Health · Pocola

Pocola, OK health

Pocola differs from Oklahoma on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (79.1% vs 76.3%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10.7% vs 8%).

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

Report card

How Pocola 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 Pocola adults…

43 of every 100 Pocola adults have high blood pressure

Oklahoma: 39 in 100 · worse · margin 38.8–47.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Pocola, betterPocola, worseToo close to callOklahoma

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.3% Pocola
OK 31.1%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.9% Pocola
OK 36.8%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.2% Pocola
OK 14%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.6% Pocola
OK 16.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Pocola 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

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

Mind & connection

How Pocola adults are doing

1 in 3Pocola adults feel lonely

33.8% · Oklahoma 33.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Pocola adults have been diagnosed with depression

25.9% · Oklahoma 25.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Pocola adults lack social or emotional support

26.1% · Oklahoma 25.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Pocola adults are in frequent mental distress

19.4% · 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

Pocola adults worry about having enough food

19.9% · OK 18.5% · about the same

1 in 7

Pocola adults worry about keeping their housing

14.1% · OK 14.1% · about the same

1 in 9

Pocola adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11% · OK 10.3% · about the same

1 in 10

Pocola adults lack reliable transportation

10.5% · OK 9.6% · about the same

17.9% of Pocola adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 15.1% across Oklahoma.

Disability

Living with a disability

43.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs21.3%

Thinking or memory19.2%

Hearing11%

Errands alone11.4%

Vision7.1%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Pocola

Pocola and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

37%42.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 4towns on this map, healthiest first

Pocola39.2%

Rock Island39.5%

Arkoma42.2%

Care nearby

Baptist Health - Fort SmithFort Smith · 8.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Mercy Hospital Fort SmithFort Smith · 9.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Baptist Health - Van BurenVan Buren · 14.7 mi · ER

Eastern Oklahoma Medical CenterPoteau · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Bonanza Wellness CenterBonanza · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Eastside Family ClinicFort Smith · 9.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental carePocola's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Le Flore County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthPocola's county is a federal shortage area.MHCA 21 · need score 19 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 Pocola. 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 Pocola

Measure	Pocola	Margin	Oklahoma
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	43.2%	38.8–47.5%	38.5%	worse
High cholesterol	41.7%	37.2–46.1%	37.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.2%	31.7–46.9%	38.9%	about the same
Arthritis	32.7%	29.1–36.1%	27.8%	worse
Depression	25.9%	22–29.9%	25.5%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	18.6%	15.5–22.2%	16.4%	about the same
Asthma	12.4%	10.9–14%	11.5%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.1%	8.2–10.1%	7.8%	worse
Diabetes	15%	13–17.1%	12.8%	worse
COPD	10.7%	9.2–12.3%	8%	worse
Heart disease	9.2%	8.2–10.3%	7.3%	worse
Stroke	4.7%	4.2–5.2%	3.7%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.6%	17.3–23.9%	16.3%	worse
Binge drink	13.2%	10.7–16%	14%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.3%	30.9–41.5%	31.1%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.9%	31–42.9%	36.8%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	79.5%	76–82.8%	77.9%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.7%	51.1–58.4%	57.1%	about the same
Cholesterol check	84.2%	82.1–86.2%	84.3%	about the same
Colon screening	58.2%	53.2–63.1%	59.7%	about the same
Mammogram	67.1%	58.9–74.8%	70.4%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.1%	76.4–81.6%	76.3%	better
No health insurance	10.6%	8.4–12.8%	11.3%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.8%	28.5–39.6%	33.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.1%	22.1–30.6%	25.2%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	19.4%	17–21.8%	18%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.7%	21.3–28.3%	21.2%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17%	14.8–19.2%	14.3%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	19.9%	16.7–23.5%	18.5%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.1%	12–16.5%	14.1%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11%	9.5–12.7%	10.3%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.5%	9.1–12%	9.6%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.9%	15–21.3%	15.1%
Disability
Any disability	43.2%	38.1–48.1%	38.9%
Walking or climbing stairs	21.3%	18.4–23.9%	17.1%
Thinking or memory	19.2%	16.7–21.8%	17.3%
Hearing	11%	9.8–12.3%	9.1%
Vision	7.1%	6.3–8%	6%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.6–6%	4.3%
Errands alone	11.4%	9.9–12.8%	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 Pocola door to door.

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

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Pocola 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.