Health · Denison

Denison, IA health

Denison differs from Iowa on 19 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (7.3% vs 8.7%). Where it trails the state: more uninsured adults (19.2% vs 7.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Denison

Report card

How Denison compares with Iowa

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Denison adults…

36 of every 100 Denison adults have high blood pressure

Iowa: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.4–40.2%

Bars show Denison; the black tick is Iowa. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Denison, betterDenison, worseToo close to callIowa

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.7% Denison
IA 24.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.3% Denison
IA 32.5%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.4% Denison
IA 20.5%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 17.4% Denison
IA 14.5%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IA 78%

Dentist visit

IA 67%

Cholesterol check

IA 84%

Colon screening

IA 67%

Mammogram

IA 79%

Taking BP meds

IA 78%

1 in 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Denison 19.2% · Iowa 1 in 14 (7.3%)

Mind & connection

How Denison adults are doing

1 in 3Denison adults feel lonely

36.1% · Iowa 32.3% · too close to call

1 in 5Denison adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.7% · Iowa 20.7% · too close to call

1 in 4Denison adults lack social or emotional support

27.4% · Iowa 23.3% · worse

1 in 6Denison adults are in frequent mental distress

17.4% · Iowa 16.4% · too close to call

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 4

Denison adults worry about having enough food

25.5% · IA 12% · worse

1 in 6

Denison adults worry about keeping their housing

17.9% · IA 9.4% · worse

1 in 9

Denison adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.4% · IA 6.4% · worse

1 in 8

Denison adults lack reliable transportation

12.3% · IA 6.8% · worse

20.6% of Denison adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10% across Iowa.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.2%

of Denison adults live with a disability (Iowa 28.1%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs17.3%

Thinking or memory17.8%

Hearing8.7%

Errands alone10.3%

Vision7.9%

Dressing or bathing5.4%

Black tick: Iowa. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Denison

Denison and the towns around it

Care nearby

Crawford County Memorial HospitalDenison · 0.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Manning Regional Healthcare CenterManning · 16.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Horn Memorial HospitalIda Grove · 23 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

St. Anthony Regional Hospital & Nursing HomeCarroll · 25 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

United Community Health Center of Storm Lake - ReplacementStorm Lake · 44.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

New Visions Homeless ServicesCouncil Bluffs · 57.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careDenison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Crawford County · need score 16 of 25

! Dental careDenison's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Crawford County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthDenison's county is a federal shortage area.Crawford County MH · need score 20 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Denison. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Denison

Measure	Denison	Margin	Iowa
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36.3%	32.4–40.2%	33.9%	about the same
High cholesterol	35%	31.2–39.1%	35.3%	about the same
Obesity	44.3%	37.3–51.7%	37.7%	about the same
Arthritis	25.6%	22.8–28.5%	27%	about the same
Depression	18.7%	15.8–21.8%	20.7%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	20%	16.5–23.7%	11.6%	worse
Asthma	9.7%	8.6–10.9%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.3%	6.6–8%	8.7%	better
Diabetes	14.8%	12.9–16.8%	11.2%	worse
COPD	8.5%	7.3–9.8%	6.9%	worse
Heart disease	7.8%	6.9–8.7%	6.6%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.6–4.5%	3.3%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	17.4%	15–20.2%	14.5%	worse
Binge drink	18.4%	15.4–21.8%	20.5%	about the same
Get no exercise	36.7%	31.8–41.9%	24.8%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.3%	29.7–41.3%	32.5%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	76.1%	72.5–79.4%	77.5%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.2%	52.6–59.8%	66.8%	worse
Cholesterol check	80%	77.5–82.2%	84.1%	worse
Colon screening	58.9%	53.7–63.8%	66.6%	worse
Mammogram	74.5%	66.5–81.4%	78.7%	about the same
Taking BP meds	77%	74.3–79.4%	77.8%	about the same
No health insurance	19.2%	16–22.6%	7.3%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	36.1%	31.6–41.8%	32.3%	about the same
Lack emotional support	27.4%	23.8–31.8%	23.3%	worse
Frequent mental distress	17.4%	15.4–19.7%	16.4%	about the same
Fair or poor health	27.6%	24.2–31.3%	17.8%	worse
Frequent physical distress	15.9%	14–18%	12.7%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	25.5%	21.9–29.5%	12%	worse
Housing insecurity	17.9%	15.4–20.8%	9.4%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	11.4%	10–13.2%	6.4%	worse
No reliable transportation	12.3%	10.7–14.2%	6.8%	worse
Receive SNAP	20.6%	17.5–23.9%	10%
Disability
Any disability	35.2%	30.8–39.8%	28.1%
Walking or climbing stairs	17.3%	15–19.7%	12.7%
Thinking or memory	17.8%	15.6–20.3%	13.5%
Hearing	8.7%	7.7–9.7%	7.4%
Vision	7.9%	7–8.8%	4.3%
Dressing or bathing	5.4%	4.7–6%	3.4%
Errands alone	10.3%	9–11.8%	7.4%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Denison door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Iowa figure falls inside it, we don't call Denison better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Denison directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Iowa figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.