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Health in Success · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Success residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Success, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Success. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Success

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Success adults…

Success runs above AR on 4 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Success adults have COPD
Arkansas: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 8.9–13.2%
Better than ARWorseAbout the sameArkansas
Getting care

Care in and near Success

No hospital or community health center in Success itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERSt. Bernards Five Rivers Medical CenterPocahontas · 19 miDirections →
+Low-cost care1st Choice Healthcare CorningCorning · 7.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.8 mi
1st Choice Healthcare Corning
Corning · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
10.5 mi
Big Springs Medical Association
7 sites · nearest in Naylor
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19 mi
St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center
Pocahontas · not rated
ER
27.7 mi
Poplar Bluff VA Medical Center
Poplar Bluff · not rated
For veterans
27.8 mi
Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center
Poplar Bluff · ★★★★★
ER
29.1 mi
Piggott Community Hospital
Piggott · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Success itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Success itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Success itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Success; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Arkansas

Share of adults, with the Arkansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 36.9%AR 32.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.5%AR 38.1%
Binge drink 14.2%AR 14.6%
Smoke cigarettes 19.5%AR 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Success, betterSuccess, worseAbout the sameArkansas
Where Success gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Success adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Arkansas.

78%Yearly checkupAR 79%
53%Dentist visitAR 55%
85%Cholesterol checkAR 85%
58%Colon screeningAR 62%
73%MammogramAR 71%
78%Taking BP medsAR 77%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Success 11.1% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Mind & connection

How Success adults are doing

About the same as Arkansas on each measure.

4 in 10Success adults feel lonely
36.3% · AR 34.2% · About the same as AR
3 in 10Success adults lack social or emotional support
28.8% · AR 27% · About the same as AR
3 in 10Success adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.1% · AR 24.6% · About the same as AR
1 in 5Success adults are in frequent mental distress
20.5% · AR 18.5% · About the same as AR
The one neighbors can help with

4 in 10 Success adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

Find a group →

If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

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
Success adults worry about having enough food
18.4% · AR 18.5%
About the same as AR
1 in 7
Success adults worry about keeping their housing
13.7% · AR 14.4%
About the same as AR
1 in 10
Success adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.6% · AR 10.4%
About the same as AR
1 in 11
Success adults lack reliable transportation
9.4% · AR 9.7%
About the same as AR

11.3% of Success adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Around town

Success and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

43.6%

of Success adults live with a disability (Arkansas 38.2%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs20.8%
Thinking or memory20.9%
Hearing10.4%
Errands alone11.8%
Vision6.7%
Dressing or bathing5.3%
Arkansas

Questions about health in Success

Why doesn’t Success have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Success.

What hospital is closest to Success?

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, 27.8 miles in a straight line from Success’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Where can I get low-cost care near Success?

1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is 1st Choice Healthcare Corning in Corning, 7.8 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Success.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Arkansas figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.