Health · Beggs

Beggs, OK health

On most measures Beggs looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults who have had a stroke (4.4% vs 3.7%) and more adults with arthritis (31.9% vs 27.8%).

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

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Beggs’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Beggs is healthier than 13% of U.S. towns, and than 40% of towns with similar incomes.

C-Self-rated healthCPhysical distressC-Mental distressDObesityC-DiabetesC-SmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 13%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 39%

Towns with similar incomes, $34K–$57K (4,040)Healthier than 40%

Better than its income would suggest. Beggs is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is D.

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

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 Beggs 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. Beggs 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 Beggs 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 Beggs adults…

43 of every 100 Beggs adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 38.9–47.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Beggs, betterBeggs, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.9% Beggs
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.9% Beggs
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.8% Beggs
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.1% Beggs
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Beggs 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 11

working-age adults has no health insurance

Beggs 9.5% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Beggs adults are doing

1 in 3Beggs adults feel lonely

33.7% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Beggs adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.4% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Beggs adults lack social or emotional support

26.7% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Beggs adults are in frequent mental distress

19.1% · 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

Beggs adults worry about having enough food

19.8% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 6

Beggs adults worry about keeping their housing

15.4% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Beggs adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.7% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 9

Beggs adults lack reliable transportation

10.7% · OK 9.6% · about the same

17.2% of Beggs adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.8%

Thinking or memory18.5%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone10.8%

Vision6.7%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Beggs

Beggs and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

35.1%44.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#4 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Liberty38.5%

Winchester43.8%

Beggs44.2%

Care nearby

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee · 11.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension St. John SapulpaSapulpa · 17.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrus Lakeside HospitalBristow · 19.8 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta · 21.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

East Central Oklahoma Family Health CenterHenryetta · 20.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Hwc OkemahOkemah · 25.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthBeggs'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 Beggs. 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 Beggs

Measure	Beggs	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.2%	38.9–47.4%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.2%	34.9–43.5%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	44.2%	36.3–51.8%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.9%	28.4–35.4%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.4%	21.6–29.2%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17%	13.9–20.4%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	13%	11.4–14.6%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.2%	7.4–9.1%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	14.6%	12.7–16.7%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9%	7.8–10.3%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.9%	7.1–8.9%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.9%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.1%	15.4–21%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.8%	10.3–15.5%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.9%	29.6–40.4%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.9%	31.4–44.7%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	75.6–82.5%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.5%	52.6–60.4%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	85.2%	83–87.2%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	60.9%	55.3–66.3%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.5%	57.3–74.9%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.2%	74.4–79.8%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9.5%	7.7–11.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.6–39%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.7%	22.8–30.7%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	16.8–21.4%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.3%	20.1–26.6%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.7–17.7%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.8%	16.8–23%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	15.4%	13.1–17.7%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.7%	10.2–13.5%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.7%	9.3–12.1%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.2%	14.5–20.1%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	42.2%	37.1–47.1%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.8%	17.2–22.4%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18.5%	16.3–20.9%	17.3%
Hearing	9.8%	8.7–11%	9.1%
Vision	6.7%	6–7.5%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.4–5.5%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	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 Beggs door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Beggs 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.