Health · Byng

Byng, OK health

On every measure CDC estimates, Byng looks like Oklahoma as a whole: no difference is outside the margin of error.

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

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Byng’s Health Grade: C−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Byng is healthier than 25% of U.S. towns and 69% of Oklahoma towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressC-Mental distressC-ObesityB-DiabetesC-SmokingC-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 25%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 69%

Towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (9,882)Healthier than 18%

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

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

40 of every 100 Byng adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 36.1–44.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Byng, betterByng, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.4% Byng
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37.2% Byng
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14.7% Byng
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 18.2% Byng
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Byng 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Byng 9.8% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Byng adults are doing

1 in 3Byng adults feel lonely

34% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Byng adults have been diagnosed with depression

26% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Byng adults lack social or emotional support

25.9% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Byng adults are in frequent mental distress

18.7% · 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

Byng adults worry about having enough food

18.2% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Byng adults worry about keeping their housing

13.9% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Byng adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.4% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Byng adults lack reliable transportation

9.9% · OK 9.6% · about the same

14.7% of Byng adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.7%

of Byng adults live with a disability (Oklahoma 38.9%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.2%

Thinking or memory17.7%

Hearing9.1%

Errands alone9.7%

Vision6%

Dressing or bathing4.2%

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

Around Byng

Byng and the towns around it

Care nearby

Chickasaw Nation Medical CenterAda · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Mercy Hospital AdaAda · 6.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holdenville General HospitalHoldenville · 22.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Coal County General HospitalCoalgate · 33.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Central Oklahoma Family Medical Center - Colony AdminAda · 5.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careByng's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pontotoc County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthByng's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 18/Southern Oklahoma · 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 Byng. 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 Byng

Measure	Byng	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.2%	36.1–44.4%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.8%	33.7–42.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	41.1%	33.9–48.9%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	28.1%	24.9–31.5%	27.8%	about the same
Depression	26%	22.3–30%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.6%	11–16.6%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	12.3%	10.9–13.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.6%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	12.5%	10.8–14.3%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	8.2%	6.9–9.5%	8%	about the same
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	3.8%	3.4–4.2%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	18.2%	15.1–21.3%	16.3%	about the same
Binge drink	14.7%	12.1–17.6%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.4%	25.5–35.6%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37.2%	30.9–43.8%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.1%	74.5–81.5%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	57.3%	53.4–61.2%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.6%	82.4–86.6%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	60.1%	54.9–65.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	64.7%	55.4–73.3%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.5%	71.4–77.4%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	9.8%	7.9–12.1%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34%	28.8–39.5%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.9%	21.8–30.1%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.7%	16.5–21.2%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21%	17.9–24.2%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.9%	12.9–17%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.2%	15–21.6%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.9%	11.6–16.3%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	10.4%	8.8–12.1%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.9%	8.5–11.4%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	14.7%	12–17.7%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	37.7%	32.9–42.5%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.2%	14.7–19.8%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	17.7%	15.4–20%	17.3%
Hearing	9.1%	8–10.2%	9.1%
Vision	6%	5.2–6.7%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.2%	3.7–4.9%	4.3%
Errands alone	9.7%	8.4–11.1%	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 Byng door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Byng 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.