Health · Bray

Bray, OK health

Bray differs from Oklahoma on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.4% vs 14.1%) and fewer adults without reliable transportation (8.1% vs 9.6%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (9.6% vs 7.8%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 979 people are less certain, so we show Bray's figures without a grade.

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How Bray 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 Bray adults…

45 of every 100 Bray adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 40.4–48.9%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bray, betterBray, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33% Bray
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 34.4% Bray
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.8% Bray
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.8% Bray
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bray 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

Bray 9.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Bray adults are doing

1 in 3Bray adults feel lonely

31% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Bray adults have been diagnosed with depression

24.9% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Bray adults lack social or emotional support

23.9% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 6Bray adults are in frequent mental distress

17.3% · 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 6

Bray adults worry about having enough food

16% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Bray adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · OK 14.1% · better

1 in 11

Bray adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.7% · OK 10.3% · better

1 in 12

Bray adults lack reliable transportation

8.1% · OK 9.6% · better

13.3% of Bray adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.7%

Thinking or memory16.6%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone9.6%

Vision6.1%

Dressing or bathing4.7%

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

Around Bray

Bray and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

38.3%39.7%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Bray38.9%

Duncan39.7%

Care nearby

Duncan Regional HospitalDuncan · 7.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lindsay Municipal HospitalLindsay · 19.4 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Jefferson County HospitalWaurika · 31.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Grady Memorial HospitalChickasha · 31.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Marlow Community Health CenterMarlow · 8.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Comanche Community Health CenterComanche · 18.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthBray's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.MHCA 8 SW Oklahoma Jim Taliaferro · need score 20 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 Bray. 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 Bray

Measure	Bray	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	44.7%	40.4–48.9%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.4%	37–45.8%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	38.9%	32.1–46.2%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	33.2%	29.7–36.7%	27.8%	worse
Depression	24.9%	21.3–28.5%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.3%	14.2–20.8%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	11.4%	10–12.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.6%	8.7–10.6%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	14.3%	12.3–16.2%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9.7%	8.4–11%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.9%	7.9–9.9%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.8%	16.1–21.8%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	13.8%	11.3–16.7%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	33%	28–38.1%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	34.4%	28.6–40.7%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.9%	76.5–83.2%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	58.1%	54.3–62%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.2%	84.3–88%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	59.5%	54.1–64.6%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	68.6%	59.9–76.4%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79%	75.9–81.7%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9.4%	7.7–11.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31%	26.1–36%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.9%	20.3–27.7%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.3%	15.3–19.4%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	22.8%	19.6–26%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	13.9–18%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	16%	13.4–18.9%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.7–13.4%	14.1%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.7%	7.5–10.1%	10.3%	better
No reliable transportation	8.1%	7–9.3%	9.6%	better
Receive SNAP	13.3%	11–15.8%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	40.7%	35.9–45.5%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.7%	17–22.3%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	16.6%	14.6–18.8%	17.3%
Hearing	11.1%	9.8–12.4%	9.1%
Vision	6.1%	5.4–6.7%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.7%	4.1–5.3%	4.3%
Errands alone	9.6%	8.4–10.8%	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 Bray door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bray 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.