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Health in Oklahoma · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Oklahoma residents get care

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

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

What stands out

What stands out about health in Oklahoma

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Oklahoma adults…

Oklahoma runs above PA on 6 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Oklahoma adults have heart disease
Pennsylvania: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 8.2–10.2%
Better than PAWorseAbout the samePennsylvania
Getting care

Care in and near Oklahoma

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

HNearest ERPenn Highlands DuboisDubois · 2.2 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyPenn Highlands Brookville★★★★★ · 19.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePrimary Health NetworkPunxsutawney · 16.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
2.2 mi
Penn Highlands Dubois
Dubois · ★★★★★
ER
16.4 mi
Primary Health Network
3 sites · nearest in Punxsutawney
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
17.4 mi
Punxsutawney Area Hospital
Punxsutawney · ★★★★★
ER
18.1 mi
Keystone Rural Health Consortia
4 sites · nearest in Kersey
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
19 mi
Penn Highlands Brookville
Brookville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.3 mi
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careOklahoma is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Oklahoma itself
✓ Mental healthOklahoma 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 Oklahoma; ≈ 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 Pennsylvania

Share of adults, with the Pennsylvania figure marked.

Get no exercise 26.3%PA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hours 37.9%PA 37.9%
Binge drink 16.9%PA 18.3%
Smoke cigarettes 16.1%PA 15.8%
0%10%20%30%40%
Oklahoma, betterOklahoma, worseAbout the samePennsylvania
Where Oklahoma gets moving

0.3 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupPA 79%
63%Dentist visitPA 64%
86%Cholesterol checkPA 85%
68%Colon screeningPA 68%
75%MammogramPA 78%
82%Taking BP medsPA 79%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Oklahoma 6.8% · Pennsylvania 1 in 17 (5.8%)
Mind & connection

How Oklahoma adults are doing

About the same as Pennsylvania on each measure.

1 in 4Oklahoma adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.6% · PA 23% · About the same as PA
1 in 6Oklahoma adults are in frequent mental distress
15.9% · PA 16.4% · About the same as PA
The one neighbors can help with

A hello is a start.

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

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

Around town

Oklahoma and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
DuBoisB−35%10.8%17.6%CDC place

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

35.3%

of Oklahoma adults live with a disability (Pennsylvania 31.3%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing9.9%
Errands alone9.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4%
Pennsylvania

Questions about health in Oklahoma

Why doesn’t Oklahoma have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Oklahoma?

Penn Highlands Dubois in Dubois, 2.2 miles in a straight line from Oklahoma’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 2 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

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

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Pennsylvania 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.