Health · Beaver

Beaver, OK health

Beaver differs from Oklahoma on 8 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.6% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (15.7% vs 11.3%).

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

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Beaver’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Beaver is healthier than 21% of U.S. towns, and than 38% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressBMental distressCObesityC-DiabetesCSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 21%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 63%

Towns with similar incomes, $42K–$70K (7,141)Healthier than 38%

Better than its income would suggest. Beaver is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C−.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Beaver could be anywhere from D− to B−.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Oklahoma ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Beaver with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Beaver uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Beaver 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 Beaver adults…

44 of every 100 Beaver adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 39.4–48.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beaver, betterBeaver, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.7% Beaver
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Beaver
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.3% Beaver
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.4% Beaver
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beaver 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Beaver 15.7% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Beaver adults are doing

1 in 3Beaver adults feel lonely

32% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Beaver adults have been diagnosed with depression

23.4% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Beaver adults lack social or emotional support

24.4% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Beaver adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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

Beaver adults worry about having enough food

19.2% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Beaver adults worry about keeping their housing

14.1% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Beaver adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Beaver adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · OK 9.6% · about the same

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

Disability

Living with a disability

42.8%

of Beaver adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs21.1%

Thinking or memory17.5%

Hearing12.1%

Errands alone10.5%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing5.1%

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

Around Beaver

Beaver and the towns around it

Care nearby

Beaver County Memorial HospitalBeaver · 7.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Southwest Medical CenterLiberal · 27.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Meade District HospitalMeade · 34.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Ochiltree General HospitalPerryton · 34.3 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Liberal Health CenterLiberal · 28.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Panhandle Counseling and Health Center Outreach CenterHooker · 38.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careBeaver's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Beaver County · need score 10 of 25

! Mental healthBeaver's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 10/Northwest Center for Behavioral Health · need score 19 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 Beaver. 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 Beaver

Measure	Beaver	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.9%	39.4–48.5%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	42.2%	37.5–46.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.2%	30.7–47.7%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.5%	28.8–36.1%	27.8%	worse
Depression	23.4%	19.8–27%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.1%	13.6–20.7%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10%	8.9–11.1%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	14.9%	12.8–17.2%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	8.2–11.5%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.7%	8.4–10.9%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.4%	13.6–19.5%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.3%	9.9–14.9%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.7%	30.9–42.8%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	28.6–43.4%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.7%	76.1–82.9%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.6%	52.4–60.8%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.6%	83.5–87.7%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	60.8%	54.9–66.3%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.6%	56.4–75.3%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.6%	76.8–82%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	15.7%	12.9–18.7%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32%	27–37.8%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.4%	20.6–28.5%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.5–18.9%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.6%	20.9–28.5%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.3%	14.1–18.6%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.2%	15.9–23.1%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.1%	11.8–16.6%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.3–11.3%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.3%	8–10.8%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.4%	12.4–18.7%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	42.8%	37.6–48.3%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.1%	18.1–24.3%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.5%	15.2–20%	17.3%
Hearing	12.1%	10.6–13.6%	9.1%
Vision	7.2%	6.2–8.3%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.1%	4.3–5.9%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.5%	9–12.1%	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 Beaver door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Beaver 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.