✓ Primary careMadison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careMadison Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Madison 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 Madison 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 exercise28.3%IN 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours36.1%IN 37.1%
Binge drink15.8%IN 16.6%
Smoke cigarettes18.7%IN 15.7%
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Madison Township, betterMadison Township, worseAbout the sameIndiana
Where Madison Township gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Madison Township adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Indiana.
Yearly checkupIN 80%
Dentist visitIN 61%
Cholesterol checkIN 86%
Colon screeningIN 66%
MammogramIN 76%
Taking BP medsIN 77%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Madison Township 9% · Indiana 1 in 11 (8.9%)
Mind & connection
How Madison Township adults are doing
About the same as Indiana on each measure.
1 in 3Madison Township adults feel lonely
32.5% · IN 32.8% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Madison Township adults lack social or emotional support
23.5% · IN 23.2% · About the same as IN
1 in 4Madison Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
25.7% · IN 25.1% · About the same as IN
1 in 5Madison Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.3% · IN 17.6% · About the same as IN
The one neighbors can help with
1 in 3 Madison Township adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Democrat Township: fewer than 1,000 residents. Same-state neighbors only, ordered by length of shared border.
Disability
Living with a disability
Shown without a better/worse judgment.
34.2%
of Madison Township adults live with a disability (Indiana 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory16%
Hearing8.3%
Errands alone9%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Indiana
Questions about health in Madison Township
Why doesn’t Madison Township have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Madison Township.
What hospital is closest to Madison Township?
Indiana University Health Arnett Hospital in Lafayette, 9.0 miles in a straight line from Madison Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.
Where can I get low-cost care near Madison Township?
1 community health center sites are within 10 miles; the nearest is Family Health Clinic of Carroll County in Delphi, 5.4 miles away. They charge on a sliding scale by income.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Madison Township.
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. 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.