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Adams, IL health

Adams differs from Illinois on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing food insecurity (10.1% vs 15.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (8.4% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (15.6% vs 10.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Adams
BHealth Grade
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Adams’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Adams is healthier than 56% of U.S. towns, and than 74% of towns with similar incomes.

BSelf-rated healthBPhysical distressB-Mental distressC+ObesityBDiabetesC+SmokingB+Exercise
All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 56%
Less healthyHealthier
Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 48%
Towns with similar incomes, $51K–$84K (9,329)Healthier than 74%

Better than its income would suggest. Adams is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is B.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Adams could be anywhere from C− to A−.
How the Health Grade works
  • Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in Illinois ranking.
  • Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
  • Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Adams with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
  • Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Adams uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.
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How Adams compares with Illinois

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.