Health · Bowdre

Bowdre, IL health

Bowdre differs from Illinois on 8 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing housing insecurity (10.5% vs 13.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (13% vs 15.9%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (13.3% vs 10.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 61930, 61953, 61910, 61919

Report card

How Bowdre 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 Bowdre adults…

37 of every 100 Bowdre adults have high blood pressure

Illinois: 33 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.7–41.4%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Bowdre, betterBowdre, worseToo close to callIllinois

Get no exerciseshare of adults 24.4% Bowdre
IL 23%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Bowdre
IL 35.4%

Binge drinkshare of adults 17.8% Bowdre
IL 17.8%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 14.5% Bowdre
IL 12.1%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Bowdre 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

Bowdre 8.6% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)

Mind & connection

How Bowdre adults are doing

1 in 3Bowdre adults feel lonely

32.5% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call

1 in 5Bowdre adults have been diagnosed with depression

22% · Illinois 19.8% · too close to call

1 in 4Bowdre adults lack social or emotional support

24.1% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call

1 in 6Bowdre adults are in frequent mental distress

16.6% · 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 8

Bowdre adults worry about having enough food

13% · IL 15.9% · better

1 in 10

Bowdre adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · IL 13.2% · better

1 in 15

Bowdre adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.5% · IL 7.8% · better

1 in 14

Bowdre adults lack reliable transportation

7% · IL 8% · about the same

12% of Bowdre adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.5%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.9%

Thinking or memory13.7%

Hearing8.1%

Errands alone8.3%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Around Bowdre

Bowdre 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.

33%39.5%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#14 of 17towns on this map, healthiest first

Murdock37.3%

Camargo37.7%

Morgan37.7%

Sargent37.9%

Seven Hickory38%

Bowdre38.5%

Arcola39.5%

Care nearby

Sarah Bush Lincoln Health CenterMattoon · 16.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Paris Community HospitalParis · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Carle Foundation HospitalUrbana · 28.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Osf Heart of Mary Medical CenterUrbana · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sihf Healthcare - CharlestonCharleston · 15.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Sihf Healthcare - ArthurArthur · 18.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careBowdre's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Douglas County · need score 14 of 25

! Dental careBowdre's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Douglas County · need score 4 of 25

! Mental healthBowdre'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 Bowdre. 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 Bowdre

Measure	Bowdre	Margin	Illinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.2%	32.7–41.4%	33%	about the same
High cholesterol	38.7%	33.8–43.2%	35.4%	about the same
Obesity	38.5%	29.6–47%	34%	about the same
Arthritis	29.6%	25.9–33.2%	24.2%	worse
Depression	22%	18.4–25.6%	19.8%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	13.3%	10.7–16.2%	10.3%	worse
Asthma	10.2%	8.9–11.5%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.8%	8.8–10.8%	7.6%	worse
Diabetes	12.4%	10.5–14.3%	11.7%	about the same
COPD	8.1%	7–9.3%	6.3%	worse
Heart disease	7.5%	6.6–8.4%	5.9%	worse
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.3%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	14.5%	12–17%	12.1%	about the same
Binge drink	17.8%	14.6–21.1%	17.8%	about the same
Get no exercise	24.4%	19.9–29.2%	23%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	28.5–42.6%	35.4%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	78.4%	74.7–81.7%	77.8%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.9%	58–65.7%	63.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.1%	85.2–88.8%	87.4%	about the same
Colon screening	65.1%	59.7–70.4%	60.2%	about the same
Mammogram	70.9%	65.7–75.7%	73.5%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78%	74.9–80.7%	75.7%	about the same
No health insurance	8.6%	6.9–10.3%	9.9%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.5%	27.5–37.9%	33.5%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.1%	20.5–28.1%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16.6%	14.5–18.8%	15.6%	about the same
Fair or poor health	19.4%	16.5–22.4%	18.6%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14%	12.2–15.9%	12.2%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	13%	10.8–15.6%	15.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.8–12.3%	13.2%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.5%	5.5–7.5%	7.8%	better
No reliable transportation	7%	6–8%	8%	about the same
Receive SNAP	12%	9.9–14.4%	13.8%
Disability
Any disability	31.5%	26.9–36.2%	27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.9%	12.7–17.2%	12.8%
Thinking or memory	13.7%	11.8–15.6%	12.6%
Hearing	8.1%	7.1–9.2%	6.2%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	4.8%
Dressing or bathing	3.7%	3.3–4.2%	3.5%
Errands alone	8.3%	7.2–9.4%	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 Bowdre door to door.

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

Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Bowdre by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Bowdre 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.