mount Olive
AR 15.8%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mount Olive adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Arkansas.

80%
Yearly checkup
AR 79%
51%
Dentist visit
AR 55%
85%
Cholesterol check
AR 85%
62%
Colon screening
AR 62%
68%
Mammogram
AR 71%
81%
Taking BP meds
AR 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Mount Olive 11.1% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Mount Olive adults are doing

1 in 3Mount Olive adults feel lonely
33.9% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Mount Olive adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.9% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Mount Olive adults lack social or emotional support
25% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call
1 in 5Mount Olive adults are in frequent mental distress
19.4% · 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
Mount Olive adults worry about having enough food
19.7% · AR 18.5% · about the same
1 in 7
Mount Olive adults worry about keeping their housing
13.5% · AR 14.4% · about the same
1 in 9
Mount Olive adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
10.7% · AR 10.4% · about the same
1 in 10
Mount Olive adults lack reliable transportation
10.3% · AR 9.7% · about the same

13.9% of Mount Olive adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

46%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.2%
Thinking or memory20.2%
Hearing12.3%
Errands alone12.6%
Vision7.9%
Dressing or bathing6.1%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Mount Olive

No hospital or community health center in Mount Olive itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERIzard Regional HospitalCalico Rock · 8.8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyWhite River Medical Center★★★★★ · 30.2 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBoston Mountain Rural Health CenterMountain View · 9.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.8 mi
Izard Regional Hospital
Calico Rock · not rated
ERRural critical access
9.5 mi
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center
3 sites · nearest in Mountain View
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.2 mi
Stone County Medical Center
Mountain View · not rated
ERRural critical access
12 mi
Arcare
5 sites · nearest in Melbourne
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
29 mi
Baxter Health
Mountain Home · ★★★★★
ER
30.2 mi
White River Medical Center
Batesville · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careMount Olive's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Izard County · need score 18 of 25
! Dental careMount Olive's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Izard County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthMount Olive's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA- Batesville · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Mount Olive. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Mount Olive
MeasureMount OliveMarginArkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure47.5%43–52.1%41.4%worse
High cholesterol42.2%37.5–47%38%about the same
Obesity41.4%33.2–50.2%39.3%about the same
Arthritis36.4%32.7–40.3%28.5%worse
Depression26.9%23.1–31.1%24.6%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)19.4%16.2–22.7%18.6%about the same
Asthma10.8%9.5–12.3%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10.8%9.7–11.8%8.2%worse
Diabetes16%13.8–18.3%13.3%worse
COPD12.6%11–14.4%8.6%worse
Heart disease11%9.9–12.3%7.7%worse
Stroke5.4%4.9–6%4%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes19.6%16.6–22.6%15.8%worse
Binge drink13.3%10.7–16.1%14.6%about the same
Get no exercise37.4%32–43.3%32.1%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.8%29.6–42.2%38.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup80.3%76.5–83.5%79%about the same
Dentist visit50.8%46.9–54.6%54.7%worse
Cholesterol check84.9%82.7–87.1%84.8%about the same
Colon screening61.7%56.6–66.4%61.6%about the same
Mammogram68.3%59.5–75.9%71.4%about the same
Taking BP meds80.6%77.8–83%76.9%better
No health insurance11.1%9.1–13.6%11.3%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.9%28.7–39.1%34.2%about the same
Lack emotional support25%21.2–29.1%27%about the same
Frequent mental distress19.4%17.2–21.8%18.5%about the same
Fair or poor health29.7%26.1–33.7%24.4%worse
Frequent physical distress19.2%16.9–21.7%15.6%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity19.7%16.4–23.3%18.5%about the same
Housing insecurity13.5%11.3–15.9%14.4%about the same
Utility shut-off threat10.7%9.1–12.4%10.4%about the same
No reliable transportation10.3%8.9–11.9%9.7%about the same
Receive SNAP13.9%11.4–16.6%11.6%
Disability
Any disability46%41.1–51.2%38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs23.2%20.3–26.3%17.6%
Thinking or memory20.2%17.8–22.8%18.2%
Hearing12.3%10.9–13.8%8.6%
Vision7.9%7–8.9%6.2%
Dressing or bathing6.1%5.4–6.9%4.6%
Errands alone12.6%11–14.3%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 Mount Olive door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Arkansas figure falls inside it, we don't call Mount Olive better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Mount Olive by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Mount Olive by how much of its land each one covers.

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.

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