Health · Arco

Arco, ID health

Arco differs from Idaho on 18 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (75.7% vs 70.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (11.6% vs 6.6%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 850 people are less certain, so we show Arco's figures without a grade.

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How Arco compares with Idaho

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 Arco adults…

39 of every 100 Arco adults have high blood pressure

Idaho: 32 in 100 · worse · margin 34.1–42.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Arco, betterArco, worseToo close to callIdaho

Get no exerciseshare of adults 29.1% Arco
ID 22.2%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.8% Arco
ID 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Arco
ID 15.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Arco
ID 12%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Arco adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Idaho.

Yearly checkup

ID 74%

Dentist visit

ID 67%

Cholesterol check

ID 81%

Colon screening

ID 62%

Mammogram

ID 69%

Taking BP meds

ID 71%

1 in 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Arco 12.7% · Idaho 1 in 9 (10.7%)

Mind & connection

How Arco adults are doing

1 in 3Arco adults feel lonely

29.3% · Idaho 29.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Arco adults have been diagnosed with depression

25% · Idaho 23.7% · too close to call

1 in 5Arco adults lack social or emotional support

20.8% · Idaho 19.6% · too close to call

1 in 6Arco adults are in frequent mental distress

18% · Idaho 16.2% · 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

Arco adults worry about having enough food

18.9% · ID 12.8% · worse

1 in 8

Arco adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · ID 10.3% · worse

1 in 11

Arco adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · ID 6.6% · worse

1 in 10

Arco adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · ID 7.5% · worse

16.2% of Arco adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.8% across Idaho.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.6%

of Arco adults live with a disability (Idaho 34.7%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21.9%

Thinking or memory19.6%

Hearing12.7%

Errands alone12%

Vision7.4%

Dressing or bathing6%

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

Around Arco

Arco and the towns around it

Care in and near Arco

1 hospital in Arco, plus the nearest outside it. Nearest first.

Lost Rivers Medical CenterArco · 0.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Luke's Wood River Medical CenterKetchum · 52.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grove Creek Medical CenterBlackfoot · 56.2 mi Directions Medicare profile

Bingham Memorial HospitalBlackfoot · 56.6 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Fhs Bellevue Co. Response OfficeBellevue · 49.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Health West - Aberdeen ChcAberdeen · 52.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careArco's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Butte County · need score 11 of 25

! Dental careArco's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Butte County · need score 12 of 25

! Mental healthArco's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Eastern District 7 · need score 16 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 Arco. 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 Arco

Measure	Arco	Margin	Idaho
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.1–42.8%	31.5%	worse
High cholesterol	37.9%	33.6–42.4%	33.2%	worse
Obesity	35.9%	28.2–44.2%	32.1%	about the same
Arthritis	34.4%	30.6–38%	26.6%	worse
Depression	25%	21.2–28.8%	23.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.2%	14–20.9%	16.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.9%	10.5–13.4%	10.7%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.7–10.8%	8.3%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.3–16.6%	10.1%	worse
COPD	11.6%	9.5–13.8%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.2–10.6%	6.2%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.3–5.7%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	14.4–21.8%	12%	worse
Binge drink	13.4%	11–16.2%	15.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	29.1%	23.4–34.7%	22.2%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	34.8%	28–42%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74.6%	70.6–78.4%	74.3%	about the same
Dentist visit	58%	53.9–62.1%	66.6%	worse
Cholesterol check	80.2%	77.4–82.9%	81.1%	about the same
Colon screening	64.2%	58.8–69.3%	61.8%	about the same
Mammogram	63.3%	53.5–72.8%	69.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.7%	72.3–78.7%	70.5%	better
No health insurance	12.7%	9.7–16%	10.7%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.3%	24.7–34.9%	29.2%	about the same
Lack emotional support	20.8%	17.4–24.7%	19.6%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18%	15.6–20.3%	16.2%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.2%	20.8–29.7%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.3%	15.6–21%	13.6%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.9%	15.1–23.1%	12.8%	worse
Housing insecurity	13.1%	10.7–15.8%	10.3%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	8–11.3%	6.6%	worse
No reliable transportation	10.2%	8.6–12.1%	7.5%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.2%	12.8–20.1%	8.8%
Disability
Any disability	43.6%	37.6–49.2%	34.7%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.9%	18.2–25.5%	14.5%
Thinking or memory	19.6%	16.5–22.7%	16%
Hearing	12.7%	11.2–14.3%	9.3%
Vision	7.4%	6.2–8.7%	4.9%
Dressing or bathing	6%	5–7%	3.5%
Errands alone	12%	10–14%	8.2%

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 Arco door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Arco directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Idaho 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.