Health · Wickes

Wickes, AR health

Wickes differs from Arkansas on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.8% vs 8.2%) and fewer adults with arthritis (25.1% vs 28.5%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (24.2% vs 11.3%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 694 people are less certain, so we show Wickes's figures without a grade.

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How Wickes 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 Wickes adults…

39 of every 100 Wickes adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.4–43%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wickes, betterWickes, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 42.2% Wickes
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 41.3% Wickes
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 15.1% Wickes
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.3% Wickes
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wickes 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 4

working-age adults has no health insurance

Wickes 24.2% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Wickes adults are doing

1 in 3Wickes adults feel lonely

36.1% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Wickes adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.4% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Wickes adults lack social or emotional support

29.2% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Wickes adults are in frequent mental distress

20.9% · 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 3

Wickes adults worry about having enough food

32.2% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 4

Wickes adults worry about keeping their housing

24.1% · AR 14.4% · worse

1 in 6

Wickes adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

16.6% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 6

Wickes adults lack reliable transportation

15.8% · AR 9.7% · worse

20.7% of Wickes adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

44.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.6%

Thinking or memory23.4%

Hearing9%

Errands alone12.8%

Vision10%

Dressing or bathing6.6%

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

Around Wickes

Wickes and the towns around it

Care nearby

Sevier County Medical CenterDe Queen · 18.2 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mena Regional Health SystemMena · 20.8 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Howard Memorial HospitalNashville · 35.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mccurtain Memorial HospitalIdabel · 40.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Healthy Connections-Dequeen ClinicDe Queen · 17.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Kiamichi Family Medical Center, Inc. - Broken BowBroken Bow · 30.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWickes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Polk County · need score 15 of 25

! Dental careWickes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low Income - Polk County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthWickes's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA-Fort Smith · 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 Wickes. 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 Wickes

Measure	Wickes	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.8%	34.4–43%	41.4%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.3%	33–41.6%	38%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	36.6–52.7%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	25.1%	22–28%	28.5%	better
Depression	24.4%	20.6–28%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	30.6%	25.9–35.4%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.3%	9–11.6%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.8%	5.2–6.5%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	15.5%	13.5–17.7%	13.3%	worse
COPD	9.4%	8–10.9%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.7%	6.8–8.7%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.6%	4%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.3%	17.1–23.8%	15.8%	worse
Binge drink	15.1%	12–18.1%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	42.2%	36.3–48.2%	32.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	41.3%	34.6–48.2%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.9%	70.5–78.7%	79%	worse
Dentist visit	41.5%	37.8–45.3%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	79.8%	76.9–82.5%	84.8%	worse
Colon screening	53.4%	47.8–58.7%	61.6%	worse
Mammogram	67.3%	58.2–75.4%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	72.9%	69.5–75.8%	76.9%	worse
No health insurance	24.2%	20–28.8%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.1%	31–41.7%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	29.2%	25.1–33.8%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.9%	18.3–23.4%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	33.4%	29.1–38.1%	24.4%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.3%	16.9–21.9%	15.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	32.2%	27.5–37.4%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	24.1%	20.8–28.1%	14.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	16.6%	14.4–19.1%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	15.8%	13.7–18.3%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	20.7%	17.3–24.7%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	44.1%	38.7–49.3%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.6%	17.8–23.6%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	23.4%	20.4–26.7%	18.2%
Hearing	9%	7.9–10.2%	8.6%
Vision	10%	8.8–11.3%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.6%	5.7–7.6%	4.6%
Errands alone	12.8%	11.1–14.7%	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 Wickes door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wickes 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.