✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Dover itself
✓ Dental careDover is not a shortage area
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Dover 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 Dover; ≈ 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).
Chronic conditions
Out of every 100 Dover adults…
Dover runs above WI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.
7 of every 100 Dover adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.6–8.3%
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Habits
Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin
Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.
Get no exercise29.6%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours34.7%WI 32.6%
Binge drink19.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes15.9%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
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Where Dover gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Dover adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.
Yearly checkupWI 78%
Dentist visitWI 67%
Cholesterol checkWI 86%
Colon screeningWI 69%
MammogramWI 80%
Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Dover 8.9% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How Dover adults are doing
About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.
3 in 10Dover adults feel lonely
30.1% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Dover adults lack social or emotional support
20.3% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Dover adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.2% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Dover adults are in frequent mental distress
16.3% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Dover adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Montana, Chimney Rock, Naples and Gilmanton: 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.
31.6%
of Dover adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory14%
Hearing7.7%
Errands alone8.6%
Vision4.8%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Wisconsin
Questions about health in Dover
Why doesn’t Dover have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Dover.
What hospital is closest to Dover?
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics in Whitehall, 15.0 miles in a straight line from Dover’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. It has no Medicare star rating.
Neighbors talk health
Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Dover.
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.