Health · Viola

Viola, AR health

Viola differs from Arkansas on 8 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (22.4% vs 15.8%) and more adults with COPD (12.1% vs 8.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 384 people are less certain, so we show Viola's figures without a grade.

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How Viola 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 Viola adults…

43 of every 100 Viola adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.7–47.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Viola, betterViola, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.8% Viola
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.2% Viola
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.6% Viola
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 22.4% Viola
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Viola 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Viola 11.8% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Viola adults are doing

1 in 3Viola adults feel lonely

35.1% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 3Viola adults have been diagnosed with depression

29.7% · Arkansas 24.6% · worse

1 in 4Viola adults lack social or emotional support

26.7% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Viola adults are in frequent mental distress

22.2% · Arkansas 18.5% · worse

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 4

Viola adults worry about having enough food

22.7% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 6

Viola adults worry about keeping their housing

15.6% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 8

Viola adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.2% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Viola adults lack reliable transportation

11.5% · AR 9.7% · about the same

16.6% of Viola adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.2%

of Viola adults live with a disability (Arkansas 38.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.9%

Thinking or memory22.5%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone12.9%

Vision7.5%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Viola

Viola and the towns around it

Care nearby

Baxter Health Fulton County HospitalSalem · 9.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Izard Regional HospitalCalico Rock · 20.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baxter HealthMountain Home · 23 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ozarks HealthcareWest Plains · 24.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

1st Choice Healthcare SalemSalem · 8.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Arcare - 23Horseshoe Bend · 17.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthViola's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA- Batesville · 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 Viola. 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 Viola

Measure	Viola	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43%	38.7–47.5%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.9–43.8%	38%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	32.5–49.1%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	32%	28.5–35.6%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	29.7%	25.5–34.3%	24.6%	worse
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.9%	20.8–29.3%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	11.4%	9.9–12.9%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.4%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	14.4%	12.4–16.6%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	12.1%	10.2–14.1%	8.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.7%	7.6–9.9%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.6%	4–5.2%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	22.4%	18.6–26.7%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	14.6%	11.9–17.7%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.8%	30.9–43.2%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	39.2%	32.4–46.5%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	73.8–81.3%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	50.7%	46.8–54.7%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	81.8%	78.7–84.7%	84.8%	worse
Colon screening	61%	55.3–66.6%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	72.2%	64–79.7%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	73.7–79.3%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	11.8%	8.9–15.4%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.1%	29.5–41%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.7%	22.3–31.6%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22.2%	19.3–25.2%	18.5%	worse
Fair or poor health	28.9%	24.6–33.5%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.8%	16.2–21.6%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	22.7%	18.1–27.7%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.6%	12.7–18.9%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12.2%	10.2–14.5%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.5%	9.6–13.6%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.6%	12.9–20.7%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	43.2%	37.6–49.1%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.9%	17.8–24.2%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	22.5%	19.1–25.9%	18.2%
Hearing	9.8%	8.5–11.1%	8.6%
Vision	7.5%	6.5–8.6%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	4.9–6.7%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.9%	10.9–15%	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 Viola door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Viola 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.