Health · West Fork

West Fork, AR health

West Fork differs from Arkansas on 5 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (14.9% vs 18.5%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.4% vs 10.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for West Fork

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West Fork’s Health Grade: C

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, West Fork is healthier than 35% of U.S. towns and 78% of Arkansas towns.

CSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressCMental distressB-ObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 35%

Less healthyHealthier

Arkansas towns we grade (217)Healthier than 78%

Towns with similar incomes, $58K–$97K (9,836)Healthier than 31%

About what its income would suggest. West Fork does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, West Fork 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 West Fork 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. West Fork 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 West Fork 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 West Fork adults…

40 of every 100 West Fork adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.2–43.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

West Fork, betterWest Fork, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.7% West Fork
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.4% West Fork
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.6% West Fork
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% West Fork
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of West Fork 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

West Fork 10.4% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How West Fork adults are doing

1 in 3West Fork adults feel lonely

32.4% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4West Fork adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.3% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 4West Fork adults lack social or emotional support

25.4% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5West Fork adults are in frequent mental distress

18.6% · 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 7

West Fork adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · AR 18.5% · better

1 in 8

West Fork adults worry about keeping their housing

12% · AR 14.4% · better

1 in 12

West Fork adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.4% · AR 10.4% · better

1 in 12

West Fork adults lack reliable transportation

8.2% · AR 9.7% · better

8.5% of West Fork adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory17.8%

Hearing8.2%

Errands alone9.4%

Vision5.3%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around West Fork

West Fork and the towns around it

Care nearby

Washington Regional Medical CenterFayetteville · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fayetteville Ar VA Medical CenterFayetteville · 14.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Arkansas Children's NorthwestSpringdale · 15.8 mi · ER · children's Directions Medicare profile

Northwest Medical Center-SpringdaleSpringdale · 17.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Arcare-124Farmington · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Community Clinic Fayetteville MedicalFayetteville · 8.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWest Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careWest Fork's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Washington County · need score 15 of 25

✓ Mental healthWest Fork is not a shortage area

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 West Fork. 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 West Fork

Measure	West Fork	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.8%	36.2–43.2%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.4%	33.8–40.9%	38%	about the same
Obesity	36.3%	31.2–41.2%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	27.3%	24.5–30.1%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	25.3%	22–28.7%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	15.7%	13–18.8%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.5–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.5–9.2%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	11.5%	10–13.1%	13.3%	better
COPD	8.4%	7.2–9.7%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	3.6%	3.3–4%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.5–18.8%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	15.6%	13–18.3%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.7%	24.6–33%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.4%	31.1–40.1%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77%	73.6–80.1%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.9%	53.7–60.3%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83.1–87.2%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	65.5%	61.1–69.8%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	68.1%	60.9–75.1%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.2%	71–76.9%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	8.4–12.6%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	28.5–36.4%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.4%	22.1–29%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.6%	16.5–20.9%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.9%	19.1–25.1%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.7–17.7%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	12.4–17.6%	18.5%	better
Housing insecurity	12%	10.1–14.1%	14.4%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.4%	7.1–9.8%	10.4%	better
No reliable transportation	8.2%	7–9.5%	9.7%	better
Receive SNAP	8.5%	6.9–10.3%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	36.3%	32.2–40.8%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	14.4–19%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	17.8%	15.7–20.2%	18.2%
Hearing	8.2%	7.3–9.2%	8.6%
Vision	5.3%	4.7–6%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	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 West Fork door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes West Fork 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.