Health · Bushyhead

Bushyhead, OK health

Bushyhead differs from Oklahoma on 6 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more smokers (20.3% vs 16.3%) and more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 8%).

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

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Bushyhead’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Bushyhead is healthier than 10% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressDObesityC-DiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 10%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 32%

Towns with similar incomes, $44K–$74K (7,939)Healthier than 13%

About what its income would suggest. Bushyhead does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Bushyhead 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 Bushyhead 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. Bushyhead 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 Bushyhead 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 Bushyhead adults…

41 of every 100 Bushyhead adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 37–44.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bushyhead, betterBushyhead, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 33.4% Bushyhead
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.1% Bushyhead
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.6% Bushyhead
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.3% Bushyhead
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bushyhead 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 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Bushyhead 10.6% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Bushyhead adults are doing

1 in 3Bushyhead adults feel lonely

33.7% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Bushyhead adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.1% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Bushyhead adults lack social or emotional support

26.4% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Bushyhead 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

Bushyhead adults worry about having enough food

20.1% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Bushyhead adults worry about keeping their housing

14.8% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Bushyhead adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.9% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 9

Bushyhead adults lack reliable transportation

10.8% · OK 9.6% · about the same

16.8% of Bushyhead adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.9%

Thinking or memory19.5%

Hearing10.7%

Errands alone11.1%

Vision6.9%

Dressing or bathing5%

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

Around Bushyhead

Bushyhead and the towns around it

Care nearby

Hillcrest Hospital ClaremoreClaremore · 11.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Claremore Indian HospitalClaremore · 12.1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hillcrest Hospital PryorPryor · 15.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Ascension St. John NowataNowata · 17.7 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Neohealth Pryor Family Medical CenterPryor · 16.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Morton Nowata Health CenterNowata · 17.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

✓ Primary careBushyhead is not a shortage area

✓ Dental careBushyhead is not a shortage area

! Mental healthBushyhead's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catchment Area 1 · need score 16 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 Bushyhead. 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 Bushyhead

Measure	Bushyhead	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.9%	37–44.6%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.3%	35.3–43.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	43.1%	37–49.2%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	29.9%	26.8–32.9%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	26.1%	22.6–29.6%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	17.5%	14.5–20.9%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	12.5%	11–13.9%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.3%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	14.9%	13–16.8%	12.8%	worse
COPD	9.8%	8.6–11%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8.5%	7.6–9.4%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.4%	4–4.8%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.3%	17.5–22.9%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	13.6%	11.3–16.2%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	33.4%	28.8–38.1%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.1%	31.4–43.1%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.6%	74.2–80.7%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	53.7%	50–57.4%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.2%	82.3–86.1%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	61%	55.8–66.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	64.7%	55.8–72.9%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.7%	73.8–79.3%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	10.6%	9–12.4%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.9–38.7%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.4%	22.6–30.3%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.1%	16.9–21.2%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.4%	20.5–26.3%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.6%	14.7–18.6%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	20.1%	17.4–23%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.8%	12.8–17%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.9%	9.5–12.5%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.8%	9.5–12.2%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	16.8%	14.4–19.4%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	43.1%	38.6–47.4%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.9%	17.5–22.3%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	19.5%	17.3–21.7%	17.3%
Hearing	10.7%	9.5–11.8%	9.1%
Vision	6.9%	6.2–7.5%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5%	4.5–5.4%	4.3%
Errands alone	11.1%	9.9–12.4%	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 Bushyhead door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Bushyhead 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.