Health · Quitman

Quitman, AR health

Quitman differs from Arkansas on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8% vs 10.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.1% vs 14.4%). 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 Quitman

Report card

How Quitman 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 Quitman adults…

42 of every 100 Quitman adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37.3–46.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Quitman, betterQuitman, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32% Quitman
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Quitman
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.9% Quitman
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.8% Quitman
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Quitman 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

Quitman 9.1% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Quitman adults are doing

1 in 3Quitman adults feel lonely

33.6% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Quitman adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Quitman adults lack social or emotional support

25.2% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Quitman adults are in frequent mental distress

18.3% · 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

Quitman adults worry about having enough food

14.8% · AR 18.5% · better

1 in 9

Quitman adults worry about keeping their housing

11.1% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 13

Quitman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 13

Quitman adults lack reliable transportation

7.8% · AR 9.7% · better

8.8% of Quitman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%

Thinking or memory18%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone10%

Vision5.7%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Quitman

Quitman and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baptist Health Medical Center Heber SpringsHeber Springs · 13.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ozark HealthClinton · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Conway Regional Medical CenterConway · 24.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center- ConwayConway · 25.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arcare - 154Rose Bud · 8.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 85Heber Springs · 13.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careQuitman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Cleburne County · need score 16 of 25

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

! Mental healthQuitman's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA- Batesville · 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 Quitman. 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 Quitman

Measure	Quitman	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	41.8%	37.3–46.1%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.4%	36–45%	38%	about the same
Obesity	37.7%	30.3–45.3%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	32.9%	29.4–36.4%	28.5%	worse
Depression	25.5%	22–29.5%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.3%	15.9–23%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.4%	9.1–11.7%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9.1–11.2%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	13.2%	11.2–15.1%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.6%	8–11.5%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.4%	7.3–9.5%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.8%	13.4–20.1%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	14.9%	12.3–17.9%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32%	26.4–37.3%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	29.8–42.3%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.6%	76.3–82.7%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	54–61.4%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.8–88.8%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	64.3%	59.2–69%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	71.3%	63.3–78.3%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.2%	76.4–81.7%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.1%	6.9–11.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.6%	28.8–39%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.2%	21.6–29.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.3%	15.8–20.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.4%	20.4–28.4%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.9%	14.5–19.2%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.8%	11.7–18.1%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	11.1%	9–13.3%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8%	6.7–9.5%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	7.8%	6.6–9.2%	9.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.8%	6.7–11.2%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.6%	34.1–44.6%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.7%	15.6–21.8%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	18%	15.2–20.7%	18.2%
Hearing	9.8%	8.5–11%	8.6%
Vision	5.7%	4.9–6.7%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.8–5.4%	4.6%
Errands alone	10%	8.4–11.6%	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 Quitman door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Quitman 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.