Health · Carrigan

Carrigan, IL health

Carrigan differs from Illinois on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (8% vs 9.9%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (11.3% vs 13.2%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (16.3% vs 10.3%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP codes 62870, 62875, 62882
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How Carrigan 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 Carrigan adults…

38 of every 100 Carrigan adults have high blood pressure
Illinois: 33 in 100 · worse · margin 34–42.6%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Carrigan, betterCarrigan, worseToo close to callIllinois
Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.2% Carrigan
IL 23%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.9% Carrigan
IL 35.4%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.6% Carrigan
IL 17.8%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Carrigan
IL 12.1%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

79%
Yearly checkup
IL 78%
59%
Dentist visit
IL 63%
87%
Cholesterol check
IL 87%
63%
Colon screening
IL 60%
71%
Mammogram
IL 74%
79%
Taking BP meds
IL 76%
1 in 13
working-age adults has no health insurance
Carrigan 8% · Illinois 1 in 10 (9.9%)
Mind & connection

How Carrigan adults are doing

1 in 3Carrigan adults feel lonely
33.3% · Illinois 33.5% · too close to call
1 in 4Carrigan adults have been diagnosed with depression
23.6% · Illinois 19.8% · worse
1 in 4Carrigan adults lack social or emotional support
24.2% · Illinois 25.4% · too close to call
1 in 6Carrigan 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
Carrigan adults worry about having enough food
14.7% · IL 15.9% · about the same
1 in 9
Carrigan adults worry about keeping their housing
11.3% · IL 13.2% · better
1 in 13
Carrigan adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
7.5% · IL 7.8% · about the same
1 in 13
Carrigan adults lack reliable transportation
7.9% · IL 8% · about the same

15% of Carrigan adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 13.8% across Illinois.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%
Thinking or memory15%
Hearing8.5%
Errands alone9.6%
Vision5.4%
Dressing or bathing4.4%

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

Around Carrigan

Carrigan 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.

Tonti: 38.6% East Fork: 39.7% Patoka: 36.3% Odin: 38.5% Sandoval: 42% Salem: 39% Foster: 36.9% Alma: 38.2% Pope: 36.5% Irishtown: 40.1% Meridian: 40.7% Clement: 40.3% Kaskaskia: 38.5% Centralia: 41.3% Brookside: 41.7% Carrigan: 38.5% Carrigan Tonti East Fork Patoka Odin Sandoval Salem Township Hospital · Salem · 8.2 mi · 4★ MedicareH Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital -Centralia · Centralia · 11.4 mi · 3★ MedicareH Sihf Healthcare - Salem · Salem · 7.7 mi+
36.3%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#5 of 16towns on this map, healthiest first
Patoka36.3%
Carrigan38.5%
Odin38.5%
Tonti38.6%
East Fork39.7%
Sandoval42%

Care nearby

Salem Township HospitalSalem · 8.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital -CentraliaCentralia · 11.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Fayette County HospitalVandalia · 19.2 mi · ER · rural critical access DirectionsMedicare profile
Hshs Holy Family HospitalGreenville · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER DirectionsMedicare profile
Sihf Healthcare - SalemSalem · 7.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
Sihf Healthcare - VandaliaVandalia · 19.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions
! Primary careCarrigan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marion County · need score 17 of 25
! Dental careCarrigan's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Marion County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthCarrigan's county is a federal shortage area.Southern IL MHCA · need score 16 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 Carrigan. 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 Carrigan
MeasureCarriganMarginIllinois
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure38.3%34–42.6%33%worse
High cholesterol38.7%34.2–43.2%35.4%about the same
Obesity38.5%30.4–47%34%about the same
Arthritis31.3%27.8–34.9%24.2%worse
Depression23.6%20.1–27.5%19.8%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)16.3%13.4–19.6%10.3%worse
Asthma11%9.7–12.4%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)10%9.1–11%7.6%worse
Diabetes13%11.2–15%11.7%about the same
COPD9.5%8.3–10.9%6.3%worse
Heart disease8%7.1–8.9%5.9%worse
Stroke4.2%3.7–4.6%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes16.6%14.1–19.4%12.1%worse
Binge drink17.6%14.6–20.9%17.8%about the same
Get no exercise26.2%21.7–31%23%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours35.9%29.3–43%35.4%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup78.7%75.2–81.9%77.8%about the same
Dentist visit59.2%55.4–63.1%63.4%worse
Cholesterol check86.6%84.8–88.3%87.4%about the same
Colon screening63.2%57.9–68.4%60.2%about the same
Mammogram71%62.3–78.8%73.5%about the same
Taking BP meds78.6%75.7–81.3%75.7%about the same
No health insurance8%6.5–9.7%9.9%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely33.3%28.5–38.5%33.5%about the same
Lack emotional support24.2%20.7–28%25.4%about the same
Frequent mental distress17.9%15.8–20.2%15.6%worse
Fair or poor health21.6%18.7–24.8%18.6%worse
Frequent physical distress15.3%13.4–17.4%12.2%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity14.7%12.3–17.3%15.9%about the same
Housing insecurity11.3%9.6–13%13.2%better
Utility shut-off threat7.5%6.4–8.6%7.8%about the same
No reliable transportation7.9%6.8–9.1%8%about the same
Receive SNAP15%12.7–17.7%13.8%
Disability
Any disability33.7%29.3–38.5%27.6%
Walking or climbing stairs16.5%14.2–18.9%12.8%
Thinking or memory15%13.1–17.1%12.6%
Hearing8.5%7.5–9.5%6.2%
Vision5.4%4.8–6%4.8%
Dressing or bathing4.4%3.9–4.9%3.5%
Errands alone9.6%8.4–10.8%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 Carrigan door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Illinois figure falls inside it, we don't call Carrigan better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Carrigan by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Carrigan 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.

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