Health · Paris

Paris, AR health

Paris differs from Arkansas on 6 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80% vs 76.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.1% vs 8.2%).

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

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Paris’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Paris is healthier than 18% of U.S. towns, and than 40% of towns with similar incomes.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressCMental distressC+ObesityC-DiabetesCSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 18%

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 61%

Towns with similar incomes, $39K–$64K (5,763)Healthier than 40%

Better than its income would suggest. Paris is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Paris could be anywhere from D− to B−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Arkansas ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Paris with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Paris uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Paris 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 Paris adults…

45 of every 100 Paris adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.6–49.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Paris, betterParis, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.9% Paris
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.6% Paris
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Paris
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.7% Paris
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Paris 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

Paris 10.6% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Paris adults are doing

1 in 3Paris adults feel lonely

34.4% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Paris adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Paris adults lack social or emotional support

25.4% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Paris adults are in frequent mental distress

18.4% · 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 6

Paris adults worry about having enough food

16.9% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Paris adults worry about keeping their housing

12.3% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Paris adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Paris adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · AR 9.7% · about the same

10.6% of Paris adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%

Thinking or memory18.7%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone10.9%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Paris

Paris and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital ParisParis · 0.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital OzarkOzark · 14.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Johnson Regional Medical CenterClarksville · 20.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Primary Care ServicesRatcliff · 8.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Rvpcs - Coal Hill Family ClinicCoal Hill · 10.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthParis's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA-Fort Smith · 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 Paris. 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 Paris

Measure	Paris	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.1%	40.6–49.9%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.4%	36.7–46.3%	38%	about the same
Obesity	37.3%	29.4–45.7%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	33.8%	30.1–37.6%	28.5%	worse
Depression	25.5%	21.7–29.8%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18%	14.7–21.4%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.6%	9.3–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.4%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.4–16.6%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	10.3%	8.7–11.9%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.1%	8–10.2%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.2%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.7%	13.8–19.8%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	11.7–17.8%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.9%	28.5–39.6%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.6%	32–45.2%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80%	76.4–83.6%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	51.6%	47.7–55.5%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.1–87.8%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	62.1%	56.7–67.3%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	68.3%	59.6–76.3%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80%	77.2–82.6%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	10.6%	8.3–13.1%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.4%	29.1–39.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.4%	21.5–29.5%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.1–20.9%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.8%	22–29.5%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.1%	14.8–19.4%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.9%	13.7–20.3%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	12.3%	10.2–14.5%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9%	7.6–10.4%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.6–10.2%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.6%	8.6–13%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.5%	36.2–46.8%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.6%	17.7–23.4%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	18.7%	16.2–21.3%	18.2%
Hearing	10.5%	9.2–11.7%	8.6%
Vision	6.6%	5.7–7.4%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.3–5.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.9%	9.4–12.4%	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 Paris door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Paris 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.