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Cities in Arkansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023

Magnolia, AR had the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate of 39 cities in 2023, at 21.6%. Bella Vista, AR had the lowest, at 13.9%. The median was 19.3%. Source: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Highest21.6Magnolia, AR
Lowest13.9Bella Vista, AR
Median19.339 cities

All cities, 2023

Magnolia, AR: 21.6 %Magnolia, AR21.6Forrest City, AR: 21.3 %Forrest City, AR21.3Russellville, AR: 21.1 %Russellville, AR21.1West Memphis, AR: 21.1 %West Memphis, AR21.1Paragould, AR: 20.9 %Paragould, AR20.9Fayetteville, AR: 20.8 %Fayetteville, AR20.8Texarkana, AR: 20.7 %Texarkana, AR20.7Jonesboro, AR: 20.5 %Jonesboro, AR20.5Searcy, AR: 20.4 %Searcy, AR20.4Blytheville, AR: 20.3 %Blytheville, AR20.3Pine Bluff, AR: 20.1 %Pine Bluff, AR20.1Conway, AR: 19.9 %Conway, AR19.9Van Buren, AR: 19.9 %Van Buren, AR19.9Camden, AR: 19.8 %Camden, AR19.8Jacksonville, AR: 19.8 %Jacksonville, AR19.8Fort Smith, AR: 19.7 %Fort Smith, AR19.7Malvern, AR: 19.7 %Malvern, AR19.7El Dorado, AR: 19.4 %El Dorado, AR19.4Springdale, AR: 19.4 %Springdale, AR19.4Cabot, AR: 19.3 %Cabot, AR19.3Harrison, AR: 19.3 %Harrison, AR19.3Siloam Springs, AR: 19.3 %Siloam Springs, AR19.3Batesville, AR: 19.1 %Batesville, AR19.1North Little Rock, AR: 19.1 %North Little Rock, AR19.1Marion, AR: 18.8 %Marion, AR18.8Hot Springs, AR: 18.6 %Hot Springs, AR18.6Benton, AR: 18.4 %Benton, AR18.4Pea Ridge, AR: 18.2 %Pea Ridge, AR18.2Centerton, AR: 17.7 %Centerton, AR17.7Farmington, AR: 17.5 %Farmington, AR17.5Little Rock, AR: 17.5 %Little Rock, AR17.5Bryant, AR: 17.4 %Bryant, AR17.4Lowell, AR: 17.4 %Lowell, AR17.4Mountain Home, AR: 17.4 %Mountain Home, AR17.4Rogers, AR: 17.2 %Rogers, AR17.2Sherwood, AR: 17 %Sherwood, AR17Bentonville, AR: 16.4 %Bentonville, AR16.4Maumelle, AR: 15.5 %Maumelle, AR15.5Bella Vista, AR: 13.9 %Bella Vista, AR13.9Magnolia, AR: 21.6 %Magnolia, AR21.6Forrest City, AR: 21.3 %Forrest City, AR21.3Russellville, AR: 21.1 %Russellville, AR21.1West Memphis, AR: 21.1 %West Memphis, AR21.1Paragould, AR: 20.9 %Paragould, AR20.9Fayetteville, AR: 20.8 %Fayetteville, AR20.8Texarkana, AR: 20.7 %Texarkana, AR20.7Jonesboro, AR: 20.5 %Jonesboro, AR20.5Searcy, AR: 20.4 %Searcy, AR20.4Blytheville, AR: 20.3 %Blytheville, AR20.3Pine Bluff, AR: 20.1 %Pine Bluff, AR20.1Conway, AR: 19.9 %Conway, AR19.9Van Buren, AR: 19.9 %Van Buren, AR19.9Camden, AR: 19.8 %Camden, AR19.8Jacksonville, AR: 19.8 %Jacksonville, AR19.8Fort Smith, AR: 19.7 %Fort Smith, AR19.7Malvern, AR: 19.7 %Malvern, AR19.7El Dorado, AR: 19.4 %El Dorado, AR19.4Springdale, AR: 19.4 %Springdale, AR19.4Cabot, AR: 19.3 %Cabot, AR19.3Harrison, AR: 19.3 %Harrison, AR19.3Siloam Springs, AR: 19.3 %Siloam Springs, AR19.3Batesville, AR: 19.1 %Batesville, AR19.1North Little Rock, AR: 19.1 %North Little Rock, AR19.1Marion, AR: 18.8 %Marion, AR18.8Hot Springs, AR: 18.6 %Hot Springs, AR18.6Benton, AR: 18.4 %Benton, AR18.4Pea Ridge, AR: 18.2 %Pea Ridge, AR18.2Centerton, AR: 17.7 %Centerton, AR17.7Farmington, AR: 17.5 %Farmington, AR17.5Little Rock, AR: 17.5 %Little Rock, AR17.5Bryant, AR: 17.4 %Bryant, AR17.4Lowell, AR: 17.4 %Lowell, AR17.4Mountain Home, AR: 17.4 %Mountain Home, AR17.4Rogers, AR: 17.2 %Rogers, AR17.2Sherwood, AR: 17 %Sherwood, AR17Bentonville, AR: 16.4 %Bentonville, AR16.4Maumelle, AR: 15.5 %Maumelle, AR15.5Bella Vista, AR: 13.9 %Bella Vista, AR13.9
%. Source: CDC, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Magnolia, AR21.6-2.2 pts
2Forrest City, AR21.3-1 pts
3Russellville, AR21.1-1.8 pts
3West Memphis, AR21.1-1 pts
5Paragould, AR20.9-1.1 pts
6Fayetteville, AR20.8-1.8 pts
7Texarkana, AR20.7-1 pts
8Jonesboro, AR20.5-1.4 pts
9Searcy, AR20.4-1.4 pts
10Blytheville, AR20.3-1.2 pts
11Pine Bluff, AR20.1-1.2 pts
12Conway, AR19.9-3.1 pts
12Van Buren, AR19.9-1 pts
14Camden, AR19.8-1.8 pts
14Jacksonville, AR19.8-1.8 pts
16Fort Smith, AR19.7-1.5 pts
16Malvern, AR19.7-1.6 pts
18El Dorado, AR19.4-1 pts
18Springdale, AR19.4-1.3 pts
20Cabot, AR19.3-1.1 pts
20Harrison, AR19.3-1.2 pts
20Siloam Springs, AR19.3-2.3 pts
23Batesville, AR19.1-1.1 pts
23North Little Rock, AR19.1-1.8 pts
25Marion, AR18.8-0.4 pts
26Hot Springs, AR18.6-1.1 pts
27Benton, AR18.4-1.5 pts
28Pea Ridge, AR18.2-1.1 pts
29Centerton, AR17.7-1 pts
30Farmington, AR17.5-0.2 pts
30Little Rock, AR17.5-1.5 pts
32Bryant, AR17.4-1 pts
32Lowell, AR17.4-1.1 pts
32Mountain Home, AR17.4-1 pts
35Rogers, AR17.2-1.9 pts
36Sherwood, AR17-1.4 pts
37Bentonville, AR16.4-1 pts
38Maumelle, AR15.5-1.5 pts
39Bella Vista, AR13.9-1 pts

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About this ranking

Percentage of adults who say their mental health was not good on 14 or more of the past 30 days. Model-based estimate for adults aged 18 and over from CDC PLACES. Crude prevalence, not age-adjusted.

US counties and cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). CDC PLACES combines Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) answers with local population data through multilevel regression and poststratification, so a county or city value is a model estimate, not a survey count. The year is the BRFSS survey year, not the release year. CDC says the method does not support tracking change in a place over time, and each annual release can change the model, so values for different years are not strictly comparable. A state is missing in a year when its BRFSS data did not meet standards (Kentucky and Pennsylvania in 2023, Florida in 2021). Connecticut counties appear as its nine planning regions from 2022; its eight former counties are not served. City values for 2021 come from the 2023 release, built on 2010 Census place boundaries; later years use 2020 boundaries.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Retrieved 2026-10-12. These data are available free from CDC. Use does not imply endorsement by CDC, ATSDR, HHS or the United States Government.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2025). PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence (Cities in Arkansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.cdc.gov/places/

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PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Arkansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12 Dec. 2025, https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 2025. PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Cities in Arkansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.cdc.gov/places/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-cities.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2025) PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence, Cities in Arkansas by frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/places/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/adult-frequent-mental-distress-rate-county-estimate/arkansas-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Magnolia, AR, with 21.6% in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Which city has the lowest frequent mental distress in adults, local model estimate?

Bella Vista, AR, with 13.9% in 2023.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, Place Data (eav7-hnsx, sd8v-uq83, krqc-563j and later releases), frequent mental distress in adults, crude prevalence. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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