Health · Pine Prairie

Pine Prairie, LA health

Pine Prairie differs from Louisiana on 5 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (17.7% vs 8.9%) and more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.3% vs 18.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Pine Prairie
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 934 people are less certain, so we show Pine Prairie's figures without a grade.

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How Pine Prairie compares with Louisiana

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 Pine Prairie adults…

40 of every 100 Pine Prairie adults have high blood pressure
Louisiana: 43 in 100 · too close to call · margin 35.9–44.4%

Bars show Pine Prairie; the black tick is Louisiana. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pine Prairie, betterPine Prairie, worseToo close to callLouisiana
Get no exerciseshare of adults 35.1% Pine Prairie
LA 30.3%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.1% Pine Prairie
LA 40.1%
Binge drinkshare of adults 20% Pine Prairie
LA 16.9%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.7% Pine Prairie
LA 17.3%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pine Prairie adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Louisiana.

78%
Yearly checkup
LA 82%
54%
Dentist visit
LA 57%
81%
Cholesterol check
LA 86%
63%
Colon screening
LA 66%
74%
Mammogram
LA 79%
75%
Taking BP meds
LA 79%
1 in 6
working-age adults has no health insurance
Pine Prairie 17.7% · Louisiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Pine Prairie adults are doing

1 in 3Pine Prairie adults feel lonely
36% · Louisiana 36.6% · too close to call
1 in 4Pine Prairie adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.1% · Louisiana 26.6% · too close to call
1 in 3Pine Prairie adults lack social or emotional support
29.6% · Louisiana 28.6% · too close to call
1 in 5Pine Prairie adults are in frequent mental distress
19.5% · Louisiana 19.3% · 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
Pine Prairie adults worry about having enough food
24.9% · LA 22.5% · about the same
1 in 6
Pine Prairie adults worry about keeping their housing
18% · LA 16.8% · about the same
1 in 8
Pine Prairie adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
11.9% · LA 12.4% · about the same
1 in 8
Pine Prairie adults lack reliable transportation
12.3% · LA 11.3% · about the same

18.9% of Pine Prairie adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 19% across Louisiana.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.7%

of Pine Prairie adults live with a disability (Louisiana 38%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs18.7%
Thinking or memory21%
Hearing10.2%
Errands alone11.4%
Vision7.6%
Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Pine Prairie

No hospital or community health center in Pine Prairie itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSavoy Medical CenterMamou · 9.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyMercy Regional Medical Center★★★★★ · 11.4 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSouthwest Louisiana Primary Health Care CenterVille Platte · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.7 mi
Savoy Medical Center
Mamou · ★★★★★
ER
11.2 mi
Southwest Louisiana Primary Health Care Center
3 sites · nearest in Ville Platte
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
11.4 mi
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Ville Platte · ★★★★★
ER
13.4 mi
Oakdale Community Hospital
Oakdale · ★★★★★
ER
14.2 mi
Access Health Louisiana
3 sites · nearest in Oakdale
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
18.7 mi
Bunkie General Hospital
Bunkie · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary carePine Prairie's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Evangeline Parish · need score 13 of 25
! Dental carePine Prairie's county is a federal shortage area.Evangeline Parish · need score 13 of 25
! Mental healthPine Prairie's county is a federal shortage area.Evangeline Parish · need score 20 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Pine Prairie. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Pine Prairie
MeasurePine PrairieMarginLouisiana
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure40%35.9–44.4%42.6%about the same
High cholesterol38.2%33.9–42.6%38.3%about the same
Obesity41%33–49.4%40%about the same
Arthritis28.5%25.4–31.5%29.7%about the same
Depression26.1%22.1–30%26.6%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)22.3%18.3–26.8%18.1%worse
Asthma9.3%8.1–10.5%10.3%about the same
Cancer (not skin)7.9%7–8.8%7.5%about the same
Diabetes13.8%11.9–15.8%15.2%about the same
COPD9.5%8–11.1%8.5%about the same
Heart disease8.2%7.2–9.4%7.5%about the same
Stroke4.3%3.8–5%4.3%about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.7%15.9–21.9%17.3%about the same
Binge drink20%16.5–23.7%16.9%about the same
Get no exercise35.1%29.7–40.9%30.3%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.1%31.3–45.5%40.1%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup77.5%73.4–80.9%81.8%worse
Dentist visit53.6%49.6–57.6%57.2%about the same
Cholesterol check81.1%78.2–83.8%86.4%worse
Colon screening63%57.7–67.9%66.3%about the same
Mammogram74.3%66–81.7%79.3%about the same
Taking BP meds74.8%72.2–77.2%78.8%worse
No health insurance17.7%14–22.1%8.9%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely36%30.7–41.8%36.6%about the same
Lack emotional support29.6%25.4–34.2%28.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress19.5%17.2–21.9%19.3%about the same
Fair or poor health27.8%23.9–32.3%24.4%about the same
Frequent physical distress16.9%14.6–19.2%15.2%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity24.9%20.8–29%22.5%about the same
Housing insecurity18%15.5–21%16.8%about the same
Utility shut-off threat11.9%10.3–13.8%12.4%about the same
No reliable transportation12.3%10.6–14.2%11.3%about the same
Receive SNAP18.9%15.7–22.2%19%
Disability
Any disability43.7%38.4–49.1%38%
Walking or climbing stairs18.7%16–21.4%17.6%
Thinking or memory21%18.2–24.1%18.4%
Hearing10.2%8.9–11.5%8%
Vision7.6%6.6–8.9%6.7%
Dressing or bathing5.2%4.5–6.1%5.1%
Errands alone11.4%9.8–13.3%10.3%
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 Pine Prairie door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Louisiana figure falls inside it, we don't call Pine Prairie better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pine Prairie directly, so these are its own figures.

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

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