Health · Tillar

Tillar, AR health

Tillar differs from Arkansas on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.1% vs 10.4%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.9% vs 14.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (10.2% vs 8.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 119 people are less certain, so we show Tillar's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Tillar 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 Tillar adults…

45 of every 100 Tillar adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.3–49.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tillar, betterTillar, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.6% Tillar
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Tillar
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Tillar
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.1% Tillar
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tillar 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

Tillar 10.7% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Tillar adults are doing

1 in 3Tillar adults feel lonely

34.9% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Tillar adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Tillar adults lack social or emotional support

27.3% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 6Tillar adults are in frequent mental distress

17.1% · 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

Tillar adults worry about having enough food

16.1% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Tillar adults worry about keeping their housing

11.9% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 12

Tillar adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 12

Tillar adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · AR 9.7% · better

9.3% of Tillar adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.9%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing10%

Errands alone10%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Tillar

Tillar and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mcgehee HospitalMcgehee · 7.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Delta Memorial HospitalDumas · 11.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello · 22 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Allegiance Specialty Hospital of GreenvilleGreenville · 31.3 mi Directions Medicare profile

Dermott Medical ClinicDermott · 12.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Mchc-GouldGould · 19.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTillar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Desha County · need score 20 of 25

! Dental careTillar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Desha County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthTillar's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monticello MHCA · need score 21 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 Tillar. 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 Tillar

Measure	Tillar	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.4%	41.3–49.3%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	42.4%	38.1–46.4%	38%	worse
Obesity	39.1%	32.3–45.9%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	29.8–36.5%	28.5%	worse
Depression	23%	19.7–26.2%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.6%	12.8–18.4%	18.6%	better
Asthma	10.2%	9–11.4%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.2%	9.1–11.3%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.1%	12.2–16.2%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	7.9–11.7%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.9%	7.7–10.3%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.6%	3.9–5.3%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.1%	12.9–19.4%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	13.4%	11.2–15.8%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.6%	28.4–38.9%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31.2–42.6%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77.4–83.4%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.7%	54.3–61%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.8%	84.5–88.9%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	60.7–69.9%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	77.3%	70.3–82.9%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.4%	77.8–82.7%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	10.7%	8.2–13.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.9%	30.2–40%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.3%	23.3–31.7%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.1%	15–19.3%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.9%	21.1–29.2%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.8%	14.4–19.1%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16.1%	12.7–19.8%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.9%	9.7–14.3%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	6.8–9.5%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	8.1%	6.7–9.6%	9.7%	better
Receive SNAP	9.3%	7.2–11.8%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	40.2%	35.2–45.1%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.9%	16.7–23.2%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	14.8–20.4%	18.2%
Hearing	10%	8.8–11.3%	8.6%
Vision	6.2%	5.2–7.2%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	3.9–5.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	10%	8.4–11.8%	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 Tillar door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tillar 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.