Health · Okmulgee

Okmulgee, OK health

Okmulgee differs from Oklahoma on 20 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more adults facing a utility shut-off (15.7% vs 10.3%) and more adults without reliable transportation (14.5% vs 9.6%).

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

D-Health Grade

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Okmulgee’s Health Grade: D−

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Okmulgee is healthier than 3% of U.S. towns.

DSelf-rated healthDPhysical distressDMental distressD-ObesityDDiabetesD-SmokingD-Exercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 3%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 9%

Towns with similar incomes, $31K–$52K (2,852)Healthier than 12%

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

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Okmulgee could be anywhere from D− to D.

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 Okmulgee 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. Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee adults…

46 of every 100 Okmulgee adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 41.8–50.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Okmulgee, betterOkmulgee, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 40.6% Okmulgee
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 40.5% Okmulgee
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12% Okmulgee
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 21.6% Okmulgee
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Okmulgee 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Okmulgee 12.6% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Okmulgee adults are doing

1 in 3Okmulgee adults feel lonely

34.7% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Okmulgee adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Okmulgee adults lack social or emotional support

28.1% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Okmulgee adults are in frequent mental distress

20.6% · 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 4

Okmulgee adults worry about having enough food

27.5% · OK 18.5% · worse

1 in 5

Okmulgee adults worry about keeping their housing

19.6% · OK 14.1% · worse

1 in 6

Okmulgee adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

15.7% · OK 10.3% · worse

1 in 7

Okmulgee adults lack reliable transportation

14.5% · OK 9.6% · worse

25.8% of Okmulgee adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

47.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.5%

Thinking or memory21.5%

Hearing11.1%

Errands alone13.4%

Vision9.1%

Dressing or bathing6.4%

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

Around Okmulgee

Okmulgee and the towns around it

Care nearby

Muscogee (Creek) Nation Medical CenterOkmulgee · 1 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Hillcrest Hospital HenryettaHenryetta · 13.2 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Creek Nation Community HospitalOkemah · 23.4 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carrus Lakeside HospitalBristow · 28.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

East Central Oklahoma Family Health CenterHenryetta · 11.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

East Central Oklahoma Family Health CenterHenryetta · 13 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careOkmulgee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Okfuskee County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthOkmulgee's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Catchment Area 13 · 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 Okmulgee. 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 Okmulgee

Measure	Okmulgee	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	46%	41.8–50.2%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	40.1%	35.9–44.4%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	47.1%	39.5–54.9%	38.9%	worse
Arthritis	33.1%	29.8–36.6%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.7%	22.1–29.7%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	24.2%	20.1–28.4%	16.4%	worse
Asthma	13.3%	11.8–14.9%	11.5%	worse
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7.2–8.8%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	17.3%	15.2–19.5%	12.8%	worse
COPD	11%	9.9–12.2%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.3–10.1%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	5.2%	4.8–5.7%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	21.6%	18.9–24.3%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	12%	9.8–14.6%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	40.6%	35.3–45.8%	31.1%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	40.5%	33.8–47.6%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.8%	75.3–82.1%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	47%	43.1–50.9%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	82.2%	80–84.2%	84.3%	worse
Colon screening	58.2%	52.6–63.7%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	64.1%	54.6–72.7%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77.4%	74.9–79.7%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	12.6%	10.8–14.5%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	34.7%	29.5–40.2%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	28.1%	24.2–32.2%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.6%	18.3–23%	18%	worse
Fair or poor health	28.6%	25.3–31.8%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.7%	15.7–19.9%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27.5%	24.3–30.9%	18.5%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.6%	17.1–22.2%	14.1%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	15.7%	13.8–17.7%	10.3%	worse
No reliable transportation	14.5%	12.9–16.1%	9.6%	worse
Receive SNAP	25.8%	22.7–28.9%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	47.7%	42.8–52.5%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.5%	20.9–26%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	21.5%	19.2–23.7%	17.3%
Hearing	11.1%	9.9–12.3%	9.1%
Vision	9.1%	8.3–9.9%	6%
Dressing or bathing	6.4%	5.8–7%	4.3%
Errands alone	13.4%	12–14.8%	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 Okmulgee door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Okmulgee 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.