Health · Oakhaven

Oakhaven, AR health

Oakhaven differs from Arkansas on 12 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.1% vs 18.6%) and fewer adults who have had a stroke (2.8% vs 4%).

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

Report card

How Oakhaven 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 Oakhaven adults…

34 of every 100 Oakhaven adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · better · margin 30.3–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Oakhaven, betterOakhaven, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.6% Oakhaven
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.1% Oakhaven
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.2% Oakhaven
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.8% Oakhaven
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Oakhaven 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Oakhaven 11.3% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Oakhaven adults are doing

1 in 3Oakhaven adults feel lonely

35.3% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Oakhaven adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.3% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Oakhaven adults lack social or emotional support

25.3% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Oakhaven adults are in frequent mental distress

18.5% · 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 7

Oakhaven adults worry about having enough food

14.4% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Oakhaven adults worry about keeping their housing

11.9% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 13

Oakhaven adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.7% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 13

Oakhaven adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · AR 9.7% · about the same

7.3% of Oakhaven adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.5%

Thinking or memory16.8%

Hearing6.2%

Errands alone7.9%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.3%

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

Around Oakhaven

Oakhaven and the towns around it

Care nearby

Southwest Regional Medical CenterHope · 5.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Southwest Regional Medical CenterHope · 5.9 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard Memorial HospitalNashville · 21.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Christus St. Michael Health SystemTexarkana · 32.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hope Family Practice CenterHope · 5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Etbhc Genesis Primecare -Texarkana Ar #2Texarkana · 29.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careOakhaven's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hempstead County · need score 19 of 25

! Dental careOakhaven's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Hempstead County · need score 11 of 25

✓ Mental healthOakhaven 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 Oakhaven. 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 Oakhaven

Measure	Oakhaven	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.3–38.8%	41.4%	better
High cholesterol	35.5%	31.4–39.6%	38%	about the same
Obesity	39.1%	31.3–47.2%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	23.8%	20.8–27.1%	28.5%	better
Depression	24.3%	20.4–28.2%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.1%	9–13.6%	18.6%	better
Asthma	9.8%	8.6–11.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.2–8%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	10.2%	8.5–12.1%	13.3%	better
COPD	6.6%	5.1–8.2%	8.6%	better
Heart disease	5.6%	4.7–6.6%	7.7%	better
Stroke	2.8%	2.3–3.3%	4%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.8%	10.3–17.6%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	17.2%	14.1–20.9%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.6%	22.9–34.9%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.1%	28.8–41.9%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.3%	72.3–80.2%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.9%	58.3–65.4%	54.7%	better
Cholesterol check	84.1%	80.8–87.2%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	68.9%	63.6–73.8%	61.6%	better
Mammogram	73.3%	65–80.5%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.9%	70.5–77.1%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	11.3%	8.2–14.9%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.3%	29.9–41.3%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.3%	20.8–30.3%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.5%	15.7–21.4%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.7%	15.8–24.1%	24.4%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.6%	11.3–16.1%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.4%	10.7–18.8%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.9%	9.3–15%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.7%	6.2–9.4%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.2–9.7%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	7.3%	5.2–9.9%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	32.6%	27–38.5%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.5%	10–15.4%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	16.8%	13.6–20.3%	18.2%
Hearing	6.2%	5.3–7.3%	8.6%
Vision	4.5%	3.6–5.4%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.3%	2.6–4%	4.6%
Errands alone	7.9%	6.3–9.7%	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 Oakhaven door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Oakhaven 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.