Health · Winchester

Winchester, AR health

Winchester differs from Arkansas on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (5.6% vs 8.2%) and fewer adults with depression (17.5% vs 24.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults facing housing insecurity (20.6% vs 14.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 122 people are less certain, so we show Winchester's figures without a grade.

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How Winchester 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 Winchester adults…

51 of every 100 Winchester adults have high blood pressure

Arkansas: 41 in 100 · worse · margin 46.2–54.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Winchester, betterWinchester, worseToo close to callArkansas

Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.9% Winchester
AR 32.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 45.8% Winchester
AR 38.1%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.5% Winchester
AR 14.6%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.2% Winchester
AR 15.8%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Winchester 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

Winchester 11.5% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Winchester adults are doing

1 in 3Winchester adults feel lonely

39.7% · Arkansas 34.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Winchester adults have been diagnosed with depression

17.5% · Arkansas 24.6% · better

1 in 3Winchester adults lack social or emotional support

36.9% · Arkansas 27% · worse

1 in 6Winchester adults are in frequent mental distress

17.2% · 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 4

Winchester adults worry about having enough food

25.7% · AR 18.5% · worse

1 in 5

Winchester adults worry about keeping their housing

20.6% · AR 14.4% · worse

1 in 7

Winchester adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

14.2% · AR 10.4% · worse

1 in 8

Winchester adults lack reliable transportation

12.2% · AR 9.7% · worse

15.4% of Winchester adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20%

Thinking or memory17.3%

Hearing5.8%

Errands alone9.9%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing5.6%

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

Around Winchester

Winchester and the towns around it

Care nearby

Delta Memorial HospitalDumas · 7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mcgehee HospitalMcgehee · 11.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Baptist Health Medical Center-Drew CountyMonticello · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Chicot Memorial Medical CenterLake Village · 33.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Mchc-GouldGould · 15.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Dermott Medical ClinicDermott · 17.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careWinchester's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Drew County · need score 12 of 25

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

! Mental healthWinchester's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Monticello MHCA · need score 21 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 Winchester. 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 Winchester

Measure	Winchester	Margin	Arkansas
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	50.6%	46.2–54.9%	41.4%	worse
High cholesterol	38.4%	33.9–42.8%	38%	about the same
Obesity	47%	38.9–54.9%	39.3%	about the same
Arthritis	28.4%	25–31.9%	28.5%	about the same
Depression	17.5%	14.7–20.4%	24.6%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.5%	14.5–20.6%	18.6%	about the same
Asthma	11.1%	9.7–12.5%	10.3%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	5.6%	4.9–6.2%	8.2%	better
Diabetes	18.2%	15.7–21%	13.3%	worse
COPD	7.3%	5.9–9%	8.6%	about the same
Heart disease	7.3%	6.2–8.4%	7.7%	about the same
Stroke	5%	4.3–5.9%	4%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.2%	12–18.8%	15.8%	about the same
Binge drink	11.5%	9.2–14%	14.6%	better
Get no exercise	35.9%	29.7–42.3%	32.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	45.8%	38.6–52.6%	38.1%	worse
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	83.1%	79.8–86%	79%	better
Dentist visit	52.2%	48.4–55.9%	54.7%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.9%	84.3–89.5%	84.8%	about the same
Colon screening	63.9%	58.8–68.5%	61.6%	about the same
Mammogram	79%	71.7–84.8%	71.4%	better
Taking BP meds	80.5%	77.9–82.9%	76.9%	better
No health insurance	11.5%	8.3–15.3%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	39.7%	33.7–45.8%	34.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	36.9%	31.5–42.6%	27%	worse
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	14.8–19.6%	18.5%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.4%	22.8–32.4%	24.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15%	12.7–17.5%	15.6%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	25.7%	20.1–31.9%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.6%	16.6–24.9%	14.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	14.2%	11.7–16.8%	10.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.2%	9.9–14.8%	9.7%	worse
Receive SNAP	15.4%	11.4–19.8%	11.6%
Disability
Any disability	38.9%	33.2–44.9%	38.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	20%	16.6–23.8%	17.6%
Thinking or memory	17.3%	14.2–20.5%	18.2%
Hearing	5.8%	5–6.8%	8.6%
Vision	7.4%	6.1–8.7%	6.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.6%	4.5–6.8%	4.6%
Errands alone	9.9%	8.1–11.8%	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 Winchester door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Winchester 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.