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Health in Livingston · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Livingston residents get care

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

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

Fair or poor health
21.8%
Worse than WI (17.8%)
Obesity
43.2%
About the same as WI (37.7%)
No exercise
35.4%
Worse than WI (26.6%)
Uninsured
9.2%
About the same as WI (8%)
Feel lonely
30.6%
About the same as WI (30.6%)
Nearest ER
12.4 mi
Southwest Health Center
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Livingston

35.4%get no exercise · WI 26.6%9%have COPD · WI 6.5%18.4%smoke · WI 13.6%

More Livingston adults get no exercise

1 in 3 adults get no exercise outside work (35.4%), vs 26.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD and heart disease run high in Livingston

1 in 11 adults have COPD (9%), vs 6.5% across Wisconsin. 1 in 12 adults have heart disease (8.6%), vs 6.6% across Wisconsin. In all, Livingston runs above Wisconsin on three of 11 chronic conditions. Conditions ↓

Smoking is more common in Livingston

1 in 5 adults smoke cigarettes (18.4%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

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 Livingston’s likely range.

★ What stands out · Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with Wisconsin

Share of adults, with the Wisconsin figure marked.

Get no exercise 35.4%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.8%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 18%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 18.4%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Livingston, betterLivingston, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Livingston gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Livingston adults…

Livingston runs above WI on 5 of 12 conditions. Tap one to see it as people.

9 of every 100 Livingston adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 7.4–10.8%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Livingston

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

HNearest ERSouthwest Health CenterPlatteville · 12.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyUpland Hills Health★★★★★ · 15.8 miDirections →
+Low-cost careDodgeville Dental ClinicDodgeville · 15.9 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
12.4 mi
Southwest Health Center
Platteville · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
14.4 mi
Grant Regional Health Center
Lancaster · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.8 mi
Upland Hills Health
Dodgeville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
15.9 mi
Dodgeville Dental Clinic
Dodgeville · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
Directions
21.2 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
DirectionsMedicare profile
28.1 mi
Crescent Community Health Center
7 sites · nearest in Dubuque
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Livingston itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Livingston itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Livingston 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 Livingston; ≈ 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 Livingston adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

78%Yearly checkupWI 78%
60%Dentist visitWI 67%
86%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
66%Colon screeningWI 69%
79%MammogramWI 80%
80%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Livingston 9.2% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Livingston adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Livingston adults feel lonely
30.6% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Livingston adults lack social or emotional support
21.1% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Livingston adults have been diagnosed with depression
24.3% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Livingston adults are in frequent mental distress
17% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Livingston 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
Livingston adults worry about having enough food
14.4% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 9
Livingston adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Livingston adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.4% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 13
Livingston adults lack reliable transportation
7.5% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

16.4% of Livingston adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Livingston and the towns around it

How health changes across the town line.

Clifton: 42.5%Mifflin: 40.5%Liberty: 42.4%Wingville: 42.6%Lima: 38.4%Belmont: 39.5%Linden: 39%Eden: 41.4%Livingston: 43.2%LivingstonCliftonMifflin
Healthier than WINear WILess healthy
Obesity
#9 of 9 towns on this map, healthiest first
Mifflin40.5%
Clifton42.5%
Livingston43.2%
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————
Mifflin————

Clifton and Mifflin: 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.

34.9%

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

Walking or climbing stairs17.8%
Thinking or memory15.1%
Hearing9.2%
Errands alone10.2%
Vision5.6%
Dressing or bathing4.7%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Livingston

Why doesn’t Livingston have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Livingston?

Southwest Health Center in Platteville, 12.4 miles in a straight line from Livingston’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 Livingston.

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.