Health · Broken Bow

Broken Bow, OK health

Broken Bow differs from Oklahoma on 21 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing food insecurity (29.7% vs 18.5%) and more adults without reliable transportation (15.2% vs 9.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Broken Bow

Report card

How Broken Bow 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 Broken Bow adults…

43 of every 100 Broken Bow adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 38.7–47.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Broken Bow, betterBroken Bow, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 40.1% Broken Bow
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.7% Broken Bow
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.6% Broken Bow
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 23.5% Broken Bow
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Broken Bow 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

Broken Bow 14.8% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Broken Bow adults are doing

1 in 3Broken Bow adults feel lonely

35.7% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Broken Bow adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.4% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Broken Bow adults lack social or emotional support

27.7% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Broken Bow adults are in frequent mental distress

21.1% · Oklahoma 18% · worse

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 3

Broken Bow adults worry about having enough food

29.7% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 5

Broken Bow adults worry about keeping their housing

20.8% · OK 14.1% · worse

1 in 6

Broken Bow adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

16.2% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 7

Broken Bow adults lack reliable transportation

15.2% · OK 9.6% · worse

27.9% of Broken Bow adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

47.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.8%

Thinking or memory22.4%

Hearing11.4%

Errands alone14.3%

Vision9.6%

Dressing or bathing6.7%

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

Around Broken Bow

Broken Bow and the towns around it

Care nearby

Mccurtain Memorial HospitalIdabel · 11 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Sevier County Medical CenterDe Queen · 22.4 mi · ER · rural critical access

Little River Memorial HospitalAshdown · 42.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Choctaw Memorial HospitalHugo · 43 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Kiamichi Family Medical Center, Inc. - Broken BowBroken Bow · 0.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Kiamichi Family Medical Center - IdabelIdabel · 9.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careBroken Bow's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, McCurtain County · need score 20 of 25

! Mental healthBroken Bow's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 21 · 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 Broken Bow. 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 Broken Bow

Measure	Broken Bow	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43%	38.7–47.3%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	39.3%	35–43.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	44.6%	36.6–52.7%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	31.6%	28.3–35%	27.8%	worse
Depression	26.4%	22.6–30.3%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.4%	19.8–27.6%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	13.2%	11.7–14.8%	11.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	16.6%	14.5–18.8%	12.8%	worse
COPD	11.6%	10.2–13.1%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.7–5.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	23.5%	20.4–26.7%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	12.6%	10.1–15.3%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	40.1%	34.7–45.6%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	39.7%	33.4–46.6%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.9%	73.9–81.4%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	46.8%	43.2–51%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	81%	78.6–83.2%	84.3%	worse
Colon screening	52.4%	46.9–58.3%	59.7%	worse
Mammogram	64.8%	55.9–73.6%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.6%	74–79.1%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	14.8%	12.4–17.4%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.7%	30.3–41.9%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.7%	23.7–32.3%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	21.1%	18.7–23.5%	18%	worse
Fair or poor health	29.9%	26.4–33.6%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.5%	16.3–20.7%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	29.7%	25.8–33.8%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.8%	18.2–23.9%	14.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	16.2%	14.2–18.5%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	15.2%	13.3–17.1%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	27.9%	24–31.8%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	47.5%	42.4–52.2%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.8%	21.1–26.7%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	22.4%	19.9–24.9%	17.3%
Hearing	11.4%	10.2–12.7%	9.1%
Vision	9.6%	8.6–10.6%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.7%	5.9–7.4%	4.3%
Errands alone	14.3%	12.7–15.9%	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 Broken Bow door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Broken Bow 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.