Health · Nimmons

Nimmons, AR health

Nimmons differs from Arkansas on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11% vs 14.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8% vs 10.4%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (25.5% vs 18.6%).

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

Report card

How Nimmons 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 Nimmons adults…

44 of every 100 Nimmons adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 39.2–48.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Nimmons, betterNimmons, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.5% Nimmons
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Nimmons
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.9% Nimmons
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Nimmons
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Nimmons 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Nimmons 9.7% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Nimmons adults are doing

1 in 3Nimmons adults feel lonely

35.1% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Nimmons adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Nimmons adults lack social or emotional support

26.9% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Nimmons 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

Nimmons adults worry about having enough food

15.8% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Nimmons adults worry about keeping their housing

11% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 13

Nimmons adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 12

Nimmons adults lack reliable transportation

8.6% · AR 9.7% · about the same

9.3% of Nimmons adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.4%

Thinking or memory19%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Nimmons

Nimmons and the towns around it

Care nearby

Piggott Community HospitalPiggott · 8.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Pemiscot County Memorial HospitalHayti · 20.3 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Great River Medical CenterBlytheville · 27 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arkansas Methodist Medical CenterParagould · 28.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Otto Bean Dental ClinicKennett · 5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Otto Bean Medical ClinicKennett · 5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careNimmons's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Clay County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthNimmons's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Jonesboro Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 17 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 Nimmons. 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 Nimmons

Measure	Nimmons	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.8%	39.2–48.2%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.7%	37.2–46.2%	38%	about the same
Obesity	38.7%	30.8–46.8%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	33.5%	29.8–37.2%	28.5%	worse
Depression	26.5%	22.5–30.8%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	25.5%	21.6–29.8%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–12%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.3%	9.1–11.5%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.3–16.8%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	10.8%	8.8–13.1%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.1–10.8%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.1–5.5%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	12.9–20.4%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	13.9%	11.2–16.8%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.5%	28.4–40.9%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	30.5–43.9%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.1%	75.3–82.5%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.4%	48.5–56.3%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.9%	82.3–87.7%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	61.8%	56.6–67.1%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	67.4%	57.8–75.5%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.3–82.5%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	9.7%	6.6–13.2%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	29.5–40.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.9%	22.4–31.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.8%	16.1–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.6%	21.2–30.3%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.4%	14.8–20.2%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.8%	11.9–19.9%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11%	8.6–13.5%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.4–9.5%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	8.6%	6.9–10.3%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.3%	6.7–12.1%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	42.6%	36.8–48.5%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.4%	16.9–24%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	19%	15.8–22.5%	18.2%
Hearing	10.6%	9.2–12.1%	8.6%
Vision	6.5%	5.4–7.8%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.1–6.1%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.9%	9–13%	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 Nimmons door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Nimmons 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.