Health · Bearden

Bearden, OK health

On most measures Bearden looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.1% vs 16.4%).

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

Report card

How Bearden 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 Bearden adults…

40 of every 100 Bearden adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36–44.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bearden, betterBearden, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 31.3% Bearden
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.2% Bearden
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.2% Bearden
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.4% Bearden
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bearden 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bearden 9.6% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Bearden adults are doing

1 in 3Bearden adults feel lonely

33.9% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Bearden adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.5% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Bearden adults lack social or emotional support

25.1% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Bearden adults are in frequent mental distress

19.2% · 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

Bearden adults worry about having enough food

18.5% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Bearden adults worry about keeping their housing

13.3% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Bearden adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.1% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Bearden adults lack reliable transportation

10.2% · OK 9.6% · about the same

15.4% of Bearden adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.5%

Thinking or memory18.7%

Hearing10.5%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision6.5%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

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

Around Bearden

Bearden and the towns around it

Care nearby

Creek Nation Community HospitalOkemah · 7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Prague Regional Memorial HospitalPrague · 18.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Holdenville General HospitalHoldenville · 19.1 mi · ER · rural critical access

Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta · 22 mi · ER

Hwc OkemahOkemah · 6.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

East Central Oklahoma Family Health CenterWetumka · 12.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careBearden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Okfuskee County · need score 18 of 25

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

! Mental healthBearden's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catchment Area 13 · 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 Bearden. 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 Bearden

Measure	Bearden	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	36–44.8%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.7%	35.4–44.5%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	40.6%	32.5–49.7%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	29.5%	26–33.2%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	26.5%	22.7–31.1%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	22.1%	18.3–26.4%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	12.4%	10.9–14.1%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.5–9.4%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	13.9%	11.9–16.1%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9.3%	7.8–11%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	8.4%	7.3–9.7%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.2%	3.7–4.8%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.4%	15.3–21.9%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.2%	11.4–17.4%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	31.3%	26–37.1%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.2%	29.2–43.5%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78%	73.9–81.6%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.9%	50.8–59%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83%	80.3–85.6%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	63.8%	58.2–69.2%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	68%	58.6–76.4%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.5–79.7%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9.6%	7.3–12.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.9%	28.2–39.6%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.1%	21–29.4%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.2%	16.8–21.9%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.3%	18.8–26.2%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.5–18%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.5%	14.9–22.1%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.3%	10.9–15.7%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.1%	8.5–11.8%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.2%	8.6–11.9%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.3–18.7%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	40.8%	35.5–46.7%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.5%	15.6–21.6%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18.7%	16–21.7%	17.3%
Hearing	10.5%	9.1–11.9%	9.1%
Vision	6.5%	5.6–7.4%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.4%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.5%	9–12.2%	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 Bearden door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bearden 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.