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Health in Liberty · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Liberty residents get care

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

Modeled estimates for adults 18+, from ZIP codes 53825, 53813, 53809. How CDC estimates town health

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Liberty

More Liberty adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (32.7%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

Smoking is more common in Liberty

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (16.9%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Liberty

1 in 12 adults have COPD (8.1%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. Conditions ↓

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 Liberty’s likely range; Liberty’s figures come from ZIP codes 53825, 53813, 53809, which may reach past town lines.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 32.7%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 34.9%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.4%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 16.9%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Liberty, betterLiberty, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Liberty gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Liberty adults…

Liberty runs above WI on 1 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

8 of every 100 Liberty adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.7–9.6%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Liberty

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

HNearest ERGrant Regional Health CenterLancaster · 6.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 24.4 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.5 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
14.6 mi
Southwest Health Center
Platteville · not rated
ERRural critical access
16.8 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
24.3 mi
Upland Hills Health
Dodgeville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
24.4 mi
Dodgeville Dental Clinic
Dodgeville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.8 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Liberty itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Liberty itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Liberty 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 Liberty; ≈ 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).

Checkups & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

77%Yearly checkupWI 78%
63%Dentist visitWI 67%
84%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
68%Colon screeningWI 69%
80%MammogramWI 80%
78%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Liberty 8.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Liberty adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

1 in 3Liberty adults feel lonely
31% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Liberty adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Liberty adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.7% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Liberty adults are in frequent mental distress
17.3% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

1 in 3 Liberty 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.

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 7
Liberty adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 10
Liberty adults worry about keeping their housing
10% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 17
Liberty adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
5.9% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 14
Liberty adults lack reliable transportation
7.3% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

14.8% of Liberty adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Liberty and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Clifton: 42.5%North Lancaster: 41.2%Ellenboro: 40.4%Fennimore: 42.5%Livingston: 43.2%Wingville: 42.6%Lima: 38.4%Mifflin: 40.5%Lancaster: 40.1%Little Grant: 42.6%Mount Ida: 42.7%South Lancaster: 41%Harrison: 39.3%Fennimore: 42%Hickory Grove: 43.5%Liberty: 42.4%LibertyCliftonNorth LancasterEllenboroFennimoreGrant Regional Health Center · Lancaster · 6.5 miHSouthwest Health Center · Platteville · 14.6 miH
Healthier than WINear WILess healthyHHospital+Health center
Obesity
#9 of 16 towns on this map, healthiest first
Ellenboro40.4%
North Lancaster41.2%
Liberty42.4%
Clifton42.5%
Fennimore42.5%
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
Clifton————
North Lancaster————
Ellenboro————
Fennimore————

Clifton, North Lancaster, Ellenboro and Fennimore: 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.

32.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.4%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing7.8%
Errands alone9.3%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing4.2%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Liberty

Why doesn’t Liberty have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Liberty?

Grant Regional Health Center in Lancaster, 6.5 miles in a straight line from Liberty’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 Liberty.

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.