Health · Adams

Adams, IL health

On most measures Adams looks like Illinois as a whole. It has fewer uninsured adults (8.1% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more smokers (15.1% vs 12.1%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 60531, 60551, 60552

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’s figures come from the ZIP codes that cover it, weighted by land area. 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.

Report card

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.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Adams adults…

35 of every 100 Adams adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Adams, betterAdams, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 22.9% Adams
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Adams
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 19.7% Adams
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Adams
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

IL 78%

Dentist visit

IL 63%

Cholesterol check

IL 87%

Colon screening

IL 60%

Mammogram

IL 74%

Taking BP meds

IL 76%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Adams 8.1% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Adams adults are doing

1 in 3Adams adults feel lonely

33.7% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Adams adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.5% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Adams adults lack social or emotional support

25.2% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Adams adults are in frequent mental distress

17.2% · Illinois 15.6% · 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 7

Adams adults worry about having enough food

13.6% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Adams adults worry about keeping their housing

11.5% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 14

Adams adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 14

Adams adults lack reliable transportation

7.3% · IL 8% · about the same

12.6% of Adams adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

29.1%

of Adams adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs13.2%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing6.9%

Errands alone8%

Vision4.5%

Dressing or bathing3.6%

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

Around Adams

Adams and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

35.6%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first

Victor36.4%

Serena36.5%

Northville37%

Adams37.6%

Earl37.6%

Care nearby

Valley West Community HospitalSandwich · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · 16.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalDekalb · 21.9 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersMorris · 23 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 18.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Aunt Martha's Health Center Aurora OutreachAurora · 25.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careAdams's county is a federal shortage area.LaSalle County · need score 8 of 25

! Dental careAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - LaSalle County · need score 13 of 25

! Mental healthAdams's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.LI Central Area MHCA · need score 18 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 Adams. 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 Adams

Measure	Adams	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.5%	30.5–38.8%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	36%	31.9–40.4%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	37.6%	30.1–45.6%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	27%	23.8–30.4%	24.2%	about the same
Depression	22.5%	19.2–26.2%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	10.6%	8.6–13.1%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.3%	9.2–11.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.5%	7.7–9.3%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	11.2%	9.6–12.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	7.4%	6.5–8.5%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	5.9%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.1%	12.7–17.7%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	19.7%	16.5–23.3%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	22.9%	19.1–27.3%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.9%	29.6–42.6%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.4%	73.6–80.8%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.6%	57.9–65.3%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.4%	84.5–88.2%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	63%	57.9–68%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	72.6%	64.7–79.7%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.3%	72–78.2%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.1%	6.6–9.8%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.8–38.9%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.2%	21.7–29.1%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	15.2–19.4%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	18.4%	16–21.2%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	13.5%	11.8–15.3%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.6%	11.4–16.2%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.5%	9.7–13.4%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.3%	6.3–8.3%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12.6%	10.4–15%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	29.1%	25.2–33.6%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	13.2%	11.4–15.3%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.9–15.5%	12.6%
Hearing	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	6.2%
Vision	4.5%	4–5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.6%	3.2–4.1%	3.5%
Errands alone	8%	7.1–9%	7.6%

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 Adams door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Adams by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Adams by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Illinois 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.