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Arkansas County Primary-Care Access & Health-Burden Scorecard
A county-level targeting index for Arkansas, fusing adult chronic-disease and social-risk prevalence (CDC PLACES) with federally designated primary-care provider shortages (HRSA). Ranks all 75 counties by combined need so a health department or rural-health office can see where high burden and thin provider supply overlap.
Pre-rendered county priority rankings for AR (75 counties). Rankings are relative within the state, not comparable across states.
Highest-priority counties
Ranked counties
| Rank | County | Priority index | Top driver |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Desha | 88.4 | Health burden |
| 2 | Lee | 83.4 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 3 | Phillips | 77.9 | Health burden |
| 4 | Chicot | 76.3 | Health burden |
| 5 | St. Francis | 71.8 | Access & SDOH barriers |
| 6 | Jefferson | 70.2 | Provider shortage |
| 7 | Woodruff | 67.9 | Provider shortage |
| 8 | Nevada | 64.6 | Health burden |
| 9 | Lafayette | 64.5 | Health burden |
| 10 | Crittenden | 64.0 | Provider shortage |
| 11 | Ashley | 63.5 | Health burden |
| 12 | Hempstead | 62.2 | Provider shortage |
| 13 | Monroe | 61.6 | Health burden |
| 14 | Bradley | 61.2 | Health burden |
| 15 | Searcy | 61.0 | Provider shortage |
| 16 | Mississippi | 60.9 | Provider shortage |
| 17 | Ouachita | 60.2 | Provider shortage |
| 18 | Drew | 59.9 | Provider shortage |
| 19 | Cross | 58.1 | Provider shortage |
| 20 | Jackson | 57.2 | Provider shortage |
| 21 | Lincoln | 57.1 | Provider shortage |
| 22 | Poinsett | 55.8 | Provider shortage |
| 23 | Miller | 55.6 | Provider shortage |
| 24 | Izard | 55.1 | Provider shortage |
| 25 | Stone | 53.5 | Health burden |