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Arkansas rankings · Health

Healthiest towns in Arkansas

Cave Springs ranks first on health among Arkansas’ 123 towns of 2,500+; 7 of the 123 grade A− or better on health nationally.

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). How grades work

#1

Cave Springs

Benton County · 6,701 people
A

Health grade, better than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 123 in AR

#2

Bentonville

Benton County · 63,057 people
A

Health grade, better than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 123 in AR

All 123 towns

Health grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank; the overall grade and state rank are beside each.

123 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.

#TownGradeOverall
1Cave SpringsBenton County · 6,701 peopleAbetter than 90% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #5 of 123
2BentonvilleBenton County · 63,057 peopleAbetter than 85% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #6 of 123
3CentertonBenton County · 27,176 peopleA−better than 81% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #3 of 123
4MaumellePulaski County · 19,780 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #24 of 123
5TontitownWashington County · 8,046 peopleA−better than 79% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #18 of 123
6Bella VistaBenton County · 34,518 peopleA−better than 76% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #4 of 123
7FarmingtonWashington County · 10,658 peopleA−better than 75% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #7 of 123
8AustinLonoke County · 4,017 peopleB+better than 74% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #9 of 123
9HighfillBenton County · 3,676 peopleB+better than 72% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #2 of 123
10ElkinsWashington County · 4,184 peopleB+better than 67% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #10 of 123
11LowellBenton County · 12,184 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall A · #8 of 123
12FayettevilleWashington County · 106,623 peopleB+better than 66% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #26 of 123
13Pea RidgeBenton County · 11,233 peopleB+better than 65% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #16 of 123
14Elm SpringsWashington County · 2,852 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #30 of 123
15Gibsonunincorporated, Pulaski County · 4,167 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #35 of 123
16BrooklandCraighead County · 4,697 peopleBbetter than 62% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #42 of 123
17JohnsonWashington County · 3,684 peopleBbetter than 61% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #17 of 123
18GreenbrierFaulkner County · 6,645 peopleBbetter than 60% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #19 of 123
19Little FlockBenton County · 3,039 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #27 of 123
20BryantSaline County · 22,815 peopleBbetter than 59% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #14 of 123
21Salemunincorporated, Saline County · 2,642 peopleBbetter than 57% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #1 of 123
22ViloniaFaulkner County · 4,894 peopleBbetter than 55% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #25 of 123
23SherwoodPulaski County · 33,620 peopleB−better than 54% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #46 of 123
24RogersBenton County · 76,956 peopleB−better than 51% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #22 of 123
25Prairie GroveWashington County · 8,998 peopleB−better than 49% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #21 of 123
26ConwayFaulkner County · 72,328 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #52 of 123
27HaskellSaline County · 4,362 peopleB−better than 47% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #11 of 123
28LavacaSebastian County · 2,528 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #23 of 123
29WardLonoke County · 7,258 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #40 of 123
30GreenwoodSebastian County · 9,793 peopleC+better than 44% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #12 of 123
31BentonSaline County · 38,898 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #31 of 123
32Hot Springs Villageunincorporated, Garland County · 16,327 peopleC+better than 43% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #50 of 123
33GravetteBenton County · 3,889 peopleC+better than 41% of U.S. towns·Overall B+ · #15 of 123
34CabotLonoke County · 27,711 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #32 of 123
35Siloam SpringsBenton County · 21,298 peopleC+better than 40% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #28 of 123
36GentryBenton County · 4,899 peopleC+better than 38% of U.S. towns·Overall B · #20 of 123
37MarionCrittenden County · 13,378 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #79 of 123
38Little RockPulaski County · 206,427 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #91 of 123
39ArkadelphiaClark County · 9,916 peopleC+better than 36% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #68 of 123
40SheridanGrant County · 5,406 peopleC+better than 35% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #51 of 123
41East Endunincorporated, Saline County · 6,912 peopleCbetter than 32% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #57 of 123
42Rockwellunincorporated, Garland County · 3,986 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #73 of 123
43SearcyWhite County · 24,351 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #76 of 123
44AlexanderSaline County · 3,801 peopleCbetter than 31% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #59 of 123
45BarlingSebastian County · 5,452 peopleCbetter than 29% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #56 of 123
46BeebeWhite County · 9,377 peopleCbetter than 28% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #43 of 123
47CharlestonFranklin County · 2,760 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #29 of 123
48JonesboroCraighead County · 83,296 peopleCbetter than 26% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #109 of 123
49BonoCraighead County · 2,858 peopleC−better than 24% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #77 of 123
50Lake CityCraighead County · 2,796 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #48 of 123
51White HallJefferson County · 5,532 peopleC−better than 23% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #55 of 123
52Heber SpringsCleburne County · 7,323 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #66 of 123
53AtkinsPope County · 2,868 peopleC−better than 22% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #37 of 123
54JacksonvillePulaski County · 29,460 peopleC−better than 21% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #108 of 123
55Mountain HomeBaxter County · 13,373 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #74 of 123
56PottsvillePope County · 3,326 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall A− · #13 of 123
57RussellvillePope County · 29,521 peopleC−better than 20% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #67 of 123
58AlmaCrawford County · 6,071 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #83 of 123
59BatesvilleIndependence County · 11,860 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #71 of 123
60Shannon HillsSaline County · 4,829 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall B− · #33 of 123
61SpringdaleWashington County · 90,685 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #61 of 123
62DardanelleYell County · 4,521 peopleC−better than 18% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #45 of 123
63ParisLogan County · 3,357 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #41 of 123
64MagnoliaColumbia County · 10,660 peopleC−better than 17% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #63 of 123
65Van BurenCrawford County · 24,556 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #62 of 123
66MenaPolk County · 5,607 peopleC−better than 16% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #36 of 123
67HarrisonBoone County · 13,802 peopleC−better than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #39 of 123
68Fort SmithSebastian County · 90,855 peopleDbetter than 15% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #78 of 123
69LonokeLonoke County · 4,299 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #81 of 123
70GosnellMississippi County · 2,663 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #49 of 123
71North Little RockPulaski County · 65,120 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #102 of 123
72PiggottClay County · 3,508 peopleDbetter than 14% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #60 of 123
73DeWittArkansas County · 2,791 peopleDbetter than 13% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #82 of 123
74ManilaMississippi County · 3,773 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #44 of 123
75WaldronScott County · 3,387 peopleDbetter than 12% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #100 of 123
76FordyceDallas County · 3,141 peopleDbetter than 10% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #106 of 123
77Horseshoe BendIzard County · 2,623 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #94 of 123
78Hot SpringsGarland County · 37,979 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #90 of 123
79Walnut RidgeLawrence County · 5,478 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #87 of 123
80BerryvilleCarroll County · 5,813 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #99 of 123
81Green ForestCarroll County · 3,246 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #69 of 123
82ClarksvilleJohnson County · 9,632 peopleDbetter than 9% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #93 of 123
83ParagouldGreene County · 31,135 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #96 of 123
84StuttgartArkansas County · 7,525 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #110 of 123
85Cherokee VillageSharp County · 4,981 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #58 of 123
86Mountain ViewStone County · 2,940 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #72 of 123
87CorningClay County · 3,065 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #34 of 123
88MalvernHot Spring County · 11,144 peopleDbetter than 8% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #80 of 123
89SouthsideIndependence County · 4,274 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C+ · #38 of 123
90NashvilleHoward County · 3,945 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #84 of 123
91OzarkFranklin County · 3,628 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #64 of 123
92MonticelloDrew County · 8,269 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #104 of 123
93BoonevilleLogan County · 3,836 peopleDbetter than 7% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #65 of 123
94AshdownLittle River County · 4,135 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #86 of 123
95HuntsvilleMadison County · 3,576 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #54 of 123
96CrossettAshley County · 4,454 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #116 of 123
97TexarkanaMiller County · 29,123 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #118 of 123
98El DoradoUnion County · 16,609 peopleDbetter than 6% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #88 of 123
99WarrenBradley County · 5,146 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #97 of 123
100HopeHempstead County · 8,445 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #112 of 123
101CamdenOuachita County · 10,127 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #111 of 123
102Pine BluffJefferson County · 38,213 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #117 of 123
103ClintonVan Buren County · 2,511 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C− · #70 of 123
104BlythevilleMississippi County · 12,227 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #115 of 123
105De QueenSevier County · 6,045 peopleD−better than 4% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #47 of 123
106MorriltonConway County · 7,195 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #85 of 123
107Landmarkunincorporated, Pulaski County · 3,948 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall C · #53 of 123
108TrumannPoinsett County · 7,527 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #98 of 123
109NewportJackson County · 8,193 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #114 of 123
110OsceolaMississippi County · 6,450 peopleD−better than 3% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #113 of 123
111Pineyunincorporated, Garland County · 4,458 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #75 of 123
112PocahontasRandolph County · 7,622 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #92 of 123
113WynneCross County · 7,884 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #107 of 123
114PrescottNevada County · 2,949 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D− · #103 of 123
115Bald KnobWhite County · 2,548 peopleD−better than 2% of U.S. towns·Overall D · #89 of 123
116HoxieLawrence County · 2,568 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D · #95 of 123
117West MemphisCrittenden County · 23,336 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #105 of 123
118McGeheeDesha County · 3,389 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #119 of 123
119North Crossettunincorporated, Ashley County · 2,556 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #101 of 123
120Helena-West HelenaPhillips County · 8,216 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #120 of 123
121Forrest CitySt. Francis County · 12,308 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #122 of 123
122DumasDesha County · 3,476 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #121 of 123
123MariannaLee County · 3,253 peopleD−among the lowest in the U.S.·Overall D− · #123 of 123
Quick answers

Questions people ask

What is the healthiest town in Arkansas?

Cave Springs (Benton County) ranks first on health among 123 towns, with an A; Bentonville and Centerton follow.

How are these towns ranked?

The Health grade: seven CDC PLACES estimates for adults (general, physical and mental health, obesity, diabetes, smoking, exercise). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.

Why isn’t my town on this list?

The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a health grade (123 in Arkansas). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Arkansas page.

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