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≈ B−Health Grade
Health in Sullivan Township · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Sullivan Township is healthier than 66%

Sullivan Township beats Michigan on 1 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 49415, 49451, 49448, 49444. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Sullivan Township

Health Grade

What’s behind Sullivan Township’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Sullivan Township is healthier than 47% of U.S. towns, #364 of 701 in Michigan. Diabetes holds the grade up (fewer adults with diabetes than 62% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 21%).

BSelf-rated health18.6% · MI 19.4% · U.S. 19.4%
B−Physical distress14.1% · MI 14% · U.S. 13%
C+Mental distress17.7% · MI 17.6% · U.S. 15.9%
C−Obesity40% · MI 36.2% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.3% · MI 11.9% · U.S. 12%
C+Smoking15.5% smoke · MI 14.6% · U.S. 11.8%
BExercise24.4% · MI 24.9% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 47%
Less healthyHealthier
Michigan towns we grade (701)Healthier than 48%
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $49K–$81K (9,965)Healthier than 66%

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). Sullivan Township’s median household income is $65,156; among the 9,965 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($49K–$81K), it’s healthier than 66%, more than its income alone would suggest.

A rough placement. CDC’s likely ranges are wide here: with every estimate at one end or the other, Sullivan Township could be anywhere from C− to A−. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 49415,49451,49448,49444), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sullivan Township adults…

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

35 of every 100 Sullivan Township adults have high blood pressure
Michigan: 37 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.3–38.2%
Better than MIWorseAbout the sameMichigan
Getting care

Care in and near Sullivan Township

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

HNearest ERTrinity Health Muskegon HospitalMuskegon · 10.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyTrinity Health Grand Haven Hospital★★★★★ · 10.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careMuskegon Family CareMuskegon · 7.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
7.9 mi
Muskegon Family Care
Muskegon · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
7.9 mi
Cherry Street Services
2 sites · nearest in Muskegon
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
10.1 mi
Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital
Muskegon · ★★★★★
ER
10.8 mi
Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital
Grand Haven · ★★★★★
ER
21.8 mi
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Fremont · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.4 mi
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
Zeeland · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sullivan Township itself
✓ Dental careSullivan Township is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sullivan 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 Sullivan 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 24.4%MI 24.9%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.5%MI 34.7%
Binge drink 17.7%MI 15.9%
Smoke cigarettes 15.5%MI 14.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sullivan Township, betterSullivan Township, worseAbout the sameMichigan
Where Sullivan Township gets moving

9 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves

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Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

80%Yearly checkupMI 80%
70%Dentist visitMI 68%
87%Cholesterol checkMI 87%
70%Colon screeningMI 69%
76%MammogramMI 77%
77%Taking BP medsMI 78%
1 in 15
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sullivan Township 6.5% · Michigan 1 in 14 (6.9%)
Mind & connection

How Sullivan Township adults are doing

About the same as Michigan on each measure.

1 in 3Sullivan Township adults feel lonely
31.2% · MI 32.4% · About the same as MI
1 in 5Sullivan Township adults lack social or emotional support
21.8% · MI 23.1% · About the same as MI
3 in 10Sullivan Township adults have been diagnosed with depression
27.6% · MI 25.7% · About the same as MI
1 in 6Sullivan Township adults are in frequent mental distress
17.7% · MI 17.6% · About the same as MI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Sullivan 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 8
Sullivan Township adults worry about having enough food
12.9% · MI 15.4%
Better than MI
1 in 10
Sullivan Township adults worry about keeping their housing
10.4% · MI 11.9%
About the same as MI
1 in 13
Sullivan Township adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.6% · MI 8.7%
About the same as MI
1 in 14
Sullivan Township adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · MI 8.3%
About the same as MI

12.4% of Sullivan Township adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 14.3% across Michigan.

Around town

Sullivan Township and the towns around it

Sullivan Township’s Health Grade ranks 2nd of 5 graded towns around it.

Fruitport Township: 42.8%Ravenna Township: 41.1%Crockery Township: 34.4%Egelston Township: 46.9%Norton Shores: 40.6%Spring Lake Township: 33.3%Muskegon Township: 45.2%Muskegon: 49.9%Moorland Township: 42.6%Polkton Township: 35.2%Chester Township: 37%Robinson Township: 33.1%Cedar Creek Township: 43.4%Sullivan Township: 40%Sullivan TownshipFruitport TownshipRavenna TownshipCrockery TownshipEgelston TownshipTrinity Health Muskegon Hospital · Muskegon · 10.1 mi · 3★ MedicareHTrinity Health Grand Haven Hospital · Grand Haven · 10.8 mi · 4★ MedicareHMuskegon Family Care · Muskegon · 7.9 mi+Muskegon Recovery Center · Muskegon · 7.9 mi+
Healthier than MINear MILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#6 of 14 towns on this map, healthiest first
Crockery Township34.4%
Sullivan Township40%
Ravenna Township41.1%
Fruitport Township42.8%
Egelston Township46.9%
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
Sullivan TownshipB−40%11.3%15.5%ZIP codes
Fruitport TownshipC42.8%13%16.7%ZIP codes
Ravenna TownshipC+41.1%11.3%16.9%ZIP codes
Egelston TownshipD46.9%13.7%20.6%ZIP codes
Crockery TownshipB+34.4%9.7%13.3%ZIP codes

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

31.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs13.5%
Thinking or memory14.4%
Hearing7.5%
Errands alone8.4%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%
Michigan

Every CDC estimate for Sullivan Township

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Sullivan Township is better than Michigan on 1 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Michigan figure falls inside Sullivan Township’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…Sullivan TownshipMIU.S.vs MI
Overall health
Fair or poor health18.6%16.2–21.319.4%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)14.1%12.4–15.914%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)17.7%15.7–19.817.6%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity40%34.4–4636.2%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.3%9.8–12.911.9%12%About the same
High blood pressure34.7%31.3–38.236.7%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)35.4%31.9–39.135.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis29.6%26.8–32.729.1%25.3%About the same
Asthma11.7%10.4–1311.5%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.4%8.5–10.38.9%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.9%6.2–7.77%6.4%About the same
COPD8.3%7.2–9.48.1%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.5%3.1–3.93.7%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)11.4%9.3–13.810.2%12.3%About the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.5%13.1–18.114.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work24.4%20.7–28.324.9%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking17.7%15.1–20.715.9%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours34.5%29.6–39.634.7%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.5%5.3–7.86.9%11%About the same
Checkup in the past year79.8%76.7–82.680.3%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year69.6%66.4–72.668%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.4%85.7–8987.4%87.1%About the same
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)76.9%74.1–79.677.6%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.6%65.4–73.869%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)76.1%69.2–82.376.9%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression27.6%24.4–31.225.7%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely31.2%26.9–35.932.4%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support21.8%18.6–25.223.1%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food12.9%10.9–15.215.4%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing10.4%8.8–12.211.9%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off7.6%6.6–8.98.7%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation7.3%6.3–8.38.3%7.9%About the same
Received SNAP (food stamps)12.4%10.4–14.614.3%11.6%About the same
Disability
Any disability31.2%27.3–35.231.1%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.5%11.7–15.514%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering14.4%12.6–16.214.3%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.5%6.6–8.47.3%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4.5%4–5.14.9%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone8.4%7.4–9.58.6%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.7%3.3–4.13.8%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 Michigan figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Sullivan Township

Is Sullivan Township a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Sullivan Township is healthier than 47% of U.S. towns: ≈ B− for health, #364 of 701 in Michigan. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Sullivan Township?

CDC estimates 40% of adults have obesity, likely between 34.4% and 46%, against 36.2% across Michigan and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Sullivan Township?

Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital in Muskegon, 10.1 miles in a straight line from Sullivan Township’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; Medicare rates it 3 of 5 stars.

How many people in Sullivan Township have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.5% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.3–7.8%), 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 Sullivan Township more than anything measured there. At the ends of CDC’s ranges the grade could be anywhere from C− to A−.

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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.