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Health in Sextonville · CDC PLACES 2025

Where Sextonville residents get care

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

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

What stands out · In brief

What stands out about health in Sextonville

Smoking is more common in Sextonville

1 in 6 adults smoke cigarettes (17.9%), vs 13.6% across Wisconsin. Habits ↓

COPD runs high in Sextonville

1 in 13 adults have COPD (7.6%), 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 Sextonville’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 30%WI 26.6%
Sleep under 7 hours 35.5%WI 32.6%
Binge drink 19.3%WI 19%
Smoke cigarettes 17.9%WI 13.6%
0%10%20%30%40%
Sextonville, betterSextonville, worseAbout the sameWisconsin
Where Sextonville gets moving

Walk with neighbors

The easiest exercise habit to keep is one with company.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Sextonville adults…

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

8 of every 100 Sextonville adults have COPD
Wisconsin: 7 in 100 · worse · likely 6.6–8.9%
Better than WIWorseAbout the sameWisconsin
Getting care

Care in and near Sextonville

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

HNearest ERRichland HospitalRichland Center · 6.1 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyRichland Hospital★★★★★ · 6.1 miDirections →
+Low-cost careAccess Community Health CentersDodgeville · 23.6 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
6.1 mi
Richland Hospital
Richland Center · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.2 mi
Gundersen Boscobel Area Hospital and Clinics
Boscobel · not rated
ERRural critical access
23.6 mi
Access Community Health Centers
3 sites · nearest in Dodgeville
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
23.9 mi
Reedsburg Area Medical Center
Reedsburg · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
23.9 mi
Scenic Bluffs Health Center
4 sites · nearest in Reedsburg
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24 mi
Upland Hills Health
Dodgeville · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
✓ Primary careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sextonville itself
✓ Dental careNo HRSA shortage area covers Sextonville itself
✓ Mental healthNo HRSA shortage area covers Sextonville 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 Sextonville; ≈ 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 Sextonville adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Wisconsin.

76%Yearly checkupWI 78%
62%Dentist visitWI 67%
85%Cholesterol checkWI 86%
67%Colon screeningWI 69%
75%MammogramWI 80%
77%Taking BP medsWI 78%
1 in 11
working-age adults has no health insurance
Sextonville 8.8% · Wisconsin 1 in 13 (8%)
Mind & connection

How Sextonville adults are doing

About the same as Wisconsin on each measure.

3 in 10Sextonville adults feel lonely
30.1% · WI 30.6% · About the same as WI
1 in 5Sextonville adults lack social or emotional support
20.8% · WI 20.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 4Sextonville adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.7% · WI 23.2% · About the same as WI
1 in 6Sextonville adults are in frequent mental distress
16.8% · WI 15.5% · About the same as WI
The one neighbors can help with

3 in 10 Sextonville 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
Sextonville adults worry about having enough food
13.5% · WI 12.1%
About the same as WI
1 in 9
Sextonville adults worry about keeping their housing
10.6% · WI 9.7%
About the same as WI
1 in 16
Sextonville adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
6.3% · WI 5.5%
About the same as WI
1 in 14
Sextonville adults lack reliable transportation
7.2% · WI 6.7%
About the same as WI

15.1% of Sextonville adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 12.5% across Wisconsin.

Around town

Sextonville 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.

31.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.4%
Thinking or memory14.5%
Hearing7.6%
Errands alone8.9%
Vision4.9%
Dressing or bathing4%
Wisconsin

Questions about health in Sextonville

Why doesn’t Sextonville have a Health Grade?

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

What hospital is closest to Sextonville?

Richland Hospital in Richland Center, 6.1 miles in a straight line from Sextonville’s center point, is the nearest general hospital with an emergency room. Medicare rates it 1 of 5 stars.

Neighbors talk health

Doctors taking patients, urgent care, staying active in Sextonville.

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.