The County Health Rankings show us that where we live matters to our health. The health of a community depends on many different factors - ranging from health behaviors, education and jobs, to quality of health care, to the environment.

2011 | Pope, Arkansas

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  Pope
County
Error
Margin
National
Benchmark*
Arkansas Rank
(of 75)
Health Outcomes 4
Mortality 9
Premature death 8,167 7,333-9,002 5,564 9,545  
Morbidity 7
Poor or fair health 20% 17-24% 10% 19%  
Poor physical health days 3.4 2.8-4.0 2.6 4.0  
Poor mental health days 3.0 2.4-3.6 2.3 3.7  
Low birthweight 7.4% 6.7-8.1% 6.0% 9.0%  
Health Factors 13
Health Behaviors 31
Adult smoking 25% 21-29% 15% 23%  
Adult obesity 31% 26-37% 25% 30%  
Excessive drinking 12% 9-16% 8% 13%  
Motor vehicle crash death rate 22 18-27 12 26  
Sexually transmitted infections 329   83 499  
Teen birth rate 50 47-54 22 62  
Clinical Care 20
Uninsured adults 23% 19-26% 13% 23%  
Primary care physicians 996:1   631:1 867:1  
Preventable hospital stays 91 86-97 52 87  
Diabetic screening 78% 68-88% 89% 78%  
Mammography screening 61% 51-71% 74% 60%  
Social & Economic Factors 8
High school graduation 80%   92% 74%  
Some college 55%   68% 52%  
Unemployment 7.0%   5.3% 7.3%  
Children in poverty 21% 16-26% 11% 25%  
Inadequate social support 20% 15-25% 14% 22%  
Children in single-parent households 29%   20% 34%  
Homicide rate     1 8  
Physical Environment 50
Air pollution-particulate matter days 0   0 0  
Air pollution-ozone days 0   0 2  
Access to healthy foods 38%   92% 46%  
Access to recreational facilities 3   17 8  

* 90th percentile, i.e., only 10% are better
Note: Blank values reflect unreliable or missing data