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≈ BHealth Grade
Health in Amnicon · CDC PLACES 2025

Among U.S. towns with similar household incomes, Amnicon is healthier than 81%

Amnicon beats Wisconsin on 5 of 32 measures CDC estimates, and trails on none.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 54874, 54864. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out

What stands out about health in Amnicon

Health Grade

What’s behind Amnicon’s grade

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Amnicon is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns. Fair or poor health holds the grade up (fewer adults who rate their health fair or poor than 74% of U.S. towns); obesity pulls it down (better than 15%).

B+Self-rated health16.6% · WI 17.8% · U.S. 19.4%
BPhysical distress13.4% · WI 12.9% · U.S. 13%
B+Mental distress15.6% · WI 15.5% · U.S. 15.9%
DObesity41.1% · WI 37.7% · U.S. 32.9%
BDiabetes11.4% · WI 11.4% · U.S. 12%
B−Smoking14.3% smoke · WI 13.6% · U.S. 11.8%
B−Exercise25.9% · WI 26.6% · U.S. 24.7%
All U.S. towns we grade (21,250)Healthier than 57%
Less healthyHealthier
U.S. towns with similar incomes, $47K–$78K (9,507)Healthier than 81%

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). Amnicon’s median household income is $62,454; among the 9,507 U.S. towns within 25% of that ($47K–$78K), it’s healthier than 81%, 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, Amnicon could be anywhere from C− to A. The letter shows with “≈”. These are ZIP code figures (ZIP 54874,54864), weighted by land area, which can reach past town lines.

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Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Amnicon adults…

Amnicon runs below WI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

35 of every 100 Amnicon adults have high blood pressure
Wisconsin: 33 in 100 · about the same · likely 31.4–39.6%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Amnicon

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

HNearest ERSt. Marys Hospital SuperiorSuperior · 13.7 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyEssentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center★★★★★ · 18.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careLakes Community Health Center, Inc thePoplar · 3.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
3.2 mi
Lakes Community Health Center, Inc the
3 sites · nearest in Poplar
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
12 mi
Lake Superior Community Health Center
5 sites · nearest in Superior
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
13.7 mi
St. Marys Hospital Superior
Superior · not rated
ERRural critical access
18 mi
Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center
Duluth · ★★★★★
ER
18 mi
Essentia Health Duluth
Duluth · not rated
18.1 mi
St. Lukes Hospital
Duluth · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careAmnicon is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careAmnicon is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Amnicon 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 Amnicon; ≈ 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 Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 25.9%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 33.9%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 14.3%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Amnicon, betterAmnicon, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Amnicon gets moving

8.7 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Amnicon adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

78%Yearly checkupWI 78%
69%Dentist visitWI 67%
88%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
70%Colon screeningWI 69%
80%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 16
working-age adults has no health insurance
Amnicon 6.3% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Amnicon adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Amnicon adults feel lonely
29% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Amnicon adults lack social or emotional support
19% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Amnicon adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Amnicon adults are in frequent mental distress
15.6% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Amnicon 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 10
Amnicon adults worry about having enough food
9.8% · WI 12.1%
Better than WI
1 in 12
Amnicon adults worry about keeping their housing
8.1% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 21
Amnicon adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4.8% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 18
Amnicon adults lack reliable transportation
5.6% · WI 6.7%
Better than WI

10.2% of Amnicon adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Amnicon and the towns around it

Amnicon has the best Health Grade of the 4 graded towns around it.

Parkland: 40.8%Lakeside: 41.2%Poplar: 40.8%Hawthorne: 41.1%Maple: 41.3%Oakland: 40.8%Superior: 41.1%Superior: 41%Bennett: 40.7%Lake Nebagamon: 41.2%Brule: 40.6%Cloverland: 40.9%Summit: 41.3%Gordon: 41.4%Amnicon: 41.1%AmniconParklandLakesidePoplarHawthorneMapleOaklandSt. Marys Hospital Superior · Superior · 13.7 miHNorthlakes - Poplar · Poplar · 3.2 mi+Lschc Superior Clinic · Superior · 12 mi+
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#8 of 15 towns on this map, healthiest first
Parkland40.8%
Poplar40.8%
Oakland40.8%
Amnicon41.1%
Hawthorne41.1%
Lakeside41.2%
Maple41.3%
WI37.7%

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
AmniconB41.1%11.4%14.3%ZIP codes
Parkland · OaklandB40.8%11.5%14.4%ZIP codes
Lakeside————
Poplar————
HawthorneB−41.1%11.9%14.1%ZIP codes
Maple————

Lakeside, Poplar and Maple: 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.

29.2%

of Amnicon adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.1%
Thinking or memory12.3%
Hearing7.2%
Errands alone7.4%
Vision4%
Dressing or bathing3.4%
Wisconsin

Every CDC estimate for Amnicon

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

On the 32 measures below that have a better and a worse direction, Amnicon is better than Wisconsin on 5 and worse on 0; on the rest, the Wisconsin figure falls inside Amnicon’s likely range, so we call them about the same. Disability and SNAP are described, not compared as better or worse.

Adults who…AmniconWIU.S.vs WI
Overall health
Fair or poor health16.6%14.1–19.517.8%19.4%About the same
Frequent physical distress (physical health not good 14+ days a month)13.4%11.6–15.312.9%13%About the same
Frequent mental distress (mental health not good 14+ days a month)15.6%13.7–17.715.5%15.9%About the same
Conditions
Obesity41.1%34–48.637.7%32.9%About the same
Diabetes11.4%9.8–13.211.4%12%About the same
High blood pressure35.4%31.4–39.633.3%34.4%About the same
High cholesterol (adults screened in 5 years)36.5%32.3–40.834.4%37.1%About the same
Arthritis28.3%25–31.826.6%25.3%About the same
Asthma11%9.7–12.410.8%9.9%About the same
Cancer, other than skin cancer9.3%8.3–10.38.6%7.9%About the same
Coronary heart disease6.8%6–7.76.6%6.4%About the same
COPD6.6%5.7–7.76.5%6.3%About the same
Stroke3.4%3–3.83.4%3.4%About the same
Lost all teeth (ages 65+)7.1%5.8–8.99.9%12.3%Better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes14.3%11.9–17.113.6%11.8%About the same
No exercise outside work25.9%21.5–30.826.6%24.7%About the same
Binge drinking19%15.7–22.519%15.4%About the same
Sleep under 7 hours33.9%28.4–39.932.6%36%About the same
Checkups and coverage
No health insurance (ages 18–64)6.3%5.1–7.88%11%Better
Checkup in the past year78.3%74.7–81.677.6%77.4%About the same
Dentist visit in the past year68.5%65.5–71.867.1%63.2%About the same
Cholesterol check in 5 years87.8%86–89.485.9%87.1%Better
Taking blood pressure medicine (adults with high blood pressure)78.4%75.2–81.377.8%76.5%About the same
Colorectal cancer screening (ages 45–75)69.5%65.2–7469.4%65.5%About the same
Mammogram in 2 years (women 50–74)80%73.8–85.680.3%76.4%About the same
Mind and connection
Ever told they have depression23.7%20.3–27.523.2%20.6%About the same
Feel lonely29%24.7–33.630.6%32.5%About the same
Lack social and emotional support19%16.1–22.220.2%23.6%About the same
Everyday needs
Worried about having enough food9.8%8–1212.1%15%Better
Worried about keeping housing8.1%6.7–9.79.7%12%About the same
Threatened with a utility shut-off4.8%4–5.65.5%7.6%About the same
Lack reliable transportation5.6%4.8–6.56.7%7.9%Better
Received SNAP (food stamps)10.2%8.3–12.212.5%11.6%Lower
Disability
Any disability29.2%25.1–33.829.4%30.1%About the same
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs13.1%11.2–15.313.4%13.6%About the same
Difficulty concentrating or remembering12.3%10.7–14.112.8%13.9%About the same
Hearing difficulty7.2%6.3–8.36.9%6.7%About the same
Vision difficulty4%3.5–4.54.5%5.4%About the same
Difficulty doing errands alone7.4%6.4–8.57.9%7.9%About the same
Difficulty dressing or bathing3.4%3–3.93.5%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 Wisconsin figure falls inside that range.

Questions about health in Amnicon

Is Amnicon a healthy place to live?

On seven CDC estimates for adults, Amnicon is healthier than 57% of U.S. towns: ≈ B for health. These are modeled estimates of who lives there, not a measure of local care or habits alone.

What is the obesity rate in Amnicon?

CDC estimates 41.1% of adults have obesity, likely between 34% and 48.6%, against 37.7% across Wisconsin and 32.9% nationally.

What hospital is closest to Amnicon?

St. Marys Hospital Superior in Superior, 13.7 miles in a straight line from Amnicon’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room; it has no Medicare star rating.

How many people in Amnicon have no health insurance?

CDC estimates 6.3% of adults ages 18–64 have no health insurance (likely 5.1–7.8%), against 8% across Wisconsin.

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 Amnicon 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 Wisconsin 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.