Health · Pink

Pink, OK health

On most measures Pink looks like Oklahoma as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more adults with COPD (9.8% vs 8%) and more smokers (19.6% vs 16.3%).

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

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Pink’s Health Grade: D

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Pink is healthier than 15% of U.S. towns.

C-Self-rated healthC-Physical distressC-Mental distressDObesityCDiabetesDSmokingDExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 15%

Less healthyHealthier

Oklahoma towns we grade (237)Healthier than 48%

Towns with similar incomes, $54K–$90K (9,729)Healthier than 10%

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

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

43 of every 100 Pink adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · too close to call · margin 38.5–46.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pink, betterPink, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.6% Pink
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38% Pink
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.6% Pink
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 19.6% Pink
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pink 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

Pink 10.4% · Oklahoma 1 in 9 (11.3%)

Mind & connection

How Pink adults are doing

1 in 3Pink adults feel lonely

33.7% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Pink adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.7% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Pink adults lack social or emotional support

25.6% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pink adults are in frequent mental distress

18.9% · 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 6

Pink adults worry about having enough food

17.9% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Pink adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 10

Pink adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.7% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 11

Pink adults lack reliable transportation

9.2% · OK 9.6% · about the same

15.2% of Pink adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.6%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.2%

Thinking or memory18.4%

Hearing9.9%

Errands alone10.2%

Vision6.2%

Dressing or bathing4.8%

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

Around Pink

Pink and the towns around it

Care nearby

Ssm Health St. Anthony Hospital - ShawneeShawnee · 12.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

J D Mccarty Center for ChildrenNorman · 17.6 mi · children's Directions Medicare profile

Purcell Municipal HospitalPurcell · 20.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Oklahoma Heart Hospital SouthOklahoma City · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Shawnee Family Medical CenterShawnee · 11.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Variety Care Women and Children NormanNorman · 18.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary carePink's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Pottawatomie County · need score 17 of 25

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

! Mental healthPink's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Red Rock East · need score 20 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 Pink. 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 Pink

Measure	Pink	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.5%	38.5–46.5%	38.5%	about the same
High cholesterol	41.4%	37.4–45.6%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	41.4%	34.9–47.9%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.3–36%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.7%	22.3–29.5%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	19%	15.9–22.7%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	12.2%	10.9–13.8%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.6%	7.8–9.5%	7.8%	about the same
Diabetes	13.5%	11.7–15.4%	12.8%	about the same
COPD	9.8%	8.6–11%	8%	worse
Heart disease	8%	7.1–8.9%	7.3%	about the same
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.7%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	19.6%	16.9–22.4%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	13.6%	11.2–16.5%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.6%	28.2–37.4%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	38%	32.2–44.1%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.3%	75.9–82.5%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	51.8%	48.1–55.7%	57.1%	worse
Cholesterol check	85%	83–87%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	58.8%	53.4–63.9%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	66.8%	58.1–74.8%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.4%	73.3–79.3%	76.3%	about the same
No health insurance	10.4%	8.8–12.3%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.9–38.6%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.6%	21.9–29.4%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	18.9%	16.8–21.2%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	23.2%	20.2–26.4%	21.2%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	14.1–18%	14.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	17.9%	15.2–20.8%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.1%	11.2–15.1%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.7%	8.4–11.1%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	9.2%	8.1–10.5%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.2%	12.8–17.8%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	40.6%	36.2–45.1%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.2%	16.9–21.8%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	18.4%	16.3–20.7%	17.3%
Hearing	9.9%	8.9–11.1%	9.1%
Vision	6.2%	5.5–6.8%	6%
Dressing or bathing	4.8%	4.3–5.3%	4.3%
Errands alone	10.2%	9–11.4%	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 Pink door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pink 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.