Health
Routine Check-ups
Source: Arkansas Department of Health
Share of Adults with Routine Check-up in Past 2 Years
2023
Arkansas County91%
Ashley County92%
Baxter County91%
Benton County90%
Boone County84%
Bradley County90%
Calhoun County91%
Carroll County90%
Chicot County91%
Clark County91%
Clay County90%
Cleburne County90%
Cleveland County86%
Columbia County88%
Conway County90%
Craighead County86%
Crawford County89%
Crittenden County89%
Cross County86%
Dallas County89%
Desha County91%
Drew County89%
Faulkner County89%
Franklin County88%
Fulton County95%
Garland County88%
Grant County88%
Greene County89%
Hempstead County85%
Hot Spring County86%
Howard County90%
Independence County89%
Izard County91%
Jackson County87%
Jefferson County89%
Johnson County87%
Lafayette County85%
Lawrence County91%
Lee County87%
Lincoln County82%
Little River County87%
Logan County90%
Lonoke County90%
Madison County90%
Marion County88%
Miller County84%
Mississippi County88%
Monroe County91%
Montgomery County88%
Nevada County89%
Newton County88%
Ouachita County91%
Perry County89%
Phillips County93%
Pike County91%
Poinsett County87%
Polk County89%
Pope County88%
Prairie County91%
Pulaski County89%
Randolph County93%
Saline County88%
Scott County90%
Searcy County89%
Sebastian County89%
Sevier County88%
Sharp County95%
St. Francis County86%
Stone County90%
Union County91%
Van Buren County91%
Washington County90%
White County89%
Woodruff County89%
Yell County88%

Source: Arkansas Department of Health







NATIONAL RANKING
24
OUT OF 50
2024

STATE TREND

Increasing

87%
2024

What does this measure?

The percentage of adults in a region who had a routine medical checkup within the past two years.

Why is this important?

Routine checkups and screenings help people to stay healthy, prevent illnesses, and identify and treat medical problems early. This can lead to a higher quality of life and lower long-term health costs at both the individual and community level.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2024, 87% of adults reported having a checkup in the past two years, up 9 percentage points from 2014 and on par with the national rate. Arkansas is 24th in the nation on this indicator. Rates were higher for women (92%) than men (85%) and for Black, non-Hispanics (93%) than White, non-Hispanics (88%) or Hispanics (84%).

Within Arkansas in 2023, the latest year for which county comparable data is available, the lowest rates were in Lincoln County (82%) and the highest rates were in Sharp and Fulton Counties - both 95%.

Notes about the data

The data comes from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey designed to collect scientific data on health risks and behaviors.




Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Share of Adults with Routine Check-up in Past 2 Years
201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Arkansas78%78%81%82%80%86%87%86%87%85%87%87%
United States82%83%83%83%82%86%87%87%87%86%87%87%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention






Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Share of Adults with Routine Check-up in Past 2 Years by Race
American Indian or Alaskan Native, non-HispanicBlack, non-HispanicHispanicMultiracial, non-HispanicWhite, non-Hispanic
Arkansas77%93%84%75%88%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Share of Adults with Routine Check-up in Past 2 Years by Sex
FemaleMale
Arkansas92%85%

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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