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Health in Yarborough Landing · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Yarborough Landing residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Yarborough Landing

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Yarborough Landing

1 in 7 adults have COPD (14.1%), vs 8.6% across Arkansas. 1 in 8 adults have heart disease (12%), vs 7.7% across Arkansas. Stroke is also above the state: 6%, vs 4% across Arkansas. In all, Yarborough Landing runs above Arkansas on eight of 11 chronic conditions. Age is part of it: 45% of residents are 65 or older (Arkansas 18%), and COPD, heart disease and stroke are more common later in life. Conditions ↓

More Yarborough Landing adults get no exercise

2 in 5 adults get no exercise outside work (40.8%), vs 32.1% across Arkansas. Habits ↓

In Yarborough Landing, insurance isn’t the gap

Only 10.4% of working-age adults are uninsured (Arkansas 11.3%), yet 29.8% say their health is fair or poor, vs 24.4% across the state. Checkups ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Arkansas figure falls outside Yarborough Landing’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Yarborough Landing adults…

Yarborough Landing runs above AR on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

14 of every 100 Yarborough Landing adults have COPD
Arkansas: 9 in 100 · worse · likely 11.9–16.2%
Better than ARWorseAbout the sameArkansas
Why age matters here

Yarborough Landing is an older town: 45% of residents are 65 or older, vs 18% across Arkansas. Heart disease, COPD and arthritis rise with age, so higher rates here say as much about who lives in Yarborough Landing as about how healthy they are.

Residents 65 and older

Yarborough Landing45%
Arkansas18%
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Arkansas

Share of adults, with the Arkansas figure marked.

Get no exercise 40.8%AR 32.1%
Sleep under 7 hours 36.8%AR 38.1%
Binge drink 11.6%AR 14.6%
Smoke cigarettes 21.1%AR 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%50%
Yarborough Landing, betterYarborough Landing, worseAbout the sameArkansas
Where Yarborough Landing gets moving

4.2 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

82%Yearly checkupAR 79%
54%Dentist visitAR 55%
89%Cholesterol checkAR 85%
68%Colon screeningAR 62%
73%MammogramAR 71%
84%Taking BP medsAR 77%
1 in 10
working-age adults has no health insurance
Yarborough Landing 10.4% · Arkansas 1 in 9 (11.3%)
Getting care

Care in and near Yarborough Landing

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

HNearest ERLittle River Memorial HospitalAshdown · 8 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyHoward Memorial Hospital★★★★★ · 17.7 miDirections →
+Low-cost careEast Texas Border Health ClinicTexarkana · 17.7 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8 mi
Little River Memorial Hospital
Ashdown · not rated
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
Howard Memorial Hospital
Nashville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
17.7 mi
East Texas Border Health Clinic
5 sites · nearest in Texarkana
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.9 mi
Healthy Connections-Texarkana
Texarkana · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
18.2 mi
Christus St. Michael Health System
Texarkana · ★★★★★
ER
20.2 mi
Wadley Regional Medical Center
Texarkana · not rated
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Yarborough Landing itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Yarborough Landing itself
✓ Mental healthYarborough Landing is not a shortage area

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 Yarborough Landing; ≈ 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).

Mind & connection

How Yarborough Landing adults are doing

About the same as Arkansas on each measure.

1 in 3Yarborough Landing adults feel lonely
31.3% · AR 34.2% · About the same as AR
1 in 4Yarborough Landing adults lack social or emotional support
25% · AR 27% · About the same as AR
1 in 4Yarborough Landing adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · AR 24.6% · About the same as AR
1 in 6Yarborough Landing adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · AR 18.5% · About the same as AR
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Yarborough Landing 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
Yarborough Landing adults worry about having enough food
18.6% · AR 18.5%
About the same as AR
1 in 8
Yarborough Landing adults worry about keeping their housing
12.3% · AR 14.4%
About the same as AR
1 in 10
Yarborough Landing adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.6% · AR 10.4%
About the same as AR
1 in 11
Yarborough Landing adults lack reliable transportation
8.9% · AR 9.7%
About the same as AR

12.6% of Yarborough Landing adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 11.6% across Arkansas.

Around town

Yarborough Landing 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.

46.7%

of Yarborough Landing adults live with a disability (Arkansas 38.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs25.6%
Thinking or memory18.6%
Hearing13%
Errands alone12%
Vision7.8%
Dressing or bathing6.2%
Arkansas

Questions about health in Yarborough Landing

Why doesn’t Yarborough Landing have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Yarborough Landing?

Little River Memorial Hospital in Ashdown, 8.0 miles in a straight line from Yarborough Landing’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Yarborough Landing.

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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.