Health · Ratcliff

Ratcliff, AR health

Ratcliff differs from Arkansas on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.6% vs 14.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.5% vs 10.4%). 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 Ratcliff

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 97 people are less certain, so we show Ratcliff's figures without a grade.

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How Ratcliff 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 Ratcliff adults…

45 of every 100 Ratcliff adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.3–49.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ratcliff, betterRatcliff, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.4% Ratcliff
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Ratcliff
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Ratcliff
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.2% Ratcliff
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Ratcliff 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

Ratcliff 9.2% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Ratcliff adults are doing

1 in 3Ratcliff adults feel lonely

34.1% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Ratcliff adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Ratcliff adults lack social or emotional support

25.2% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Ratcliff adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · 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

Ratcliff adults worry about having enough food

15.5% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Ratcliff adults worry about keeping their housing

11.6% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 12

Ratcliff adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 12

Ratcliff adults lack reliable transportation

8.3% · AR 9.7% · about the same

9.4% of Ratcliff adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%

Thinking or memory18.6%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around Ratcliff

Ratcliff and the towns around it

Care in and near Ratcliff

1 community health center in Ratcliff, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Mercy Hospital ParisParis · 9.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital BoonevilleBooneville · 11.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital OzarkOzark · 12.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith · 26.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

River Valley Primary Care ServicesRatcliff · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 169Ozark · 12.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthRatcliff'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 Ratcliff. 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 Ratcliff

Measure	Ratcliff	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.1%	40.3–49.9%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.8%	37–46.7%	38%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	29.6–46.1%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	34.1%	30.3–38.2%	28.5%	worse
Depression	26.4%	22.5–31%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.1%	14.9–21.7%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.9%	9.5–12.5%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.1%	9–11.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.2–16.6%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	10.3%	8.5–12.1%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	9.4%	8.2–10.6%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.3%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.2%	13.9–20.7%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	11.8–18%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.4%	26.5–38.5%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38%	31.2–44.7%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.3%	76.5–83.7%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.2%	51.4–58.9%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.6–88.9%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	64.8%	59.5–69.8%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	72.9%	64.9–79.8%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	76.9–82.9%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	9.2%	6.8–11.8%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.1%	28.7–39.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.2%	20.9–29.7%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16–21.4%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.1%	21–29.4%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.3%	14.8–20%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.5%	12–19.4%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.6%	9.2–14.2%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	6.9–10.2%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	8.3%	6.8–9.9%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	9.4%	7.1–12.2%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	40.6%	34.9–46.3%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20%	16.9–23.4%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	18.6%	15.8–21.5%	18.2%
Hearing	10.6%	9.3–12%	8.6%
Vision	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.1–5.8%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.4%	8.8–12.3%	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 Ratcliff door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Ratcliff 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.