✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hamburg itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Hamburg itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Hamburg 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 Hamburg; ≈ 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 exercise27.2%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours30.9%WI 32.6%
Binge drink19.6%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes15%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Hamburg, betterHamburg, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Hamburg gets moving
Walk with neighbors
The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.
Checkups & screenings
Keeping up with care
Share of Hamburg 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 14
working-age adults has no health insurance
Hamburg 7% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection
How Hamburg adults are doing
About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.
3 in 10Hamburg adults feel lonely
28.7% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Hamburg adults lack social or emotional support
19% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Hamburg adults have been diagnosed with depression
22.8% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Hamburg adults are in frequent mental distress
15.5% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with
3 in 10 Hamburg adults feel lonely. A hello is a start.
Groups are the easiest way in: a walking group, a book club, your street.
Coon and Harmony: 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.
30.3%
of Hamburg adults live with a disability (Wisconsin 29.4%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.
Walking or climbing stairs14.6%
Thinking or memory13%
Hearing7.9%
Errands alone8.2%
Vision4.5%
Dressing or bathing3.9%
Wisconsin
Questions about health in Hamburg
Why doesn’t Hamburg have a Health Grade?
Every Health Grade is built from seven of CDC’s PLACES estimates, and CDC doesn’t publish all seven for Hamburg.
What hospital is closest to Hamburg?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, 11.1 miles in a straight line from Hamburg’s 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 Hamburg.
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.
Nils Skumsrud House · Photo: Boscophotos · CC BY-SA 3.0