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≈ C−Health Grade
Health in Bourbon Township · CDC PLACES 2025

On CDC estimates, Bourbon Township is healthier than 24% of U.S. towns

On every measure CDC estimates, Bourbon Township looks like Indiana as a whole.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 46504, 46563. How CDC estimates town health

Health Grade

What’s behind Bourbon Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Bourbon Township is healthier than 24% of U.S. towns, #376 of 589 in Indiana. Physical distress holds the grade up (fewer adults with frequent physical distress than 38% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 9%).

CSelf-rated health21.6% · IN 20.6% · U.S. 19.4%
C+Physical distress14.9% · IN 13.8% · U.S. 13%
C−Mental distress18.7% · IN 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
DObesity42.7% · IN 38.4% · U.S. 32.9%
C+Diabetes13% · IN 13% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking17.7% smoke · IN 15.7% · U.S. 11.8%
C+Exercise27.7% · IN 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 24%
Less healthyHealthier
Indiana towns we grade (589)Healthier than 36%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $57K–$95K (10,842)Healthier than 17%

Health estimates follow income closely across the country: towns with higher household incomes usually score higher (a correlation of 0.77 across 21,157 graded towns). Bourbon Township’s median household income is $75,804; among the 10,842 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($57K–$95K), it’s healthier than 17%, so it sits below most towns with similar incomes, too.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Bourbon Township could be anywhere from D to B. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 46504,46563), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Bourbon Township adults…

On every condition, Bourbon Township is about the same as Indiana. Tap one to see it as people.

39 of every 100 Bourbon Township adults have high blood pressure
Indiana: 38 in 100 · about the same · likely 34.9–42.8%
Better than INWorseAbout the sameIndiana
Getting care

Care in and near Bourbon Township

No hospital or community health center in Bourbon Township itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERCommunity Hospital of BremenBremen · 9.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbySaint Joseph Regional Medical Center - Plymouth★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careBowen HealthBremen · 8.3 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
8.3 mi
Bowen Health
5 sites · nearest in Bremen
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
9.1 mi
Community Hospital of Bremen
Bremen · not rated
ERRural critical access
10.8 mi
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center - Plymouth
Plymouth · ★★★★★
ER
16.5 mi
Kosciusko Community Hospital
Warsaw · ★★★★★
ER
18.8 mi
Woodlawn Hospital
Rochester · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.1 mi
Healthlinc
2 sites · nearest in Mishawaka
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careBourbon Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBourbon Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Bourbon Township itself

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Bourbon Township; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Indiana

Share of adults, with the Indiana figure marked.

Get no exercise 27.7%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 38.1%IN 37.1%
Binge drink 16.6%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes 17.7%IN 15.7%
0%10%20%30%40%
Bourbon Township, betterBourbon Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Bourbon Township gets moving

0 miles of trails across 1 park or preserve

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bourbon Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.

78%Yearly checkupIN 80%
58%Dentist visitIN 61%
85%Cholesterol checkIN 86%
66%Colon screeningIN 66%
72%MammogramIN 76%
79%Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Bourbon Township 8.8% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection

How Bourbon Township adults are doing

About the same as Indiana on each measure.

1 in 3Bourbon Township adults feel lonely
33.7% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Bourbon Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.8% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Bourbon Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.9% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Bourbon Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.7% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Bourbon Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.

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If you or someone you know is struggling, call or text 988, the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It’s free, confidential and open 24/7.

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7
Bourbon Township adults worry about having enough food
14% · IN 14.7%
About the same as IN
1 in 9
Bourbon Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · IN 11.2%
About the same as IN
1 in 13
Bourbon Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.7% · IN 8.4%
About the same as IN
1 in 13
Bourbon Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · IN 7.7%
About the same as IN

8.1% of Bourbon Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 8.6% across Indiana.

Around town

Bourbon Township and the towns around it

Bourbon Township has the best Health Grade of the 6 graded towns around it.

German Township: 42.4%Center Township: 43.4%Tippecanoe Township: 43.4%Etna Township: 40.4%Scott Township: 41.1%North Township: 42.5%Madison Township: 40%Union Township: 37.7%Locke Township: 40.8%West Township: 43.2%Green Township: 44.7%Walnut Township: 44.8%Newcastle Township: 41.4%Harrison Township: 39.3%Prairie Township: 39.3%Jefferson Township: 39.6%Nappanee: 43%Bourbon Township: 42.7%Bourbon TownshipGerman TownshipCenter TownshipTippecanoe TownshipEtna TownshipScott TownshipCommunity Hospital of Bremen · Bremen · 9.1 miHSaint Joseph Regional Medical Center - Plymouth · Plymouth · 10.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHBowen Health- Bremen · Bremen · 8.3 mi+
Healthier than INNear INLess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#12 of 18 towns on this map, healthiest first
Etna Township40.4%
Scott Township41.1%
German Township42.4%
Bourbon Township42.7%
Center Township43.4%
Tippecanoe Township43.4%
IN38.4%

Nearby towns are shaded from CDC’s estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC’s own figure for cities and villages.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from
Bourbon TownshipC−42.7%13%17.7%ZIP codes
German TownshipC−42.4%13.7%18.2%ZIP codes
Center TownshipC−43.4%13.9%17.5%ZIP codes
Tippecanoe TownshipC−43.4%13.6%19.4%ZIP codes
Scott TownshipC−41.1%12.2%18.9%ZIP codes
Etna TownshipC−40.4%12.9%20.8%ZIP 46524

Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

32.7%

of Bourbon Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs15.3%
Thinking or memory16%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone8.8%
Vision5.1%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Indiana

Every CDC estimate for Bourbon Township

Share of adults, 40 measures, with CDC’s likely range.

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Bourbon Township is better than Indiana on 0 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Indiana figure falls inside Bourbon Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Bourbon TownshipINU.S.vs IN
Overall health
Fair or poor health21.6%18.8–24.720.6%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.9%13.2–16.813.8%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.7%16.7–2117.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity42.7%35.9–5038.4%32.9%About the same
Diabetes13%11.4–14.913%12%About the same
High blood pressure38.9%34.9–42.837.8%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)40.2%36.2–44.437.8%37.1%About the same
Arthritis30.4%27.2–33.628.3%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.5%10.2–12.911.2%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer8.8%8.1–9.78.3%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease7.3%6.6–8.26.8%6.4%About the same
COPD9%7.9–10.28.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.7%3.3–43.5%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)17.9%14.8–21.415.4%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes17.7%15–20.415.7%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work27.7%23.5–32.324.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking16.6%13.9–19.816.6%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.1%31.9–44.937.1%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)8.8%7.3–10.58.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year78.2%74.9–81.579.7%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year58.1%54.4–61.861.2%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years85.3%83.5–87.385.8%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.6%76–8177.4%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)65.9%60.9–70.566.3%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.2%64.2–79.376.4%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression26.9%23.2–30.725.1%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely33.7%28.9–38.732.8%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support23.8%20.3–27.523.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food14%11.6–16.514.7%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing10.6%8.9–12.311.2%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.7%6.6–8.98.4%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.5%6.5–8.57.7%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)8.1%6.5–9.78.6%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability32.7%28.5–37.131.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.3%13.2–17.514.2%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16%14.2–18.215%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.8%7–8.87.1%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty5.1%4.6–5.75%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.8%7.7–9.98.1%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.9%3.4–4.43.7%3.8%About the same

Each figure is the share of adults 18+ unless the label says otherwise; small numbers after it are CDC’s likely range (95% interval). “About the same” means the Indiana figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Bourbon Township

Is Bourbon Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Bourbon Township is healthier than 24% of U.S. towns: ≈ C− for health, #376 of 589 in Indiana. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 17%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Bourbon Township?

CDC estimates 42.7% of adults have obesity, likely between 35.9% and 50%, against 38.4% across Indiana and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Bourbon Township?

Community Hospital of Bremen in Bremen, 9.1 miles in a straight line from Bourbon Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Bourbon Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 8.8% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 7.3–10.5%), against 8.9% across Indiana.

How accurate are these numbers?

They’re modeled estimates: CDC applies national survey answers to each area’s age, sex, race and education mix, so they describe who lives in Bourbon Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D to B.

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Health estimates: CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Indiana figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. The Health Grade is our own summary of CDC’s estimates, not an official rating. Ages: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau. This page isn’t medical advice. In an emergency, call 911.