Health · Tinsman

Tinsman, AR health

Tinsman differs from Arkansas on 5 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (80.2% vs 76.9%) and more adults getting cholesterol checked (87.1% vs 84.8%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had a stroke (4.6% vs 4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 71744 (all of Tinsman)

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How Tinsman 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 Tinsman adults…

46 of every 100 Tinsman adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 41.3–50.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tinsman, betterTinsman, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.9% Tinsman
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.1% Tinsman
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Tinsman
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.5% Tinsman
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tinsman 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

Tinsman 9.8% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Tinsman adults are doing

1 in 3Tinsman adults feel lonely

34% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Tinsman adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.8% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4Tinsman adults lack social or emotional support

27.3% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 6Tinsman 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 6

Tinsman adults worry about having enough food

17.1% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Tinsman adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Tinsman adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.6% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Tinsman adults lack reliable transportation

8.9% · AR 9.7% · about the same

10.6% of Tinsman adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.9%

Thinking or memory17.7%

Hearing9%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Tinsman

Tinsman and the towns around it

Care nearby

Dallas County Medical CenterFordyce · 13.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Bradley County Medical CenterWarren · 17 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ouachita County Medical CenterCamden · 27.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello · 31 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Cabun Rural Health ServicesHampton · 9.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Bearden Health CenterBearden · 16.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTinsman's county is a federal shortage area.Calhoun County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthTinsman'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 Tinsman. 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 Tinsman

Measure	Tinsman	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.8%	41.3–50.3%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.7%	37–46.3%	38%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	31.1–48.2%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	32.3%	28.6–35.9%	28.5%	worse
Depression	23.8%	20.2–27.6%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19.6%	16.1–23.4%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.3–12%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.2%	8.3–10.1%	8.2%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	12.9–16.9%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.5%	7.6–9.5%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.6%	4.2–5%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.5%	14.1–19.1%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	13.4%	10.8–16.2%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.9%	28.6–39.2%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.1%	32–46.7%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.9%	77.5–84.1%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.6%	48.6–56.8%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.4–88.8%	84.8%	better
Colon screening	64.6%	59–70%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	73.4%	65.1–80.9%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	80.2%	77.4–82.7%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	9.8%	8.2–11.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	28.7–39.3%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.3%	23.4–31.3%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.9–20.2%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.8%	21.7–28.2%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.3–18.5%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.1%	14.5–20%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.3%	11.4–15.3%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.6%	8.3–10.9%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8.9%	7.7–10.1%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	10.6%	8.9–12.5%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.9%	34.1–43.8%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.9%	16.5–21.6%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	17.7%	15.6–20%	18.2%
Hearing	9%	8–10.2%	8.6%
Vision	6.2%	5.6–6.8%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	4.6%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.8–11.2%	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 Tinsman door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Tinsman by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Tinsman by how much of its land each one covers.

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.