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

On CDC estimates, Corwith Township is healthier than 16% of U.S. towns

Corwith Township trails Michigan on 12 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and leads on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP code 49795. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Corwith Township

COPD, heart disease and stroke run high in Corwith Township

1 in 9 adults have COPD (11.2%), vs 8.1% across Michigan. 1 in 11 adults have heart disease (9.1%), vs 7% across Michigan. Stroke is also above the state: 4.5%, vs 3.7% across Michigan. In all, Corwith Township runs above Michigan on six of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

The nearest ER is 25 miles from Corwith Township

The closest emergency room is Mclaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey, 24.6 miles away in a straight line. For everyday care, Alcona Citizens for Health is closer (17.5 mi) and charges on a sliding scale. Getting care ↓

Smoking is more common in Corwith Township

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (18.4%), vs 14.6% across Michigan. Habits ↓

Written from the CDC, Medicare and HRSA data on this page. CDC PLACES 2025 release: modeled estimates for adults, not counts; “higher” and “lower” mean the Michigan figure falls outside Corwith Township’s likely range; Corwith Township’s figures come from ZIP code 49795, which may reach past town lines; at the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from D− to B−.

Health Grade

What’s behind Corwith Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Corwith Township is healthier than 16% of U.S. towns. No exercise holds the grade up (fewer adults who get no exercise than 28% of U.S. towns); physical distress pulls it down (better than 14%).

CSelf-rated health22.8% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
DPhysical distress16.8% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
C−Mental distress18.8% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity40.5% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
C−Diabetes14.1% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
C−Smoking18.4% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
CExercise29% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 16%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $43K–$72K (8,120)Healthier than 26%

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). Corwith Township’s median household income is $57,308; among the 8,120 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($43K–$72K), it’s healthier than 26%, 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, Corwith Township could be anywhere from D− to B−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 49795), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

How TownRatings grades health →

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Corwith Township adults…

Corwith Township runs above MI on 8 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

11 of every 100 Corwith Township adults have COPD
Michigan: 8 in 100 · worse · likely 9.8–12.7%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Corwith Township

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

HNearest ERMclaren Northern MichiganPetoskey · 24.6 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAlcona Citizens for HealthIndian River · 17.5 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
9.8 mi
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital
Gaylord · ★★★★★
17.5 mi
Alcona Citizens for Health
4 sites · nearest in Indian River
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
21 mi
Thunder Bay Community Health Service
3 sites · nearest in Onaway
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.6 mi
Mclaren Northern Michigan
Petoskey · ★★★★★
ER
34 mi
Charlevoix Area Hospital
Charlevoix · not rated
ERRural critical access
34.3 mi
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital
Grayling · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Corwith Township itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Corwith Township itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Corwith 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 Corwith 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 Michigan

Share of adults, with the Michigan figure marked.

Get no exercise 29%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 35%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 15.8%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Corwith Township, betterCorwith Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Corwith Township gets moving

172 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

81%Yearly checkupMI 80%
64%Dentist visitMI 68%
87%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
69%Colon screeningMI 69%
73%MammogramMI 77%
79%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Corwith Township 7.2% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Corwith Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Corwith Township adults feel lonely
31.9% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 4Corwith Township adults lack social or emotional support
22.3% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
3 in 10Corwith Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.1% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Corwith Township adults are in frequent mental distress
18.8% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Corwith 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 6
Corwith Township adults worry about having enough food
15.9% · MI 15.4%
About the same as MI
1 in 9
Corwith Township adults worry about keeping their housing
11.4% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 12
Corwith Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
8.6% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 12
Corwith Township adults lack reliable transportation
8.5% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

16.1% of Corwith Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Corwith Township and the towns around it

Corwith Township’s Health Grade ranks 3rd of 5 graded towns around it.

Hudson Township: 38.4%Livingston Township: 38.1%Dover Township: 38.3%Montmorency Township: 39.2%Charlton Township: 38.5%Nunda Township: 43.4%Wilmot Township: 42.7%Chandler Township: 36.5%Boyne Valley Township: 36.1%Elmira Township: 38%Gaylord: 38%Bagley Township: 38%Chester Township: 38%Hillman Township: 39.4%Briley Township: 38.2%Vienna Township: 38.4%Bismarck Township: 41.8%Wellington Township: 41%Forest Township: 42.4%Case Township: 41.3%Allis Township: 42.4%Lovells Township: 37.5%Albert Township: 37.6%Walker Township: 44%Ellis Township: 43.2%Mentor Township: 41.4%Corwith Township: 40.5%Corwith TownshipHudson TownshipLivingston TownshipDover TownshipMontmorency TownshipCharlton TownshipNunda TownshipWilmot TownshipMunson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital · Gaylord · 9.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHMclaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey · 24.6 mi · 3★ MedicareHThunder Bay Community Health Service - Onaway · Onaway · 21 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#17 of 27 towns on this map, healthiest first
Livingston Township38.1%
Dover Township38.3%
Hudson Township38.4%
Charlton Township38.5%
Montmorency Township39.2%
Corwith Township40.5%
Wilmot Township42.7%
Nunda Township43.4%
MI36.2%

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
Corwith TownshipC−40.5%14.1%18.4%ZIP 49795
Hudson Township————
Livingston TownshipC+38.1%12.1%15.1%ZIP codes
Dover Township————
Montmorency TownshipD39.2%16.6%18.9%ZIP codes
Charlton TownshipC+38.5%13.7%15.5%ZIP codes
Nunda TownshipD43.4%15.3%19.4%ZIP codes
Wilmot Township————

Hudson Township, Dover Township and Wilmot 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.

36.9%

of Corwith Township adults live with a disability (Michigan 31.1%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.7%
Thinking or memory16.4%
Hearing9.6%
Errands alone10.3%
Vision5.8%
Dressing or bathing4.8%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Corwith Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Corwith Township is better than Michigan on 0 and worse on 12; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Corwith Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Corwith TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health22.8%19.9–25.919.4%19.4%Worse
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)16.8%14.9–18.914%13%Worse
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)18.8%16.8–20.817.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity40.5%33.3–47.836.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes14.1%12.4–15.911.9%12%Worse
High blood pressure40.9%37–44.836.7%34.4%Worse
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)38.6%34.6–42.635.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis34.5%31.2–37.729.1%25.3%Worse
Asthma11.9%10.6–13.311.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer10.6%9.6–11.58.9%7.9%Worse
Coronary heart disease9.1%8.2–10.27%6.4%Worse
COPD11.2%9.8–12.78.1%6.3%Worse
Stroke4.5%4.1–53.7%3.4%Worse
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)13.6%11.3–15.910.2%12.3%Worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes18.4%15.7–21.214.6%11.8%Worse
No exercise outside work29%24.7–33.724.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking15.8%13.3–18.515.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours35%29.3–40.934.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)7.2%5.8–8.76.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year80.8%77.6–83.380.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year64.1%60.9–67.268%63.2%Worse
Cholesterol check in 5 years86.8%85.1–88.487.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)79%76.3–81.377.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)68.7%64.4–72.769%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)72.8%65.3–79.376.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression28.1%24.5–31.825.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.9%27.4–36.532.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support22.3%19.3–25.523.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food15.9%13.6–18.715.4%15%About the same
Worried about keeping housing11.4%9.8–13.111.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off8.6%7.6–9.88.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation8.5%7.5–9.78.3%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)16.1%13.6–18.814.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability36.9%32.7–41.431.1%30.1%Higher
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs17.7%15.5–20.214%13.6%Higher
Difficulty concentrating or remembering16.4%14.5–18.314.3%13.9%Higher
Hearing difficulty9.6%8.6–10.67.3%6.7%Higher
Vision difficulty5.8%5.2–6.54.9%5.4%Higher
Difficulty doing errands alone10.3%9.1–11.58.6%7.9%Higher
Difficulty dressing or bathing4.8%4.3–5.43.8%3.8%Higher

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 Michigan figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Corwith Township

Is Corwith Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Corwith Township is healthier than 16% of U.S. towns: ≈ C− for health. Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes it’s healthier than 26%. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Corwith Township?

CDC estimates 40.5% of adults have obesity, likely between 33.3% and 47.8%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Corwith Township?

Mclaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey, 24.6 miles in a straight line from Corwith Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Corwith Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 7.2% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.8–8.7%), against 6.9% across Michigan.

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 Corwith 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 Michigan 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.