O'Kean’s FEMA risk score stands at 84 of 100, above both the Arkansas town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2009. 30% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from earthquakes, followed by inland flooding at 26%.

84risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

EarthquakesInland floodingCold waves

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in O'Kean Get readyReady for earthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of O'Kean

O'Kean: 26% of residents live below the poverty line. Its average commute stands at 25 minutes, where Arkansas’ towns sit at 21 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Pocahontas (29%), Walnut Ridge (9%) and Jonesboro (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles.

0%work in town

	O'Kean	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	26%	18%	9.6%
Average trip to work	25 minutes	21 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In O'Kean0%

Pocahontas29%

Walnut Ridge9%

Jonesboro9%

Paragould6%

13 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in O'Kean

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here0 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in O'Kean Commute times25 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 13 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and hot summers: that is O'Kean’s year

A winter brings about 6 inches of snow, with January nights at 28° and July afternoons at 90°.

6″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter30–49°

Spring48–70°

Summer68–89°

Fall49–72°

Nov 1

typical first frost

Mar 31

typical last frost

+0.5°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 90°, January lows 28°Rain & snow6″ of snow a winter · 49 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingBoth heating and cooling Then and now+0.5° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy O'Kean is

29% of adults say their health is fair or poor in O'Kean. The town beats the Arkansas average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. Two figures for adults locally: 39% get no exercise outside work, 21% smoke cigarettes.

	O'Kean	Arkansas towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	19%	16%	14%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	39%	34%	25%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	21%	17%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	45%	41%	35%

32 measures vs. Arkansas

1 better22 too close to call9 worse

What stands out	O'Kean	AR
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	12.4%	18.6%
More adults with COPD	11.5%	8.6%

Lawrence Memorial Hospital

10.7 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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Everyday habitsMore smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.7 miles to an ER · Lawrence Memorial Hospital How adults are doingMore adults in frequent physical distress Every CDC estimateBetter than AR on 1 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of O'Kean is conserved land

0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved

conserved · 0 of 651 acres

0.0 mi

of trails · 0 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. O'Kean Park	—	6

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Trail map0.0 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk6 acres · O'Kean Park Conserved land0% conserved · 0 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in O'Kean?”

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HealthBetter than AR on 1 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commuteNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 84% of U.S. communities · earthquakes

Out and about

Outdoors0 mi of trails · 0% conserved land PlacesAttractions5 nearby · Eddie Mae Herron Center & Museum 11 mi LibraryLawrence County Library CollegesWilliams Baptist University is 7.5 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1875 Town Hall & politicsClimate90° summer highs · 6″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of O'Kean

Williams Baptist UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Walnut Ridge7.5 mi$21,070 tuition Black River Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Pocahontas8.8 mi$4,776 in-state tuition Crowley's Ridge CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Paragould15 mi$16,670 tuition

About 0 of every 100 O'Kean residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Arkansas.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave O'Kean for work

Where O'Kean’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

0jobs based in O'Kean

0%of working residents work in town

13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About O'Kean

Town in Arkansas, United States

O'Kean is a town in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 192 at the 2020 census.

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Area: 1.0 sq mi
Elevation: 276 ft
ZIP code: 72449
Area code: 870

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Natural hazards: very high risk in O'Kean, mostly earthquakes