Health · Strawberry

Strawberry, AR health

Strawberry differs from Arkansas on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.5% vs 14.4%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.5% vs 10.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (10.9% vs 7.7%).

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

Report card

How Strawberry 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 Strawberry adults…

48 of every 100 Strawberry adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 43.1–52.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Strawberry, betterStrawberry, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.5% Strawberry
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36% Strawberry
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.6% Strawberry
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.3% Strawberry
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Strawberry 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

Strawberry 10.4% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Strawberry adults are doing

1 in 3Strawberry adults feel lonely

33.8% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Strawberry adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.6% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Strawberry adults lack social or emotional support

25.4% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Strawberry 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

Strawberry adults worry about having enough food

16.8% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Strawberry adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 12

Strawberry adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.5% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 11

Strawberry adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · AR 9.7% · about the same

10.7% of Strawberry adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.4%

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

Walking or climbing stairs22.8%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing12.1%

Errands alone11.8%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Strawberry

Strawberry and the towns around it

Care nearby

Lawrence Memorial HospitalWalnut Ridge · 21.2 mi · ER · rural critical access

White River Medical CenterBatesville · 22.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Unity Health - NewportNewport · 25 mi · ER · rural critical access

St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical CenterPocahontas · 28.8 mi · ER

Arcare - 163Charlotte · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Arcare - 90Swifton · 14.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careStrawberry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Lawrence County · need score 12 of 25

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

! Mental healthStrawberry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Jonesboro Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 17 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 Strawberry. 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 Strawberry

Measure	Strawberry	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.6%	43.1–52.2%	41.4%	worse
High cholesterol	43.8%	39.2–48.7%	38%	worse
Obesity	41.6%	33.1–50.3%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	36.3%	32.6–40.3%	28.5%	worse
Depression	25.6%	21.9–29.7%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.1%	19–27.4%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.5%	9.2–11.9%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	11.6%	10.2–12.8%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	15.7%	13.5–18.3%	13.3%	worse
COPD	12.1%	10–14.4%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	10.9%	9.4–12.5%	7.7%	worse
Stroke	5.3%	4.6–6.1%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.3%	14–20.7%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	12.6%	10.1–15.4%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.5%	30.3–42.9%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36%	29.3–42.7%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.3%	77.6–84.4%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.7%	48.6–56.4%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.8%	83.2–88.2%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	66.3%	60.6–71.3%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	71.2%	62–78.5%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.6%	78.9–84%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	10.4%	7.8–14%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	28.5–39.6%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.4%	21.4–30.1%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.4%	16.1–20.9%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.9%	23.5–32.3%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	18.5%	15.9–21.1%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.8%	13–20.6%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.4–13.9%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.5%	7.1–10%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.3–10.4%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.7%	8.2–13.4%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	44.4%	38.7–50.2%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	22.8%	19.1–26.4%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.4–22.3%	18.2%
Hearing	12.1%	10.5–13.8%	8.6%
Vision	7.2%	6–8.4%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.6–6.5%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.8%	10–13.9%	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 Strawberry door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Strawberry 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.