Health · Amboy

Amboy, IL health

Amboy differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (7.9% vs 9.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (8.4% vs 6.3%).

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

C+Health Grade

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Amboy’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Amboy is healthier than 42% of U.S. towns.

B-Self-rated healthB-Physical distressC+Mental distressCObesityB-DiabetesC+SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 42%

Less healthyHealthier

Illinois towns we grade (1,344)Healthier than 31%

Towns with similar incomes, $51K–$85K (9,500)Healthier than 53%

About what its income would suggest. Amboy does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Amboy could be anywhere from D 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 Amboy 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. Amboy 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.

Report card

How Amboy 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 Amboy adults…

36 of every 100 Amboy adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 31.6–40.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Amboy, betterAmboy, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25% Amboy
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 37% Amboy
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 18.5% Amboy
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16% Amboy
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Amboy 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 13

working-age adults has no health insurance

Amboy 7.9% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Amboy adults are doing

1 in 3Amboy adults feel lonely

33.2% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 4Amboy adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Amboy adults lack social or emotional support

24.5% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Amboy adults are in frequent mental distress

17.9% · Illinois 15.6% · worse

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

Amboy adults worry about having enough food

13.9% · IL 15.9% · about the same

1 in 9

Amboy adults worry about keeping their housing

11.4% · IL 13.2% · about the same

1 in 14

Amboy adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

7.2% · IL 7.8% · about the same

1 in 13

Amboy adults lack reliable transportation

7.5% · IL 8% · about the same

13.3% of Amboy adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.4%

of Amboy adults live with a disability (Illinois 27.6%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs14.7%

Thinking or memory14.5%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone8.7%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.9%

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

Around Amboy

Amboy and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health.

37%40%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#6 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Amboy38.7%

Amboy38.8%

Marion39.1%

Care nearby

Osf Saint Katharine Medical CenterDixon · 11.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Osf Saint Paul Medical CenterMendota · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Cgh Medical CenterSterling · 19.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rochelle Community HospitalRochelle · 20.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Community Health Partnership of IllinoisMendota · 16.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Whiteside Chd - Rock FallsRock Falls · 19.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

✓ Dental careAmboy is not a shortage area

! Mental healthAmboy's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Northern IL MHCA · need score 17 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 Amboy. 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 Amboy

Measure	Amboy	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	31.6–40.6%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.2%	32.5–41.9%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.8%	30.1–47.9%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	28.6%	25.1–32.3%	24.2%	worse
Depression	23%	19.4–27%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.1%	9.6–14.8%	10.3%	about the same
Asthma	10.7%	9.4–12.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9%	8–10%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12%	10.2–13.9%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.4%	7.1–9.7%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7%	6.1–7.9%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16%	13.1–19%	12.1%	worse
Binge drink	18.5%	15.2–22.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	25%	20.3–30.1%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	37%	29.9–44.6%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	77.8%	73.9–81.4%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.2%	57–65.3%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	86.3%	84.2–88.3%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	63.9%	58.3–69%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	70.4%	61.2–78.5%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.8%	73.5–79.8%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	7.9%	6.3–9.8%	9.9%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.2%	28.1–38.6%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.5%	20.8–28.7%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.9%	15.7–20.2%	15.6%	worse
Fair or poor health	19.8%	16.7–23%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.5%	12.5–16.5%	12.2%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13.9%	11.3–17.1%	15.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.4%	9.5–13.6%	13.2%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	7.2%	6.1–8.4%	7.8%	about the same
No reliable transportation	7.5%	6.4–8.7%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	13.3%	10.7–16.4%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	31.4%	26.7–36.3%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.7%	12.5–17.1%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	14.5%	12.4–16.7%	12.6%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	6.2%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.5%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.9%	3.4–4.5%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.7%	7.5–10%	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 Amboy door to door.

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

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

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.