Health · Smackover

Smackover, AR health

On most measures Smackover looks like Arkansas as a whole. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.1% vs 76.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had a stroke (4.6% vs 4%).

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

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Smackover’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Smackover is healthier than 19% of U.S. towns, and than 34% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressCMental distressC+ObesityC-DiabetesCSmokingDExercise

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

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 63%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$70K (7,141)Healthier than 34%

Better than its income would suggest. Smackover 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, Smackover 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 Smackover 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. Smackover 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 Smackover 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 Smackover adults…

45 of every 100 Smackover adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.4–49.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Smackover, betterSmackover, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.5% Smackover
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.2% Smackover
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Smackover
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Smackover
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Smackover 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

Smackover 9.6% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Smackover adults are doing

1 in 3Smackover adults feel lonely

33.8% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Smackover adults have been diagnosed with depression

24% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Smackover adults lack social or emotional support

26.5% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 6Smackover adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · 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 5

Smackover adults worry about having enough food

19.1% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Smackover adults worry about keeping their housing

14.8% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Smackover adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.4% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Smackover adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · AR 9.7% · about the same

12.8% of Smackover adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory17.9%

Hearing8.6%

Errands alone10.4%

Vision6.6%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Smackover

Smackover and the towns around it

Care nearby

South Arkansas Regional HospitalEl Dorado · 10.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden · 15.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dallas County Medical CenterFordyce · 35.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Reeves Memorial Medical CenterBernice · 37.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Camden Family PracticeCamden · 16.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mainline Health Magnolia ClinicMagnolia · 29.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSmackover's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Union County · need score 10 of 25

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

! Mental healthSmackover's county is a federal shortage area.El Dorado Catchment Area · 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 Smackover. 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 Smackover

Measure	Smackover	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.4%	41.4–49.6%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	40.2%	35.9–44.4%	38%	about the same
Obesity	38.3%	31.9–45.1%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	31.1%	27.9–34.4%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	24%	20.5–27.5%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	21.8%	17.9–25.7%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.6–12.2%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.6–9.5%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	15%	13.1–17.3%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.1%	7.8–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.3%	7.3–9.4%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	13.7–19.8%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	13.3%	10.8–15.9%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.5%	28.9–38.9%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38.2%	31.7–44.2%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	77.5–83.9%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	55.7%	51.8–59.4%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.7%	84.5–88.5%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	62.9%	57.7–67.4%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	74.2%	66–80.9%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.1%	77.5–82.5%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	9.6%	7.5–12.1%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	29.1–39.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.5%	22.7–30.8%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.9–20.4%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.4%	22.2–29.1%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.1%	14.2–18.3%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.1%	15.8–22.8%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.8%	12.4–17.3%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.4%	9.7–13.3%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.5–11.4%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.8%	10.3–15.5%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	39.2%	34.8–44.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	16.7–22%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	17.9%	15.6–20.6%	18.2%
Hearing	8.6%	7.6–9.8%	8.6%
Vision	6.6%	5.8–7.5%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.5–5.8%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.4%	9.1–11.9%	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 Smackover door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Smackover 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.