Health · Ada

Ada, OK health

On most measures Ada looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (11.1% vs 9.6%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (52.4% vs 57.1%).

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

Report card

How Ada compares with Oklahoma

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 Ada adults…

39 of every 100 Ada adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 34.7–42.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Ada, betterAda, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.7% Ada
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Ada
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.5% Ada
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.9% Ada
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

OK 78%

Dentist visit

OK 57%

Cholesterol check

OK 84%

Colon screening

OK 60%

Mammogram

OK 70%

Taking BP meds

OK 76%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Ada 10.9% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Ada adults are doing

1 in 3Ada adults feel lonely

35.3% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Ada adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.3% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Ada adults lack social or emotional support

25.8% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Ada adults are in frequent mental distress

19.3% · Oklahoma 18% · 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

Ada adults worry about having enough food

20% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Ada adults worry about keeping their housing

14.7% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Ada adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.1% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 9

Ada adults lack reliable transportation

11.1% · OK 9.6% · worse

16.6% of Ada adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

38.9%

of Ada adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.1%

Thinking or memory18.8%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone10.6%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing4.3%

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

Around Ada

Ada and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mercy Hospital AdaAda · 2.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda · 3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Arbuckle Memorial Hospital AuthoritySulphur · 25.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Holdenville General HospitalHoldenville · 27.6 mi · ER · rural critical access

Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - Ent/EndoAda · 1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - Peds IIAda · 1.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careAda's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pontotoc County · need score 14 of 25

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

! Mental healthAda's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 18/Southern Oklahoma · 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 Ada. 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 Ada

Measure	Ada	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.5%	34.7–42.4%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.3%	32.4–40.3%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.9%	33–47.3%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	26.7%	24–29.7%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	26.3%	22.8–30.1%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.3%	14.4–20.5%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	12.4%	11.1–13.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.5%	6.8–8.3%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	12%	10.5–13.6%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7.2–9%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.1%	6.4–7.8%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.5–4%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.9%	14.8–19.2%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.5%	12–17.4%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.7%	26.6–35.4%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	31.1–43.9%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74.2–80.9%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	52.4%	48.8–56.2%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.2%	80.2–84.1%	84.3%	worse
Colon screening	59.3%	54–64.4%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.2%	57.2–74.5%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.4%	70.8–75.8%	76.3%	worse
No health insurance	10.9%	9.4–12.7%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.3%	30.2–40.8%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.8%	22.1–29.8%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.3%	17.3–21.6%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.4%	19–24.1%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.6%	13–16.4%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20%	17.4–22.8%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.7%	12.7–16.8%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.1%	9.7–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	16.6%	14.4–19%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	38.9%	34.7–43.4%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.1%	15.3–19.3%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18.8%	16.9–20.9%	17.3%
Hearing	9.1%	8.2–10.2%	9.1%
Vision	6.5%	5.9–7%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.3%	4–4.7%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.6%	9.5–11.6%	9.6%

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 Ada door to door.

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

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

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