Health · Jay

Jay, OK health

Jay differs from Oklahoma on 21 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults without reliable transportation (16% vs 9.6%) and more adults facing food insecurity (30.5% vs 18.5%).

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

Report card

How Jay 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 Jay adults…

45 of every 100 Jay adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 41.1–49.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Jay, betterJay, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 40.1% Jay
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.8% Jay
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.6% Jay
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 25.9% Jay
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Jay 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

Jay 14.5% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Jay adults are doing

1 in 3Jay adults feel lonely

35.8% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Jay adults have been diagnosed with depression

27.7% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Jay adults lack social or emotional support

28.4% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Jay adults are in frequent mental distress

22% · 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

Jay adults worry about having enough food

30.5% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 5

Jay adults worry about keeping their housing

20.7% · OK 14.1% · worse

1 in 6

Jay adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

16% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 6

Jay adults lack reliable transportation

16% · OK 9.6% · worse

27.4% of Jay adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

50.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs25.5%

Thinking or memory23.2%

Hearing13%

Errands alone14.7%

Vision10.3%

Dressing or bathing6.9%

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

Around Jay

Jay and the towns around it

Care nearby

Integris Grove HospitalGrove · 12 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Ozarks Community Hospital of GravetteGravette · 18.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Siloam Springs Regional HospitalSiloam Springs · 22.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Saint Francis Hospital VinitaVinita · 25.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Jay Family Medicine ClinicJay · 1.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Family Medical CenterGrove · 11.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

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

! Mental healthJay'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 Jay. 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 Jay

Measure	Jay	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.3%	41.1–49.7%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	42.5%	38.3–46.8%	37.7%	worse
Obesity	40.7%	33.4–48.6%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	34.6%	31.1–38.1%	27.8%	worse
Depression	27.7%	23.8–31.7%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.9%	21.2–29.2%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	13.7%	12.1–15.4%	11.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	8.3%	7.4–9.1%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	17.5%	15.2–19.8%	12.8%	worse
COPD	12.8%	11.2–14.6%	8%	worse
Heart disease	10.1%	9–11.2%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.6%	5.1–6.2%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	25.9%	22.4–29.6%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	12.6%	10.2–15.4%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	40.1%	34.6–45.8%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	38.8%	33.1–45.1%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.7%	73.9–81.1%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	45.2%	41.6–49%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.6%	79.2–84%	84.3%	worse
Colon screening	54.6%	49.6–60%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	62.4%	54.3–70.9%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.5%	74.9–79.9%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	14.5%	11.8–17.5%	11.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.8%	30.3–41.5%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.4%	24.1–32.8%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	22%	19.5–24.5%	18%	worse
Fair or poor health	31.5%	27.7–35.6%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	20.2%	17.8–22.8%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	30.5%	26.1–34.9%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.7%	17.7–23.8%	14.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	16%	13.8–18.3%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	16%	13.8–18.2%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	27.4%	23.2–31.6%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	50.2%	45–55.5%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	25.5%	22.6–28.7%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	23.2%	20.5–26.1%	17.3%
Hearing	13%	11.6–14.5%	9.1%
Vision	10.3%	9.2–11.6%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.9%	6.1–7.8%	4.3%
Errands alone	14.7%	12.9–16.7%	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 Jay door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Jay 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.