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Summary of 
Arkansas
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Strengths

  • Low prevalence of excessive drinking
  • High prevalence of having a dedicated health care provider
  • Low percentage of housing with lead risk

Challenges

  • High prevalence of multiple chronic conditions
  • High economic hardship index score
  • High prevalence of cigarette smoking

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Measures Impacting a State's Rank

See which measures have the most impact on Arkansas’s 2023 Annual Report ranking and how Arkansas ranks on all measures.

Arkansas’s 2023 Annual Report Ranking: #48Adjust My Rank

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Annual Report

Top Positive Impact

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Positive Impact

Negative Impact

Arkansas
45.
46.
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49.
-0.20
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Negative Impact
Measure2023 Value2023 Rank

-0.959

49

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0.168

33

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-0.876

45

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-0.999

45

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-0.948

50

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-0.839

48

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* Value indicates a score. Higher scores are healthier and lower scores are less healthy.

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