Health · Wilson

Wilson, AR health

Wilson differs from Arkansas on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.9% vs 18.6%) and more adults who have had a stroke (4.7% vs 4%).

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

Report card

How Wilson 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 Wilson adults…

47 of every 100 Wilson adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 42.9–51.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Wilson, betterWilson, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.5% Wilson
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 44.6% Wilson
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Wilson
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18% Wilson
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Wilson 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

Wilson 10.8% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Wilson adults are doing

1 in 3Wilson adults feel lonely

34% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Wilson adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Arkansas 24.6% · too close to call

1 in 3Wilson adults lack social or emotional support

28.6% · Arkansas 27% · too close to call

1 in 5Wilson adults are in frequent mental distress

19% · 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 5

Wilson adults worry about having enough food

20.7% · AR 18.5% · about the same

1 in 6

Wilson adults worry about keeping their housing

15.5% · AR 14.4% · about the same

1 in 9

Wilson adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.7% · AR 10.4% · about the same

1 in 10

Wilson adults lack reliable transportation

10.5% · AR 9.7% · about the same

13.9% of Wilson adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

41.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.7%

Thinking or memory19.1%

Hearing9.2%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision7%

Dressing or bathing5.5%

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

Around Wilson

Wilson and the towns around it

Care nearby

South Mississippi County Regional Medical CenterOsceola · 10 mi · ER

Baptist Memorial Hospital TiptonCovington · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Great River Medical CenterBlytheville · 26.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Saint Francis Bartlett Medical CenterBartlett · 28.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

East Arkansas Family Health CenterLepanto · 16.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Frayser Health CenterMemphis · 24.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careWilson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Mississippi County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthWilson's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Jonesboro Mental Health Catchment Area · need score 17 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 Wilson. 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 Wilson

Measure	Wilson	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	47.3%	42.9–51.8%	41.4%	worse
High cholesterol	40.2%	35.9–44.6%	38%	about the same
Obesity	44.9%	37.4–52.6%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	32.4%	28.8–36.1%	28.5%	worse
Depression	25.4%	21.7–29.5%	24.6%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.9%	20.2–28.1%	18.6%	worse
Asthma	10.9%	9.5–12.4%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.8%	7.8–9.7%	8.2%	about the same
Diabetes	15.2%	13–17.4%	13.3%	about the same
COPD	10.3%	8.5–12.3%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.9%	7.7–10.2%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.4%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18%	14.7–21.7%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	13.4%	10.8–16.2%	14.6%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.5%	29.1–40.4%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	44.6%	38–51.7%	38.1%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	80.6%	77–83.7%	79%	about the same
Dentist visit	46%	42.2–49.8%	54.7%	worse
Cholesterol check	85.7%	83.3–87.9%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	60.1%	54.6–65.8%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	69.2%	60.8–77.3%	71.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.3%	76.4–81.8%	76.9%	about the same
No health insurance	10.8%	8.4–13.7%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	29–39.5%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.6%	24.3–33.3%	27%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19%	16.6–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.4%	23.2–31.9%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.2%	14.7–19.7%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.7%	16.8–24.6%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.5%	12.8–18.2%	14.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.7%	9.9–13.6%	10.4%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.5%	8.8–12.3%	9.7%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.9%	11–16.9%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	41.6%	36.2–47.3%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.7%	17.6–24.2%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	19.1%	16.3–22.1%	18.2%
Hearing	9.2%	8–10.5%	8.6%
Vision	7%	6–8.1%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.5%	4.7–6.5%	4.6%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.4–12.9%	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 Wilson door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Wilson 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.