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Health in Blue Mounds · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Blue Mounds residents get care

CDC publishes only some of its health estimates for Blue Mounds, not the seven a Health Grade needs; here is what we do have.

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, CDC’s own estimate for Blue Mounds. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Blue Mounds

COPD and diabetes are less common in Blue Mounds

Blue Mounds runs below Wisconsin on six chronic conditions, most of all COPD (4.9% vs 6.5%), diabetes (8.6% vs 11.4%) and stroke (2.6% vs 3.4%). Conditions ↓

Blue Mounds is an active town

Only 20% of adults get no exercise outside work, vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

Fewer Blue Mounds adults struggle to make ends meet

Worries about food, housing, utility bills and getting around all run below Wisconsin. 1 in 13 adults worry about having enough food, vs 1 in 8 adults statewide. Everyday needs ↓

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 Wisconsin figure falls outside Blue Mounds’ likely range.

★ What stands out · Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Blue Mounds adults…

Blue Mounds runs below WI on 7 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

5 of every 100 Blue Mounds adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · better · likely 3.9–6%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 20%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 27.4%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 21.2%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 11.2%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Blue Mounds, betterBlue Mounds, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Blue Mounds gets moving

0.8 miles of trails across 4 parks and preserves

Parks & trails →
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 13
Blue Mounds adults worry about having enough food
7.6% · WI 12.1%
Better than WI
1 in 14
Blue Mounds adults worry about keeping their housing
7.1% · WI 9.7%
Better than WI
1 in 25
Blue Mounds adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
4% · WI 5.5%
Better than WI
1 in 21
Blue Mounds adults lack reliable transportation
4.8% · WI 6.7%
Better than WI

7.5% of Blue Mounds adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Getting care

Care in and near Blue Mounds

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

HNearest ERUpland Hills HealthDodgeville · 16 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUpland Hills Health★★★★★ · 16.0 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Community Health CentersDodgeville · 15.8 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
15.8 mi
Access Community Health Centers
8 sites · nearest in Dodgeville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
16 mi
Upland Hills Health
Dodgeville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
20.5 mi
Madison VA Medical Center
Madison · ★★★★★
ERFor veterans
20.5 mi
University of WI Hospitals & Clinics Authority
Madison · ★★★★★
ER
21.6 mi
Sauk Prairie Hospital
Prairie Du Sac · ★★★★★
ER
✓ Primary careBlue Mounds is not a shortage area
✓ Dental careBlue Mounds is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthBlue Mounds is not a shortage area

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 Blue Mounds; ≈ marks a hospital located by its town, not its street. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas.

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

75%Yearly checkupWI 78%
74%Dentist visitWI 67%
88%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
72%Colon screeningWI 69%
80%MammogramWI 80%
76%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 18
working-age adults has no health insurance
Blue Mounds 5.5% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Blue Mounds adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Blue Mounds adults feel lonely
28.8% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Blue Mounds adults lack social or emotional support
17.6% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Blue Mounds adults have been diagnosed with depression
25% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 7Blue Mounds adults are in frequent mental distress
14.5% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Blue Mounds adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.

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

Find a group →

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

Around town

Blue Mounds and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Health next door

TownHealthObesityDiabetesSmokingFigures from

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

Disability

Living with a disability

Shown without a better/worse judgment.

23.9%

of Blue Mounds adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs9.8%
Thinking or memory10.7%
Hearing5.6%
Errands alone6%
Vision3.1%
Dressing or bathing2.6%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Blue Mounds

Why doesn’t Blue Mounds have a Health Grade?

Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Blue Mounds.

What hospital is closest to Blue Mounds?

Upland Hills Health in Dodgeville, 16.0 miles in a straight line from Blue Mounds’ center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 4 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Blue Mounds.

Town Square →
Ask your neighbors

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. 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.